Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) is set to introduce a bill in support of dog ownership as he faces a wave of criticism over a social media post he made about choosing dogs over Muslims. The brief bill, titled the Protecting Puppies from Sharia Act, would block federal funds from flowing to any state or local…
President Trump on Thursday criticized Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) again for her remarks at the Munich Security Conference last weekend. “Her performance was horrible. I was surprised actually, I didn’t know she was stupid,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Rome, Ga. The president specifically pointed to her foreign policy remarks…
Top Democrats are seeking to discipline the attorneys behind a failed Justice Department effort to charge six Democratic lawmakers who filmed a video noting service members can refuse to carry out illegal orders. The letter from the leading Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform and Judiciary committees notified U.S. Attorney for the District…
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic response to President Trump’s State of the Union address next week, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday. Trump’s State of the Union comes as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is shut down amid a standoff between the…
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the ranking member on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Thursday that former United Kingdom Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson has declined an invitation to sit for an interview as part of an ongoing probe into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes. Garcia said in a statement…
California Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, called Thursday’s arrest of former Prince Andrew “an enormous step forward” in lawmakers’ investigation into the crimes of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest is an enormous step forward in our fight to secure justice for the survivors…
Rep. Nancy Mace (S.C.), one of the House Republicans who pushed for the public release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, applauded the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor — formerly known as Prince Andrew — on Thursday. “If you’re watching a former prince get arrested today, remember: four Republicans refused to flinch, refused to…