0
Even With Democratic Help, Mike Johnson Is Doomed
Speaker Mike Johnson may keep his job with Democratic votes, but his opponents signaled that they won’t stop trying to get rid of him.
Tagged House of Representatives
0
Hakeem Jeffries Could Become Speaker As Other Republicans Want To Bolt From The House
More House Republicans are fed up and want to immediately leave, if they do, there is a realistic chance that Democrats could take control of the House.
0
Hakeem Jeffries Hints That Democrats Might Save Mike Johnson If He Stand Up To Putin GOP
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) suggested that Democrats might help Speaker Johnson save his job if he stands up to pro-Putin Republicans.
1
Matt Gaetz Is Trying To Pass A Resolution To Stop Trump From Being Disqualified
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is trying to stop states from disqualifying Trump by passing a resolution in the House declaring that Trump isn’t an insurrectionist.
0
Outraged Republicans Hand Speaker Mike Johnson An Embarrassing Defeat
A group of far-right conservatives came together and blocked three Republican bills from advancing on the House floor because they were livid at Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for agreeing to a government funding deal.
0
MAGA Mike Could Become Fired Mike As Johnson Walks Into McCarthy Trap
For all of his talk, Speaker Mike Johnson has proposed a government funding bill that is just like the one that got Kevin McCarthy booted and he’ll need Democratic votes to pass it.
0
It Sounds Like Kevin McCarthy Is Trying To Get Matt Gaetz And Nancy Mace Out Of The House
Kevin McCarthy is still bitter and is now trying to get revenge on Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Nancy Mace (R-SC) for voting to boot him out of the speakership.
0
Hakeem Jeffries Starts To Make His Move In House Speaker Chaos
Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has made it clear to Republicans what they want in exchange for sitting out the next Speaker of the House vote.
0
Media Demands Democrats Help an Insurrectionist like Jim Jordan Become Speaker
The media expect Democrats to help Republicans elect insurrectionist Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) to be the next Speaker of the House.
0
Model Shows Democrats Could Keep The House With 2018 Level Turnout
The CBS battleground tracker model reveals that if Democratic voters turnout at 2018 levels, they could keep the House.
0
Pelosi Announces That House Staffers Will Now Be Able to Earn Higher Salaries Than Members of Congress
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced that House staffers will now be able to earn higher salaries than the members of Congress for whom they work. Staff salaries have remained largely stagnant over the last decade. However, Pelosi’s order now means that the salary cap for House staffers will be $199,300, up from the maximum…
0
Two of the Country’s Most Reviled Congressmen Are Suing Sergeant at Arms Over House Metal Detector Rules
Following the January 6th insurrection on the Capitol, Nancy Pelosi decided that there needed to be stricter safety measures in the building. Metal detectors were installed and each Rep. would have to pass through before entering the floor. Not surprisingly, a number of Republicans lost their minds over the measure. And they grew even more…
0
Too Little Too Late: Taylor Greene Finally Apologizes After Repeatedly Comparing Mask Rules to the Holocaust
For a freshman congressperson, Marjorie Taylor-Greene is in the news an awful lot. Then again, she likes it that way. The Georgia Rep. specializes in making offensive and ignorant statements. Last month, Greene used incredibly toxic rhetoric to decry mask restrictions in the House of Representatives, comparing the policy to the treatment of Jews during…
0
Congressman Ted Lieu Calls for Matt Gaetz to be Removed From House Judiciary Committee
It has been a wild day for Florida Representative Matt Gaetz. Earlier in they day, many were surprised by rumors that the Trump sycophant could be leaving his post to go serve as a political commentator on Newsmax. But later in the day, Americans got a hint as to why he could be leaving. In…
0
Representative Cori Bush To Introduce Resolution to Expel Colleagues Who Voted to Overturn Election Result
Representative Cori Bush (D-Mo.), will today introduce a resolution calling for the expulsion of Republican colleagues in the House who voted to overturn the results of a free and fair election. Last night, Bush said the resolution will deign to hold accountable those who “incited a white supremacist coup attempt that has left people dead.”…
0
Pelosi Raises Record-Breaking $39.5 Million for Democrats as Election Approaches
Nancy Pelosi had a record-breaking funding haul for the Democrats in the second quarter of 2020. The numbers are significant with less than 100 days to go before the election. The Speaker of the House raised $39.5 million in Q2, with $29.3 million going directly to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), which works to…
0
Ocasio-Cortez Drags Republican Congressman’s Non-Apology for Sexist Slur
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez harshly criticized Ted Yoho on Thursday after he issued a half-hearted apology to her for using insulting language in a confrontation. The Democratic congresswoman was responding to the Republican congressman’s defensive comments on the House floor on Wednesday, which many saw as no apology at all. “I could not allow my nieces, I…
0
Republican Rep. Ted Yoho Gives Half-Hearted Apology for Calling Ocasio-Cortez a “F*cking B*tch”
Ted Yoho apologized to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from the House floor on Wednesday after he called her “disgusting” and used a sexist epithet to describe her. The Republican congressman issued the apology but he was less than candid about the language he used. He also pivoted to defending his own beliefs and his faith. “I rise…
0
Pelosi Will Require House Committee Members to Wear Masks – Including Republicans
Nancy Pelosi will require members of the House of Representatives who attend committee meetings to wear masks. Her decision follows new guidance from Congress’ attending physician. The move would make it mandatory for congressmen and women to wear a mask in committee. Some Republicans have resisted wearing masks at all, setting up a political spat….
0
AP: House Dems Begin New Probes That Could End Trump’s Presidency
The Associated Press (AP) is reporting this morning that Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are beginning several new investigations into Donald Trump as they prepare for “a post-Robert Mueller world.†No matter what happens with Mueller’s final Russia report, a half-dozen House committee chairmen are planning to “flood the administration with document requests,…
0
Trump: ‘Republicans Should Stop Wasting Their Time On Immigration’
President Donald Trump on Friday posted a tweet telling Republican lawmakers to “stop wasting their time” on immigration legislation. His tweet came after the U.S.House of Representatives struggled to come up with a new immigration bill that would be able to receive a majority of votes either in the GOP caucus or on the floor…
0
Rachel Maddow Exposes Paul Ryan For Singlehandedly Blocking Dreamer Protections
- Donald Trump, Editors' Picks, Featured News, Paul Ryan, Republican Party, U.S. House of Representatives
Donald Trump caused this mess by lifting protections for DACA recipients. Paul Ryan is making it worse by not holding a vote to clean it up.
0
Paul Ryan’s Own Staff Applauds Nancy Pelosi After Record-Breaking House Speech
In one speech, she likely did more work than Trump has done all week, and Republicans could do nothing but tip their caps.
0
House GOP Puts Politics Over National Security And Votes To Release Phony Memo
- Donald Trump, Editors' Picks, Featured News, Republican Party, Russia Scandal, U.S. House of Representatives
In response to the mounting evidence against Donald Trump, Republicans have decided to wage war against the U.S. intelligence community instead of holding an increasingly guilty president accountable.Â
0
House GOP Passes Cynical Spending Bill That Senate Democrats Are Already Planning To Smack Down
- Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Editors' Picks, Featured News, Republican Party, U.S. House of Representatives
Senate Republicans aren’t likely to win over enough Democrats to pass their cynical spending bill.
0
GOP Committing Political Suicide As Two-Thirds Of America Think Tax Proposal Is A Scam
- Donald Trump, Editors' Picks, Featured News, Republican Party, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate
The poll comes as GOP lawmakers have reportedly come to an agreement on a final plan they believe would have the votes to pass through Congress.
0
Trump Aides Privately Terrified That Impeachment Is Inevitable If Democrats Retake The House
Those closest to Trump don’t believe he grasps what serious trouble he would be in if Democrats win enough seats to take over the House in 2018.
0
Trump Officially Commits Political Suicide With Tweet Praising Heartless GOP Health Plan
According to a recent poll, the GOP health care legislation is “the least popular major bill in decades.”
0
House GOP Will Vote To Give Wall Street A Major Handout And Risk Another Great Recession
Republicans in the House of Representatives are about to dismantle financial reforms enacted by President Obama after the Great Recession.
0
Trump Supporters Make Racist Death Threats Against Congressman Calling For Impeachment
Holding the president accountable for trying to block an investigation – a criminal act – doesn’t jive well with Trump’s supporters.
0
Idaho Republican Claims ‘Nobody Dies Because They Don’t Have Access to Health Care’
When told he was mandating the death of people on Medicaid Labrador claimed “That line is so indefensible.’ What is indefensible is Trumpcare.
0
“This Will Mean Death”: Cory Booker Delivers Emotional Takedown Of GOP Health Care Plan
“This will cost American lives if it ever becomes law. This will mean death, pain, and suffering to people’s families.”
0
Rachel Maddow Explains Why The GOP Should Be Terrified Regardless Of The Final Kansas Results
No matter what happens, this is a good night for Democrats in Kansas and across the country.
0
There is No Disguising the Fact that GOP Health Care Means Just Letting People Die
“Can’t be said enough: Republicans objecting to #TrumpRyancare are doing so because it’s not yet cruel enough for the @freedomcaucus.”
0
Angry Paul Ryan Runs From Reporters After Health Care Talks Fail Miserably
The Speaker was in no mood to deal with the press after a day of spectacular failures for his party.
0
Don’t Be Fooled: GOP Obamacare Replacement Has Even Bigger Fines For Being Uninsured
- Donald Trump, Featured News, Paul Ryan, Republican Party, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate
Republicans claim to be doing away with the individual mandate. But their newly released plan would slap uninsured Americans with even bigger penalties.
0
GOP Planned Parenthood Inquisition Expands To Punish Research Scientists
Those being burned at the stake are our scientists who hold lifesaving medical breakthroughs in their hands.
0
Democrats Could Win The House If Trump Or Cruz Is The Republican Nominee
A new analysis finds that Democrats will have a chance of winning back the House if Donald Trump or Ted Cruz is the Republican presidential nominee.
0
Republicans Suffocate Democracy By Leading The Most Closed Congress In US History
House Republicans demonstrated their contempt for democracy today by setting the record for being the most closed Congress in US history.
0
Behind The Moderate Myth Paul Ryan Dreams Of Shutting Down Government Permanently
The only difference between the extremists and Ryan is how soon, and for how long, they are able to shut down the government.
17
House Democrats Blast Republican Plan to Create Committee on Planned Parenthood
When House Republicans announced a new witch hunt against Planned Parenthood, Democrats were swift and decisive in their response
21
After Voting to Strip it From DC Residents, Boehner Claims to Champion Religious Freedom
“America was founded on the principle of religious freedom.” It’s just a shame he thinks only corporations have that freedom
49
Republicans Lay the Groundwork for the Baseless Impeachment of President Obama
Rep. Ted Yoho has authored a resolution in high hopes of using it to begin impeachment proceedings against President Obama for acting like a President. It is allegedly supposed to take aim at the President for his immigration actions.
21
Obama Attacked for Announcing Cuba is No Longer a State Sponsor of Terror
The resultant Republican freakout is not unexpected, as it violates not only the status quo but further silences the drums of war
20
Obama’s Cleveland Appearance Leaves Boehner No Other Option but to Lie – Again
Eviscerated by President Obama in Cleveland, Speaker Boehner had no option but to try to bury Obama’s budget in well-tried but obvious lies
11
Rand Paul’s Read the Bills Act Relies on Congress to Tell the Truth
Rand Paul says he wants Congress to read bills before they vote, relying on them to tell us truthfully if they actually read them.
20
This Week’s Republican Address Promises to Create Jobs and Save the Economy!
Rep. Steve Russell (R-OK) highlights the new Congress’s work to “restore truly representative government that puts the people’s priorities first”
21
GOP House Leader Was Honored Guest Speaker At White Supremacist Conference
This week it was revealed that the third ranking Republican in the House of Representatives is guilty of pandering to a white supremacist extremist organization founded by former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke.
5
113th Congress Produces 22% of “Do-Nothing” 1947-1948 Counterpart
Similar to overpaid NFL “star” Jay Cutler’s reign of terror as the starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears, the best thing we can say about the 113th session of Congress is that it’s over.
27
Mama We’re All Crazy Now – A Michele Bachmann Retrospective
Bachmann’s flight from Dana Bash is a metaphor for an endless flight from reality, which pretty much describes her entire time in Congress
14
Archbishop of Chicago Defends Obama’s Immigration Executive Action
Immigration reform is not just something the bishops want, says Cupich, but God himself. How successful will the GOP be saying ‘no’ to God?
12
Tom Tancredo Says Republicans in Congress Have Stockholm Syndrome
Tancredo says GOP is impotent. Impotent yes. Because they’re ideologically blinkered idiots. Not because they identify with their “captor” Obama.
The GOP Poutfest Ignited: House Republicans Sue President Obama Over ACA
Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced that House GOP will be using taxpayer money to sue President Obama over the implementation of the ACA (aka, Obamacare)- a suit that nearly every reasonable person has told them has no merit and a suit that two law firms dumped the GOP over.
23
According to Ted Cruz, Reagan and Both Bushes Acted Like Monarchs
De facto Speaker of the House and self-appointed incoming Senate Majority Leader Ted Cruz accused the President of being a monarch and has devised a plan to punish the President for doing what Republican presidents have done since 1952.
32
Party Of Family Values: Newly Elected GOP Lawmaker Is A Convicted Child Abuser
One election where a Democratic seat was flipped red was Montana’s District 32 State House race. The Republican, Gilbert Bruce Meyers, was convicted of assault on a minor and sentenced to four years in prison.
24
Common Sense: Washington State Voters Approve Expanded Background Checks On Gun Sales
Voters in Washington overwhelmingly passed an initiative that would expand the state’s background check laws. Initiative 594 calls for background checks to be performed on all gun purchases in the state, not just those through licensed dealers.
28
Momentum Moves Towards Democrats As Republicans Get Worried About the 2014 Election
Republicans have moved beyond nervousness and into flat out worry as the nation heads into the homestretch of the 2014 election. At the House level, Republicans are being outspent and their candidates are underperforming compared to 2010.
42
Ahead Of Midterm Elections, GOP’s Message Appears To Be One Of Racism And Hatred
Two recent events have brought out the Republican Party’s inner racist demon — the GOP’s Senate primary runoff election in Mississippi and the current crisis at the border involving migrant children from Central America.
12
House Republicans’ Intransigence On Immigration Reform Will Cost Them Seats In November
A year ago Friday marked the one year anniversary since the Senate passed a comprehensive immigration reform bill with bipartisan support. It still sits in seemingly permanent limbo in the House.
20
Same Old: Kevin McCarthy Replaced Eric Cantor as House Majority Leader
If you expected change, tailor your expectations to expect more of the same because this is another House defined by its hatred of all things Obama
24
Right-Wing Radio Host Laura Ingraham Bullies GOP Congressman Over Immigration Reform
During the broadcast of her radio show Tuesday, Laura Ingraham had Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) on to discuss his attempt to succeed Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) as House Majority Leader. They ended up butting heads over immigration.
36
Republican Congressman Tells Right-Wing Radio Host That House Has Votes To Impeach Obama
Here we go again. During an interview with local Pennsylvania radio host Gary Sutton, Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) commented that House Republicans most likely have enough votes to impeach President Obama.
18
A Fired Up President Obama Calls Out Democrats for Not Voting in Midterms
President Obama said, “Democrats do have one congenital disease, and that is that we don’t vote during midterms…”
40
Tea Party’s Defeat Of Eric Cantor Could Eventually Spell Doom For The Republican Party
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) lost in the Republican primary Tuesday night to Tea Party upstart David Brat. Republicans may think this means they need to oppose immigration reform.
24
House Republicans Refuse to Discuss Climate Change Because They Aren’t Scientists
In the House of Representatives, Republicans signaled to the world that not only are they not discussing the veracity of man-made climate change, they signaled to the world they are smarter than climate scientists and officially denied that what 97% of climate scientists say is wrong and that there is no climate change threat.
18
Crazy Tea Party Congressman Suggests Only Property Owners Should Be Allowed To Vote
The watchdog group Right Wing Watch recently uncovered video footage of Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) telling voters in his district that property owners should be the only ones allowed to vote.
25
A Post Mortem look at the VW, UAW vote and the absurd spin of the winners
The late Friday votes are in and yet another union is kept out. Workers at the Chattanooga Volkswagen plant were given the opportunity to join the UAW and they said no.
72
Kansas Senate Comes To It’s Senses And Nixes Extreme Anti-Gay Legislation
The Kansas Senate decided on Friday that they would kill the legislation that was passed earlier this week by the state’s House of Representatives.
34
An Unknown Crazed GOP Congressman Appears To Be Sending Threats To House Republicans
Republican lawmakers have been receiving threats for the past few weeks over the debt ceiling vote, and the threats appear to be coming from another member or staffer.
6
Give Those With Mental Health Issues and Addiction Problems a Break; Elect Democrats!
Let our Democratic candidates run on a platform of both mercy and pocketbook practicality. The issue is out there for the taking
17
Impending Terror As Americans Are Forced To Depend On Republicans To Do Something
On Friday, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew stated that the debt ceiling will need to be raised no later than February 27th.
13
Did God Harden Barack Obama’s Heart or Did He Make Joseph Farah Stupid?
What Farah demands from Obama is that the president set aside the United States Constitution and embrace an imaginary Bible in its place
14
California Democrat Calls Out GOP Congressman For Inaccurate Criticism Of President
On Monday, Democrat Tim Sheridan, who is running against Calvert for his seat this November, fired back and called out Calvert for his criticism.
3
President’s State of the Union Speech Strikes Most of the Chords Dems Were Waiting For
I watched President Obama’s State of the Union speech Tuesday night. I was one of the 15% who did in my area of South Carolina.
45
Mitch McConnell Threatens To Destroy The Economy Unless Obama Approves Keystone XL
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made an appearance on Fox News Sunday this Sunday. McConnell basically stated that the Republicans will once again try to use the debt limit as a hostage to get what they want.
3
The Media Needs to Talk Less About What Obama Can Do and More About Why Republicans Won’t Do
Since when was it ever the intention of the U.S. Constitution that one branch should be able to not balance another, but to nullify it?
3
Liberal Icon George Miller Announces That He Will Be Retiring From Congress
The House of Representatives will lose one if its truly great, progressive voices at the end of this year as Rep. George Miller (D-CA) announced on Monday that he will retire from Congress and not seek reelection.
15
Republicans Insist al Qaeda Behind Benghazi Attack Because all Terrorists are al Qaeda
The Republicans insist that because pretty much any Islamic terrorist you care to name is al Qaeda that al Qaeda was behind the Benghazi attack
2
Democrat Tim Sheridan Primed To Defeat Ken Calvert and Help Take Back the House in 2014
On Wednesday morning, I was able to speak with Tim Sheridan. Sheridan is a Democratic candidate for Congress who is looking to take out Rep. Ken Calvert in California’s 42nd District.
11
John Boehner Won’t Take Responsibility for Least Productive Congress Ever
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) was confronted by reporters on Tuesday and asked his thoughts about this being the ‘do nothing’ Congress.
0
Ex-Generals Say President Obama Must be Forced to Resign
Vallely and Jones want to violate the Constitution so they can call for adherence to the Constitution with strict congressional oversight of all executive actions
5
The Big Oil and Gas-Owned Republican House Trying to Do the Fracking Bidding of Big Gas and Oil
The political attention of most Americans has been concentrated on the latest developments at HealthCare.gov. Meanwhile fracking explodes.
15
39 House DINOs Helped Crush ACA Requirements in a Critical Vote
Unless Democrats want more of the same in DC until January of 2021, they’ll have to move their frozen rumps and make their way to the polls.
61
Republican Condemns President Obama For Not Using the Old Testament to Guide Policy
It is astonishing, but one of their champions used the floor of the House to condemn President Obama for not utilizing Old Testament prophecy as a guiding force for Middle East policy,
11
They Were Born That Way: Is This John Boehner’s ENDA?
John Boehner’s reaction in not wanting to hold a vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act legislation is still wrong.
2
Don’t Forget to Respect Your Elders; Unless Their Names are Charles and David Koch
The two most destructive influences on this country are the filthy rich Koch brothers, Charles and David. They have nothing to offer; period
9
Meet One of Ted Cruz’s House Cheerleading Squad
Renee Ellmers, was one of the 144 House Republicans who voted to make the economy scream while keeping her paycheck because she “needed it.”
18
Alex Castellanos Accuses Democrats of Being the Extremists
Republican strategist Alex Castellanos took to a CNN op-ed to accuse the Democrats of extremism, asking “Are Democrats more extreme than the GOP?” The answer seems obvious. No. But Castellanos seems to think refusing to bow to the demands of extortionists and economic terrorists makes you an extremist. That’s funny, because when the U.S. stands…
30
Tea Party Terrorist Republicans Are on an Economic Suicide Mission to Harm Obama
Tea party Republicans who are willing to commit political suicide to punish the people for electing an African American man as President are in the same league as any extremist terrorist.
19
The Big Lie Behind Rand Paul’s Pack of GOP Shutdown Lies
The shutdown Republicans initiated claiming Obamacare is costing Americans too much money, costs more money than Obamacare.
19
Tea Party – Pee on America and Call this Experiment in Democracy Over
Who, precisely, we must ask ourselves, are Cruz and Paul and others fighting for if it is not the American people?
57
210 Republicans Who make Nearly $175,000 a Year Said Poor People Should Starve to Death
The House’s SNAP vote was cold, callous, and calculated by a Republican Party that hopes to ruin Barack Obama’s presidency by any means necessary.
48
Louie Gohmert Suggests Defunding Executive Branch to Punish Obama
Louie Gohmert wants the Obama administration to come clean about non-existent scandals or face being defunded
29
An Obama Failure On Syria Might Ultimately Doom The Republican Party
An Obama failure with Syria is a strong possibility. However, this failure might end up being what ultimately dooms the Republican Party.
6
House Republicans Use Bogus Scandal As an Excuse To Slash The IRS Budget
Republicans have made no secret underfunding the IRS is punitive for what they cite as inappropriate actions over the phony scandal when IRS employees scrutinizing political groups.
0
Republicans Around The Country Are On A Law breaking Rampage
There is a definite patten among Republicans of finding some means of of ignoring , breaking, or circumventing laws that they disagree with.
22
Michele Bachmann Warns Immigration Bill Puts Republic at Stake
Bachmann says, ‘We will not successfully pass the torch of liberty if we have perpetual amnesty. It won’t happen.’
Michele Bachmann Says God Will Free Us From the Yoke of Obamacare
Michele Bachmann, Queen of Batshit Crazy, says “We serve a mighty God and I believe it can happen”
14
Instead of Attacking The IRS, Republicans Should be Praising Them for Doing Their Jobs
The real scandal is not that the IRS did its job, it is that groups like Rove’s GPS Crossroads and Koch brother’s Americans for Prosperity want tax exempt status for their partisan political fronts.
21
While Stealing Women’s Rights Republicans Pledge Allegiance to Evangelical Christians
Republicans typically oppose women’s equality as a matter of course, their non-stop attacks on Planned Parenthood are based on their allegiance to evangelical Christians.
