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The political world shook as Sen. Ted Cruz (R) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) agreed to join efforts to permanently ban former members of Congress from ever becoming lobbyists.
Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) just got a bipartisan boost of support for his BLAST Act, a bill he introduced back in March with Sen. Mike Braun that would permanently ban former members of Congress from “cashing in and becoming lobbyists.”
THE FIX IS IN, AGAIN? - BERNIE SANDERS supporters are fearful that the rigging of the 2016 Democratic presidential primary will relived in 2020, as the Democratic Party seems poised to support Joe Biden.
Mueller, who made his remarks at the Department of Justice, stated that he is resigning as special counsel, and that the Justice Department is “formally closing the special counsel’s office,” adding that he will not testify before congress.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro is putting it all out there, including his intentions to make recess appointments to the courts, if he is voted in as president.
Omar, who first tweeted now-deleted anti-Israel remarks, including stating that American politicians are bought off by the pro-Israel lobby, all-but tweeted that Latinos are victims of “racism” in a Trump “merit based” immigration system.
President Trump recently tweeted a video compilation of Speaker Pelosi (D) “stammering” through a press conference, leaving some political pundits to question whether the aging process is in some way compromising her ability to lead.
President Trump recently tweeted a video compilation of Speaker Pelosi (D) “stammering” through a press conference, leaving some political pundits to question whether the aging process is in some way compromising her ability to lead.
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul (R) was the sole senator to vote against cracking down on illegal robocalls. Well, the U.S. Senate just passed the TRACED ACT by a vote margin of 97-1, and are now hoping the the House will follow their lead and vote in favor of the robocall measure.
Moderate Democrats over in the Senate like Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) may not always openly praise Trump's accomplishments, but do try to find ways of working with him on issues that benefit their respective constituents.
After winning back the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018, congressional Democrats vowed to bring back earmarks, but that appears to now be dashed by the Senate Republican Conference.
With the news that Georgia and Alabama had signed into law anti-abortion legislation, Americans expressed just how divisive the legislations are to them. While some praised the bills and said that this was the right move forward, others blasted lawmakers and said that the laws are proof that there is a war on women. READ MORE
Holder, who has been found in contempt by the Republican-led House of Representatives in 2012 over the failed Fast and Furious gun program, believes that Barr “deliberately misrepresented the Mueller report,” adding that Barr is “protecting the president” and is “not fit to lead the DOJ.”
“It’s time to move on & focus on issues that Americans care about.”
“Secretary Castro’s plan, among other tenets, called for breaking up Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE)."
It’s early, but from the looks of it, former Vice President Joe Biden is crushing the large field of Democratic presidential candidates, and will most-likely be his party’s nominee to face-off with President Donald Trump next year.
Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Mayor of San Antonio, Julian Castro, has just out O’Rourked, out Bernied, and even out Bidened the entire filed of Democratic presidential hopefuls by eclipsing the Democratic National Committee’s metrics for debate participants, by obtaining 65,000 unique donors.
Harris is right. It is infuriating to most Americans that teacher salaries are not where they should be, but local school boards pay teachers, so there lies the problem.
Rubio uses the image of Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) kissing his brother Fredo in Cuba when he discovered that his brother had betrayed him. Rubio then posted the image of Fredo’s last living moments on the lake.
“The socialist wave we warned was coming is here.
Shortly after Biden announced, Trump welcomed “Sleepy Joe” into the race by taking a swipe at his intelligence.
As Democrats look to compromise on whether or not they should pursue an impeachment process against President Trump, the President briefly spoke to reporters this morning to discuss several things that are on his mind.
With their decision expected in June on whether to allow the Department of Commerce to insert a citizenship question in next year's census survey, the US Supreme Court appears to be leaning in favor of the Trump administration's citizenship argument, move that has congressional Democrats and immigration activists crying voter suppression.
President Trump has drawn a line in the desert with Mexico, as the president threatened to send armed U.S. soldiers to the southern border after a Mexican military patrol drew their weapons on a group of U.S. National Guardsmen patrolling the border.
It took one critical phone call for House Democrats to agree not launch impeachment proceeding against President Trump, but only for now.
Hill, who sits on the House Oversight Committee, incredulously contradicted everything Democratic House leadership has been saying about the whole premise of the Mueller investigation, which found that there was no “collusion” between the Trump campaign and Russia, or any of its operatives.
He talks about full transparency, but during a recent appearance on MSNBC, Swalwell stated that the complete and unredacted report need to be released, but only if it didn’t “affect anything ongoing,” failing to include the other reasons Attorney General Barr gave for the redactions.
The Texas Department of Transportation recently disclosed that 8,000 billboards across the state violate the Department’s maximum height rule of 42.5 feet. In the 33 years since the rule was established, thousands of excessively tall billboards have been erected across Texas in knowing violation of the rule, as billboard owners are required in the permitting process to verify that they will...
“They and others spent millions setting up a network of lobby groups and think tanks to create doubt
In the era of President Donald Trump, the U.S. Congress couldn’t be anymore divided, as members have aligned themselves as being either completely supportive or not, of the administration.
"It just matters that it’s a good idea.”
The cleric also pointed out that some Muslim women like to be dominated by “violent and powerful husbands,” but also makes it a point to say that Islam prohibits husbands from striking their wives in the head or face.
Congressional Democrats, Hispanic Congressional Caucus, and Sanders are focused on pressuring Trump to release his tax returns, even though there is no mandate or law that says that a sitting U.S. President must release personal tax returns.
With all that said, congressional Democrats are making a hard push to retain control of the House of Representatives, but the newly-elected ultra-Progressive caucus is panning out to be more of a crutch than an asset.
