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Pelosi calls on EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to resign
The top House Democrat called for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to step down after a string of recent, high-profile reports calling into question the EPA chief's decision making. → Read More
Inside the Democrats' efforts to elect more Conor Lambs
National Democrats have turned to the centrist members of their party to reach far, wide and early to identify and bolster candidates beyond their urban strongholds. → Read More
House Speaker Paul Ryan urges Trump 'to be more surgical' on tariffs
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday he is urging President Donald Trump to "take a more surgical approach" on his plan to put tariffs on steel and aluminum "so we do not have unintended consequences." → Read More
House Speaker Paul Ryan meets with Parkland shooting survivors
High school students who survived a mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, earlier this month, met with high-profile congressional leaders this week, including House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday. → Read More
House Speaker Paul Ryan: 'We shouldn't be banning guns for law abiding citizens'
House Speaker Paul Ryan signaled Tuesday he isn't supportive of the proposals to impose new restrictions on gun purchases, telling reporters "we shouldn't be banning guns for law abiding citizens." → Read More
Steve Scalise, representative who was shot last summer, meets with Parkland students at Capitol
Rep. Steve Scalise, the number three House Republican leader, who was seriously wounded by a gunman targeting a GOP congressional baseball team practice last summer, met with high school students from Parkland, Florida, on Monday afternoon to share their experiences and talk about coping after being attacked. → Read More
Steve Scalise, representative who was shot last summer, meets with Parkland students at Capitol
Rep. Steve Scalise, the number three House Republican leader, who was seriously wounded by a gunman targeting a GOP congressional baseball team practice last summer, met with high school students from Parkland, Florida, on Monday afternoon to share their experiences and talk about coping after being attacked. → Read More
House conservatives put Paul Ryan on notice over immigration bill
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows issued a blunt warning to House Speaker Ryan on Wednesday, suggesting if he fails to address conservatives' concerns → Read More
Paul Ryan: 'Clearly we should all be condemning domestic violence'
House Speaker Paul Ryan addressed President Trump's statements after the dismissal of WH staff secretary Rob Porter → Read More
Pelosi: State of the Union should focus on Trump's 'slobbering self'
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi urged her party to allow the focus to be on President Donald Trump at his first official State of the Union address, saying, "let the attention be on his slobbering self," according to a Democratic source who attended the closed door-caucus meeting. → Read More
Shutdown threat scuttling lawmaker travel plans as House members told to stay in DC
The House of Representatives wrapped its final votes Friday before a weeklong recess, just hours before the federal government is expected to shutdown, but it was unclear if lawmakers would leave Washington, DC, as previously scheduled. → Read More
Republican Study Committee Chairman supports 'crap sandwich' funding bill
A top Republican congressman said Wednesday he believed a short term bill to keep the government open would pass on Thursday, saying "I think it's in better shape than what's being reported." → Read More
House to hold hearings on reviving earmarks
The House of Representatives kicks off two days of hearings Wednesday on whether to bring back so-called earmarks following a seven-year moratorium. → Read More
No. 2 House Democrat says Trump qualifies 'for being a racist'
The No. 2 House Democrat said Tuesday that President Donald Trump qualifies as a racist and argued against the bipartisan Senate compromise to address the expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. → Read More
Pelosi isn't sure about Oprah for 2020
Oprah Winfrey is telling friends she's thinking about running for president in 2020, but the highest ranking woman in Congress gave mixed reviews about whether the former talk show host and award winning Hollywood figure is the right candidate for Democrats to put up against President Donald Trump. → Read More
Moulton, Kennedy offer Democrats two paths for the future
One congressman is a low-key member of a political dynasty who is strategically inserting himself into policy debates and laying out what he thinks Democrats still need to learn. The other is a retired Marine and combat veteran who has tangled with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and has already logged a high-profile trip to Iowa more than three years ahead of the next presidential caucus. → Read More
Moulton, Kennedy offer Democrats two paths for the future
One congressman is a low-key member of a political dynasty who is strategically inserting himself into policy debates and laying out what he thinks Democrats still need to learn. The other is a retired Marine and combat veteran who has tangled with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and has already logged a high-profile trip to Iowa more than three years ahead of the next presidential caucus. → Read More
House Republicans plan to introduce $81 billion disaster aid package
House Republicans will introduce Monday an $81 billion disaster aid package after the hurricanes and wildfires this year. → Read More
House Democrat tells female colleagues the way they dress is 'an invitation' for harassment
At a closed-door meeting of House Democrats to discuss reforming how Congress handles sexual harassment allegations, Rep. Marcy Kaptur stunned lawmakers when she suggested female lawmakers were inviting unwanted advances because of the way they dressed. → Read More
House Democrat criticizes dress of female colleagues
At a closed-door meeting of House Democrats to discuss reforming how Congress handles sexual harassment allegations, one senior congresswoman stunned lawmakers when she suggested female lawmakers were inviting unwanted advances because of the way they dressed. → Read More