House Democratic veterans condemn Trump’s remarks to military
A group of 25 House Democratic veterans sent a letter to President Trump on Thursday, calling his remarks to military leaders earlier this week “un-American.”...
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Jeffries says public pressure will bring Trump back to the negotiating table on shutdown
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that public pressure will force Republicans back to the negotiating table in search of a bipartisan deal...
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White House’s shutdown layoff threats, funding freezes unnerve some Republicans
The Trump administration’s plans to lay off thousands of federal workers and freeze federal grants during the government shutdown are getting pushback from some congressional...
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House Republican calls Democrats’ demands on Medicaid, ACA a ‘ransom note’
Rep. Mike Haridopolos(R-Fla.) called Democratic demands over Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act amid the government shutdown a “ransom note” during an interview on PBS...
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Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez explain their votes on the shutdown
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) teamed up to release a Thursday video explaining why they voted against the House Republican-authored stopgap...
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House Democrats press Johnson on swearing in Adelita Grijalva on Friday
A letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, signed by 180 House Democrats, called for Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva to be sworn in on Friday. Grijalva won...
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Top Oversight Democrat calls for investigation into GOP messaging on shutdown
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is calling for an investigation into Republican messaging on the...
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Democrat presses Comer to have Vought testify on federal firings
A Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is pressing Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) to call President Trump’s budget director before the panel...
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Speaker Johnson defends agencies blaming Democrats for shutdown
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Thursday defended the Trump administration for using official agency websites to politicize the government shutdown, saying the departments are just...
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Capitol quiet on second day of shutdown
The U.S. Capitol was quiet on the second day of the government shutdown as votes are not scheduled in either chamber in observance of the...
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Johnson tells Jeffries to ‘just ignore’ Trump’s sombrero memes: ‘These are sideshows’
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) that he should ignore the videos President Trump has posted picturing him in a...
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Crockett on White House shutdown messaging: ‘How can this not be a violation of the Hatch Act?’
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Wednesday questioned how the White House’s shutdown messaging could not be a violation of the Hatch Act after it sent...