U.S. House of Representatives Archives

Sat, Mar 23rd, 2019Sat, Mar 23rd, 2019

Nancy Pelosi Cuts Off Trump With Demand For Unclassified Mueller Report Briefings

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi showed that Democrats are ready for Trump's efforts to hide the Mueller report with a demand for unclassified briefings.

Jason Easley

Mr. Easley is the founder/managing editor and Senior White House and Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason spent four years as a political columnist and the politics editor at 411mania.com, where he covered such issues as the Iraq War, warrantless wiretapping, and the daily workings of the American legislative process. Jason has also written for the Blogger News Network and saw his 2008 presidential election coverage quoted in over 300 newspapers worldwide. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Sat, Mar 23rd, 2019Sat, Mar 23rd, 2019

Congressman John Lewis: Trump Isn’t A Legitimate President Regardless Of The Mueller Report

Congressman John Lewis believes Donald Trump is an illegitimate president, regardless of what Robert Mueller's final report concludes.

Sean Colarossi

Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as an Affordable Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, helping northeast Ohio residents obtain health insurance coverage.

Tue, Mar 19th, 2019Thu, Mar 21st, 2019

‘He Needs His Diapers Changed’: Chris Matthews Tears Devin Nunes To Shreds Over Twitter Lawsuit

Instead of waging phony lawsuits, GOP Congressman Devin Nunes should find a new line of work – or, at the very least, find a safe space.

Sean Colarossi

Tue, Mar 19th, 2019

Democrats ask FBI to investigate massage parlor linked to Trump for “suspected of involvement” in human trafficking and prostitution

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the letter, signed by four other lawmakers. It asked investigators to look into "public reports about alleged activities by Ms. Li 'Cindy' Yang and her apparent relationship with the president."

Reuters

Fri, Mar 15th, 2019Fri, Mar 15th, 2019

Nancy Pelosi Is Ready To Override Trump’s National Emergency Veto

House Democrats are going to vote to override Trump's veto of the resolution killing his national emergency on March 26.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Wed, Mar 13th, 2019

Nancy Pelosi Just Killed Mike Pence’s Sham National Emergency Bill

The sham bill that Senate Republicans are considering that would limit future emergency powers won't get a vote in the House according to Speaker Pelosi.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Tue, Mar 12th, 2019

House Democrats Introduce New Dream Act Without A Dime For Trump’s Border Wall

The Democratic legislation – the Dream and Promise Act – isn't just a sensible policy proposal, but it's also good politics.

Sean Colarossi

Tue, Mar 12th, 2019Thu, Mar 14th, 2019

Top House Intelligence lawmaker Adam Schiff warns 2020 election ‘enormously vulnerable’

The U.S. presidential election in 2020 is "enormously vulnerable" to hacking and foreign influence, Representative Adam Schiff, the chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee, said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Tue, Mar 12th, 2019

Nancy Pelosi Has Left Herself Plenty Of Room For Trump Impeachment

The best course of action is for Democrats to continue doing what they're doing, which is investigating the president, his campaign and his businesses.

Sean Colarossi

Tue, Mar 12th, 2019

Maxine Waters charges ‘Wells Fargo’s ongoing lawlessness and the failure to right the ship’

By Imani Moise and Pete Schroeder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic and Republican lawmakers pressed Wells Fargo & Co Chief Executive Tim Sloan for proof that the bank has moved past a string of customer abuse scandals at a tense hearing in Congress on Tuesday. read more

Reuters

Mon, Mar 11th, 2019Sat, Mar 16th, 2019

Nancy Pelosi Calls Trump A Thief While Trashing His Budget

Speaker Pelosi accused Trump of stealing from the American people to pay for things like his wall as completely trashed his budget wish list.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Sun, Mar 10th, 2019Sun, Mar 10th, 2019

Pelosi And Schumer Kill Trump’s Request For $8.6 Billion In Wall Money

Trump is going to request $8.6 billion in wall money from Congress, but Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer have already said no.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Sun, Mar 10th, 2019

Republicans Get A Rude Awakening As Democrats Aren’t Divided By Their Distractions

Rep. Eric Swalwell brought the discussion back to reality by saying that Democrats won't be distracted by Republican efforts to divide the party.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Sat, Mar 9th, 2019Wed, Mar 13th, 2019

Maxine Waters Says Democrats Don’t Need Mueller’s Report To Move Forward On Impeachment

The Democratic lawmaker said she believes there is already enough on the table to move forward with impeachment hearings.

Sean Colarossi

Fri, Mar 8th, 2019Sat, Mar 9th, 2019

Senior Republican Says Democrats Are Unlikely to Get Access to Evidence from Mueller Probe

By David Morgan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump‘s Justice Department is unlikely to grant Democrats in Congress access to underlying evidence from Special Counsel Robert Mueller‘s probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, a top congressional Republican said on Friday. read more

Reuters

Fri, Mar 8th, 2019

Democrats Demand Documents to Probe if Trump Used the Justice Dept to Block AT&T Deal

By David Shepardson

(Reuters) – Two U.S. House Democrats on Thursday asked the White House and Justice Department to turn over documents that could show whether Republican President Donald Trump sought to intervene in the regulatory review of AT&T Inc’s $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc. read more

Reuters

Thu, Mar 7th, 2019Thu, Mar 7th, 2019

23 Disgraceful House Republicans Vote Against Anti-Hate Resolution

A House resolution condemning anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim, and other hated failed to pass unanimously as a group of Republicans voted for hate.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Thu, Mar 7th, 2019Thu, Mar 7th, 2019

Rep. Ilhan Omar Is Receiving Death Threats Thanks To The Media And GOP

According to Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Rep. Ilhan Omar needs additional security because she is receiving death threats because after her controversial comments.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Wed, Mar 6th, 2019

Democrats accuse Trump of slow-walking hotel documents request

Trump's about-face would "block potential competitors from developing the existing property on Pennsylvania Avenue across the street from the Trump Hotel," the Democrats said.

Reuters

Tue, Mar 5th, 2019Fri, Mar 8th, 2019

Dems Hire Prosecutor Specializing in Russian Mobsters and White Collar Crime to Lead Trump Probe

The House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Tuesday it had hired a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan with experience investigating Russian mobsters and white-collar crime to lead its probe into the Trump administration.

Reuters