A Republican attempt to move money from the public veterans health care system into a privatized program was thwarted by Democrats, who listened to a coalition of veterans groups that opposed it while the GOP ignored them. House Republicans were trying to move money from existing Veterans Administration programs to shore up the Veterans Affairs […]

Tired of lapdog congressional Republicans who refuse to refuse to hold the serially lying, intelligence-leaking, race-baiting, golf-loving, nepotism-flouting Donald Trump accountable for any of his unethical, illegal, and possibly unconstitutional behavior, Democrats are taking matters into their own hands. And they are doing so in record numbers. At this point in 2009, Republicans had recruited a […]

Republicans really, really, really want Americans to think their health care “plan” would not be a disaster for the country. Unfortunately for them, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has said otherwise. Repeatedly. The House and Senate versions would kick millions off their insurance, increase the cost of health care, and allow insurers to refuse coverage to patients […]

New York Republican Rep. Chris Collins is one of Congress’ most loyal and sycophantic supporters of Donald Trump and the right-wing agenda. The first congressman to endorse Trump for president, Collins has drawn fire for some recent statements. He said it was “useless” to meet with his constituents, asked a reporter on air to explain […]

Donald Trump’s multiple meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G-20 summit — which Trump insists were mere “pleasantries” touching on adoption policies — were not enough to dissuade Congress from meting out appropriate punishment for that country’s interference in our election. Saturday morning, the House and Senate reached a bipartisan agreement to implement […]

Donald Trump sent shockwaves through the political sphere in a New York Times interview where, among other things, he threatened special counsel Robert Mueller and said he would not have hired Jeff Sessions as attorney general if he had known Sessions would not quash the Russia investigation for him. New reports also indicate Trump is […]

One of the most curious things about U.S. military policy is that the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force is still in effect. The law, enacted in response to 9/11, grants the President of the United States essentially unlimited power to strike anyone in the world suspected of “international terrorism.” Congress never attached a sunset clause […]

One day after the Republican Party’s ill-fated effort to repeal and replace Obamacare collapsed in the Senate, an initiative that would have gutted spending for Medicaid support, Republicans in the House unveiled a new budget outline that would drastically reduce Medicare spending if passed into law. The House outline is just the latest in the […]

House Democrats unveiled a new plan to force Republicans to stop covering up for the Trump administration. Led by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democrats will push for votes that would finally give the public access to information about Donald Trump’s personal dealings, as well as those of his family members working in the White […]

Republicans in Congress are protecting Donald Trump’s family at the risk of America’s national security. On Thursday, Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee voted unanimously to block two amendments to address members of the Trump administration who are under investigation for possibly conspiring with Russia, particularly Trump’s son-in-law and close adviser, Jared Kushner. The first amendment would […]

Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) was forced to make a hasty retreat from a senior living facility when he was confronted by citizens about his vote for the Republican health care repeal bill. Poliquin told attendees that he would answer questions after his press conference, but as soon as the reporters turned their cameras off, he […]

When Florida Democrat Patrick Murphy was elected in 2012, he was the youngest member of Congress, at only 29. Two years later, he and his fellow young colleagues created the House Future Forum — a caucus of the youngest representatives, many of them millennials — to make sure that legislation focused not only on the […]

The ongoing, troubling saga of Donald Trump and the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution saw a new disturbing twist, courtesy of the acting administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA). The massive potential for bribery from foreign governments patronizing Trump Organization properties was a concern from day one of Trump’s presidency, particularly centered around his […]

Rep. Steve King (R-IA) told CNN that he would like to cut spending on food assistance programs for vulnerable Americans, in addition to funding for Planned Parenthood, and put that money toward building a border wall on the southern border. King is a diehard Trump supporter, with a considerable history of racist, sexist, and homophobic […]

The White House’s new attempt to blockade a nearly unanimous Senate sanctions bill that aims to punish Russia for interfering in last year’s election is infuriating Democrats. And they’re demanding House Speaker Paul Ryan finally stand up to Donald Trump, as his administration becomes further embroiled in its own Russia scandal. “Speaker Ryan needs to […]

Mary Jennings (“MJ”) Hegar’s courage is not in question. She was awarded a Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor for her service in the United States Air Force – and now she is running to unseat incumbent Texas Republican Rep. John Carter, who has held the position for 14 years. Carter is a […]

After Republicans in Congress adjourned amid their failure to pass the horrific, Medicaid-busting Senate health care repeal bill, lawmakers in both chambers have continued their ongoing trend of ducking town halls and avoiding their constituents. Minnesota Republican Rep. Erik Paulsen, however, took his phobia of facing voters one step further. Not only has Paulsen refused […]

Republicans have complete control in Washington, but are unable to do the bare minimum it takes to run the most important government in the world. Despite their electoral victories and governing majorities, Republicans can’t get their own party in line to support their health care bill — the one they’ve been threatening for eight years […]

One year ago, House Democrats engaged in a powerful act of protest right on the House floor. Led by Rep. John Lewis, lawmakers held a 25+ hour sit-in to call out Congressional inaction on gun safety legislation. As Lewis noted at the time, “Sometimes you have to violate a rule of law to uphold a […]

Democrat Jon Ossoff’s loss in a special election in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District to Republican Karen Handel, by a margin of 3.8 percent, disappointed Democrats and led to criticisms of Ossoff and the Democratic Party. As is often the case, many of the criticisms were not based on facts. Ossoff was criticized for not being […]

Iowa Republican Steve King is one of the most unapologetically racist members of the House. And he proved that again during a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee on an amendment King introduced to expedite the process of rounding up and deporting what King described as “unaccompanied alien children.” In suggesting that immigrant children from […]

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is unlikely to attend a photo op session in the Oval Office with Donald Trump, even though he used former “Apprentice” contestant and White House aide Omarosa Manigault to summon them. While the rejection is not yet official, sources in the organization told Politico that the CBC is not interested […]

On Tuesday, voters in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District turned out in record numbers to choose between Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel. The race has been historic, in terms of enthusiasm, money raised, and the simple fact that the young and unlikely Democratic candidate has turned a deeply red seat, held by Republicans for […]

Randy Bryce is an ironworker, a father, a son, a cancer survivor, a military veteran, a union member, and a Democrat. And he’s running for Congress in Wisconsin to unseat Republican Speaker Paul Ryan. Bryce announced his bid for Congress and introduced himself to voters with a powerful video that quickly went viral, viewed over 125,000 times in […]

In April, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, was forced to recuse himself from the panel’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. Now he’s absurdly claiming that never happened. In a radio appearance on the Ray Appleton Show on KMJ, a Fresno-based news/talk station, Nunes said his recusal was “essentially made […]

Georgia Republican Karen Handel, who faces off against Democrat Jon Ossoff in Tuesday’s special election, has decried the lack of civility in American political discourse. But she’s not pointing a finger at her own party, who spent eight years hinting or outright declaring that President Barack Obama was illegitimate because he was a secret Kenyan. […]

Senate Republicans, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, are reportedly pushing for a level of cuts to Medicaid more onerous than those in the bill passed by Republicans in the House. The Hill reports that the Senate bill would follow along with the House bill, then cut spending on the vital health program even more […]

The runoff election to fill the vacant House seat in Georgia is less than a week away. It has become the most expensive congressional race in history, and young filmmaker and former Democratic staffer Jon Ossoff is holding his own against right-wing Donald Trump ally Karen Handel, owing in large part to grassroots advocacy and a […]

A progressive political advocacy group in Louisiana responded to the shooting of their Republican congressman, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, with clarity and compassion on Wednesday. Scalise and four others were shot and injured in Alexandria, Virginia, during practice for the annual congressional baseball game. After news broke, Metairie Indivisible — an Indivisible Project chapter that covers Scalise’s district — quickly realigned its […]

Following the horrifying shooting by a lone gunman during a congressional baseball team practice, the leaders in the House of both parties showed what it truly means to be connected as Americans. After leading the House in the pledge of allegiance, Speaker Paul Ryan offered powerful words of resilience and camaraderie. “We are united,” Ryan […]