Jan 19, 2018 – A very special moment from the House floor today, in which Nancy Pelosi's top deputy demands that the House stay in session to "do … Set aside the fact that the House has already done its work, having passed a temporary spending bill that keeps the federal government … The House cleared a bill; the action is over in the Senate, where Democrats are both warning that (a) a shutdown would literally kill…

Jan 19, 2018 – If the Democrats do retake the House, and for now, it seems the wind is at their backs; then, watch out for New York Democrat Rep. … John Conyers's (D-MI) spot on the House Judiciary Committee. … At the very least, a fight between the Trump White House and a Democratic House is certainly seen as possible this year, and they’ll…

Jan 19, 2018 – FISA is going to be reauthorized, CHIP is funded for six years in this resolution that the House passed last night. … Speaker Ryan said last night that Democrats don’t oppose the House funding measure, but are holding the government hostage over immigration … But it was another matter when the New York Democrat hosted contestants from “The Apprentice” for a breakfast at Washington’s historic…

Jan 19, 2018 – Obama White House officials likened lawmakers seeking to leverage fiscal "cliff" scenarios for ideological gain to hostage takers, … Nearly every lower chamber Democrat voted no.   … Or as Democrats would likely put it if the roles were reversed, nearly every House Democrat voted against the children and the troops…

Jan 19, 2018 – The House Intelligence Committee voted to release a four-page memo on alleged FISA abuses that have disturbed lawmakers to their core … The vote to release the memo to all members was along party lines, and House Republicans seem adamant that the information should be … The classified report compiled by House Intelligence is deeply troubling and raises serious questions about the upper echelon of the…

Jan 19, 2018 – Although Bubba didn't lose his job, as many of the current batch of exposed alleged offenders did, one U.S. senator, Democrat Kirsten … Maureen Dowd of The New York Times called the White House approach "a slander strategy." … Why bother with a rehash of the Clintons in the White House? But news of the Clintons is never yesterday's news.…

Jan 19, 2018 – Dick Durbin, the Democrat whip, undermined the sausage making that occurs during backroom negotiating.  … The handful of Democrat senators from states won by Trump — the likes of Debbie Stabenow in Michigan or Claire McCaskill in Missouri … Democrat leader, dismissed as “crumbs.”  …

Jan 18, 2018 – But according to a Democrat aide who spoke to NBC News, the goal is for Democrats to come up with enough votes to stop the funding … Republicans from keeping the government up and running — Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) January 18, 2018 Meanwhile, the White House … military and our national security hostage by trying to push through other policies that have nothing to do with the budget," White House…

Jan 18, 2018 – Thanks to the persistence of the House Intelligence Committee led by Chairman Devin Nunes (R., Calif.), the dossier story won’t go … That’s the deadline House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes gave the Federal Bureau of Investigation to turn over documents it had … Meanwhile, Dianne Feinstein, ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, decided it was suddenly a matter of urgency that the…

Jan 18, 2018 – Senate Republicans have published a roundup of this whirlwind of Democrat-discrediting good news, with a more comprehensive list being … It was made even more challenging when none of my Democratic colleagues in the House or the Senate – not one – stood with taxpayers … But thanks to Republican majorities in Congress and a Republican White House, the benefits for working Americans are just beginning…

Jan 18, 2018 – Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) said that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly was a “disgrace to the uniform.” … White House lawyers saw the program as indefensible. As a result, there were only two options. … On Wednesday, as we get closer to a government shutdown, the Illinois Democrat decided to bury the hatchet with Kelly, apologizing…

Jan 18, 2018 – The article cites a survey by Politico Magazine, which surveyed 63 members of the White House Press corps. … Politico found that of the 63 members survey only 5% were Republican, 16% Democrat, 37% Independent and 37% were not registered to … To put this in context…nearly half of the White House Press corps is admittedly biased against Donald Trump.…

Jan 18, 2018 – And every Senate Democrat voted for 2013's Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, which again called … Al Green, D-Texas, calls Trump a "bigot in the White House who incites hatred and hostility," which, says Green, is a "high misdemeanor … The park out in front of the house where I live -- on the Tigris River -- was a dead, dying, spooky place.…

Jan 17, 2018 – It’s funny we talk about this because Dick Durbin made up a story about a private White House meeting in 2013. … The Obama White House even denied such an exchange ever took place.  … And a Democrat, the leader of his own party at the time, called him out.…

Jan 17, 2018 – Just over a month into the presidency, then-CBS anchorman Scott Pelley pressured Democrat Leon Panetta, former CIA director and secretary … He complained: "If you add up the House and the Senate, we have what, 219 Republicans? … That spin didn't happen when House Democrats unanimously voted no on the Trump tax cut.…

Jan 16, 2018 – questions,’ when tens of millions of Americans are hurting right now because of what they’re worried about what happened in the White House … The New Jersey Democrat used his time to just rip Nielsen.…

Jan 15, 2018 – The world believes President Donald Trump described a series of countries as "sh*tholes" during a closed door meeting at the White House … last week after Democrat Senator Dick Durbin, who was in the room, ran to the cameras with the accusation.  … President Trump spent the long Martin Luther King Jr. weekend in Palm Beach and returns to the White House this evening.…

Jan 15, 2018 – If it’s a tangible thing in time for the 2018 elections and they retake the House, then the whole negotiation process is flipped. … Joe Manchin (D-WV), a more right-leaning Democrat from deep red West Virginia, said on Face the Nation yesterday that Trump’s remark … Regular order in the Senate is not the same regular order in the House.…

Jan 15, 2018 – So this comment got leaked by some Democrat or maybe by some Republican – when it comes to dealing with immigration, it’s often hard … Outsourcing so much of the negotiations and details to the simpering wusses of the GOP House and Senate, who are yearning for some … They desperately want him to blow this negotiation, to give them the zillions of new Democrat voters and to mortify his base of support…

Jan 14, 2018 – The media’s fainting couches were fully engaged and the pearls were tightly clutched as word leaked out of a private White House meeting … What Tapper found barely resembled what the press took on faith from the Senate’s No.2 Democrat. … Hopefully this teaches President Trump a lesson: You can’t trust any Democrat in Washington. They aren’t your friend.…

Jan 12, 2018 – Second, Durbin is not the most reliable source when it comes to White House meetings. … But Wednesday afternoon, both the White House and House speaker’s office denied his claims. … when the White House read out that meeting to Senate Democrats, and we regret the misunderstanding," the White House official said…

Jan 12, 2018 – The Trump White House also said the rough outline is a no-go (via Washington Times): Sources familiar with the bill said it would … The pathway to citizenship probably won’t be palatable to the base, or a good chunk of GOP senators and House members. … And surely the White House won’t sign off on that. …

Jan 12, 2018 – President Donald Trump is under heavy fire today after allegedly making candid comments during an immigration meeting at the White House … Trump denies he used that exact terminology but Democrat Senator Dick Durbin, who was in the room, claims the word was used multiple … Meanwhile, the White House rejected a proposal from Capitol Hill on DACA and the debate over comprehensive immigration reform continues…

Jan 11, 2018 – House, 193 Democrats and three vacancies. … Remember, there is no filibuster rule in the House. … House we have 435 separate hand-to-hand battles for each seat in each state.…

Jan 11, 2018 – Yes, a liberal Democrat from the deep-blue state of California said she was willing to compromise with a man the left wing of America … Americans want border security; it’s one of the reasons why Trump is in the White House.…