A pair of House Democrats is asking a congressional watchdog to probe the Trump administration’s disaster declarations after high-profile denials of disaster aid requests. Reps. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Timothy Kennedy (D-N.Y.) asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to look into the criteria used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to determine whether to
Ahead of the release of the annual Social Security board of trustees report from the Trump administration, officials from AARP are urging Congress to act to ensure the program stays solvent. “While we don’t know exactly when the trustees report will be released or what exactly it’s going to say, we expect it to tell…
House Democrats are planning to introduce a bill Friday in an attempt to block President Trump’s planned 250-foot triumphal arch project. The Arlington National Cemetery Viewshed Protection Act seeks to permanently prohibit the use of federal funds for the arch and other similar projects both within Lady Bird Johnson Park near Arlington National Cemetery and…
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) defended Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner (D) amid backlash over his controversial tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol, saying Platner took responsibility for it and that it should not disqualify him from the race. “Graham clearly made a mistake,” Moulton told CNN on Wednesday. “What I appreciated about him is he owned…
A small band of House Democrats has formed a new group designed to combat corruption in Washington — a move that comes amid growing criticism that President Trump is abusing his powers for personal gain. Launched by Reps. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Mike Levin (D-Calif.), the End Corruption Caucus is being billed…
Populist and union-friendly Republicans are flexing their muscles on Capitol Hill, notching wins in the House despite furious pushback from traditional free-market conservatives and opposition from GOP leaders. Two key developments came in the House last week in the form of a rail safety bill getting added to a major transportation package and a petition…
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) on Wednesday fired back at President Trump after the president attacked the Texas Democrat following Green’s primary loss the night before. Green on Tuesday lost the Democratic primary runoff for the Houston-based 18th Congressional District to Rep. Christian Menefee. “Congratulations to the Dumocrat Party!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Al Green,…