Cherokee Nation picks former Obama adviser as first U.S. House delegate
The Tribal Council of the Cherokee Nation unanimously approved Kimberly Teehee to be the tribe's first-ever delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.
GOP Rep. Sean Duffy of Wisconsin is resigning
Duffy said he recently learned that his ninth child, who is due in October, has a heart condition and "will need even more love, time, and attention due to complications."…
Rep. Seth Moulton drops out of the presidential race
Moulton is set to announce the end his campaign during remarks to the Democratic National Committee.
Texas Democrat Wendy Davis is running for Congress in 2020
Davis, who gained national recognition for her 13-hour filibuster of an anti-abortion bill in the Texas state capitol, will challenge freshman Republican Rep. Chip Roy.
The House voted, 230-198, on Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt. The vote is largely symbolic because the Justice Department is unlikely to prosecute them.
The Democratic-led House voted to condemn President Donald Trump's tweets telling four Democratic congresswomen of color to "go back" to their countries of origin.
The measure passed along party lines after a series of votes that pushed it further to the left.
The event, staged in a Capitol hearing room, comes amid growing tensions between House Democrats and the White House.
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are on unpaid furlough and even more are required to work without pay after Trump and Congress could not reach consensus on a short-term funding bill last week.
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