House lawmakers voted Tuesday to hold former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress as the special committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol released a second batch of text messages…
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Meadows moves to center of Jan. 6 probe
As House investigators charge ahead with their probe into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, their focus has shifted to a contentious former colleague they increasingly see as a crucial witness: Mark Meadows.Former…
Ocasio-Cortez: ‘Embarrassment’ that Democratic leaders are delaying Boebert punishment
Members of the liberal “Squad” lashed out at Democratic leaders on Tuesday for dragging their feet in punishing Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) for her Islamophobic comments directed at a Muslim House colleague.
With Build Back Better, Dems aim to correct messaging missteps
House Democrats acknowledge they weren’t very effective at selling their $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan to the general public. Now, they’re hoping to improve on those mistakes with their mammoth climate and social spe…
Democrats expect to pass $1.75T Biden package this week
House Democrats are racing this week to pass President Biden’s $1.75 trillion social and climate spending package, which would give the party a burst of momentum heading into the Thanksgiving recess.Debate over the…
Progressives say go big and make life hard for GOP
Progressives have a new argument for why their push for a broad array of social benefit programs is the right approach for President Biden and Democrats: It will put Republicans in a prickly spot if they fight to end the…
Bleak midterm outlook shadows bitter Democratic battle
The 2022 midterm elections – and the very real possibility that Democrats could be swept from their House majority – is hanging over the bitter political fight within the party over President Biden’s domestic agenda….
Pelosi faces one big final battle
Nancy Pelosi has been here before.More than a decade ago, in her first stint as Speaker, the California Democrat overcame enormous odds to shepherd the landmark ObamaCare bill through the House, securing health car…