Jul 17 Washington talks could soon yield deal on spending and debt By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The emerging two-year framework would satisfy demands for an outline to guide congressional work on more than $1.3 trillion in agency operating budgets. It would still need to be fleshed out in further negotiations, and puts off battles over political… Continue reading
Jul 16 WATCH: Pelosi urges Republicans to condemn Trump’s ‘racist tweets’ By Alan Fram, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Republicans sought to have the House speaker's words stricken from the record, a rare procedural rebuke that failed on a party-line vote. Continue reading
Jul 15 House to vote on resolution condemning Trump’s tweets By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said President Donald Trump "went beyond his own low standards using disgraceful language about members of Congress" and said his xenophobic and "disgusting" comments cannot stand without rebuttal. Continue reading
Jul 14 Leave the US, Trump tells liberal Democratic congresswomen By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday assailed a group of Democratic congresswomen of color as foreign-born troublemakers who should go back to the “broken and crime infested places from which they came,” ignoring the fact that the women are… Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 3:37 Pelosi and Ocasio-Cortez expose Democrats’ big divide House Democrats are battling over their beliefs. A substantial policy divide has opened up between moderates, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and progressives--and it has recently grown personal. On the outs with Pelosi, Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 13:03 Mark Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru on Democratic divisions, citizenship data Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and The National Review’s Ramesh Ponnuru join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest in politics, including brewing tensions between progressive and moderate House Democrats, President Trump’s executive action on acquiring citizenship data, the role of money… Continue watching
Jul 12 House approves 9/11 victims bill, sends it to Senate By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Lawmakers from both parties hailed the House vote, which comes a month after comedian Jon Stewart sharply criticized Congress for failing to act. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 6:58 News Wrap: Pelosi spars with progressive party members In our news wrap Thursday, tensions simmered between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and four progressives. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., called Pelosi’s criticism of her and three other newly elected women “outright disrespectful.” Pelosi said she was rebuking an “offensive tweet"… Continue watching
Jul 09 Trump defends Acosta but says he will look into Epstein plea deal By Alan Fram, Associated Press Democrats are demanding that President Donald Trump's labor secretary quit because he helped craft a secret 2008 plea deal that let a wealthy financier avoid prison after allegations of molesting teenage girls. Continue reading
Jul 08 Pelosi says her remark about Dem freshmen was ‘statement of fact’ By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told The New York Times the four freshmen who voted against a border funding bill last month don't have a following. Pelosi now says the four have a public following, but she was talking about their… Continue reading