House Minority Whip Katherine Clark said she will be skipping President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech Tuesday, becoming the most senior Democrat to boycott the annual address. “I will be hearing from the people of my district about their personal experiences with skyrocketing costs, new barriers to health care, dismantled Social Security services,
As President Donald Trump prepared to deliver his State of the Union Address Tuesday night, top Democratic lawmakers emerged from a classified briefing on Iran and urged him to explain how he will resolve the standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program. The briefing, which Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered to House and Senate leadership, as
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that former Attorney General Merrick Garland, who served under former President Biden, should testify to Congress about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Why the [Department of Justice (DOJ)] under Merrick Garland, or others, weren’t forthcoming in what was actually in these files, I think is an important question that…
Republicans are accusing their colleagues across the aisle of launching a “witch hunt.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is digging in against funding for the Homeland Security Department (DHS), saying Democrats will continue to oppose any more money for the agency without strong reforms governing the conduct of federal immigration officers. “We believe immigration enforcement should be fair and just and humane. That’s what the American people…
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Tuesday declined to call for the resignation of Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), who has been dealing with rising pressure over allegations of an affair with a staffer. “Should he resign?” CNN’s Manu Raju asked Jordan of Gonzales on “Inside Politics.” “I’d leave that up to the voters in San Antonio…
The infrastructure of the nation’s federal courthouses is crumbling, plagued by collapsing ceilings, malfunctioning elevators and contaminated water supplies, a top representative for the federal judiciary declared in an unusual plea to Congress Tuesday. “Federal courthouses are in crisis. Without immediate action, the problems will continue to worsen,” Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr., director of