Tag: House of Representatives

An Unjust Tax Is an Unjust Tax

The Editors · October 11, 2017 8:55 am

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump pauses during a meeting with, from left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and other Congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, in Washington. The president genially calls them "Chuck and Nancy." Schumer and Pelosi, have used two White House meetings to become Trump's dealmaking partners on budget and immigration. They have a combined 67-year record of being willing negotiators in Congress. But they're also partisan Democrats perfectly happy to rumble. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi won’t talk immigration with Trump: Proposal ‘goes so far beyond what is reasonable’

Anna Giaritelli · October 9, 2017 12:37 am

Democratic enthusiasm, like the Democratic electorate, is geographically and demographically clustered. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

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Michael Barone: Can Democrats extend anti-Trump enthusiasm beyond their cocoons?

Michael Barone · October 8, 2017 5:58 pm

After encouraging his mistress to have an abortion, Rep. Tim Murphy, a self-described pro-life conservative, (pictured right) announced on Wednesday he wouldn't seek reelection after his term expired. Apparently, that half-measure wasn't good enough. In a Thursday statement, Speaker Paul Ryan (pictured left) announced that Murphy would be leaving Congress in less than three weeks. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Speaker Paul Ryan made the right move by accepting Rep. Tim Murphy’s early retirement

Philip Wegmann · October 5, 2017 10:10 pm

Blackburn Announces Bid for Corker’s Seat in Tennessee

Andrew Egger · October 5, 2017 7:24 pm

A top Democratic aide warned Thursday that Rep. Linda Sanchez's call for Pelosi and her deputies to step aside would antagonize the Congressional Hispanic and Black Caucuses. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Nancy Pelosi’s team rejects ‘craven’ call for her to quit

Susan Ferrechio · October 5, 2017 6:16 pm

"Fully automatic weapons have been banned for a long time, apparently this allows you to take a semi-automatic turn it into a fully automatic. So clearly that's something we need to look into," Ryan said. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Paul Ryan: ‘We need to look into’ banning gun ‘bump stocks’

Anna Giaritelli · October 5, 2017 4:04 pm

The bill is not expected to advance in the Senate because it would need 60 votes to stop a filibuster. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lindsey Graham to introduce 20-week abortion ban in Senate

Robert King · October 4, 2017 8:01 pm

The Pennsylvania Republican, who has voted to restrict abortions, reportedly told his girlfriend to consider having the procedure when she was facing a pregnancy scare. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Amid affair revelations, Tim Murphy votes for anti-abortion bill

Kimberly Leonard · October 3, 2017 10:03 pm

We've found the worst human being in Congress. In public, Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., (pictured left) says he's a strong advocate for the unborn. In private, however, he urged his mistress to get an abortion when he thought she was pregnant with his lovechild. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Allegedly pro-life congressman allegedly urged mistress to get an abortion

Becket Adams · October 3, 2017 9:04 pm

Multiple national surveys indicate that the majority of Americans support this law. (iStock by Getty Images)

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The limit on abortion that women, and most of the country, want

Kristan Hawkins · October 3, 2017 7:08 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan tried to persuade the Trump administration not to force out HHS Secretary Tom Price. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Paul Ryan tried to persuade White House to keep Tom Price: Report

Anna Giaritelli · October 3, 2017 6:42 pm