Tag: Mike Thompson

The American flag flies atop the Capitol Building.

Democratic incumbents face young primary challengers with strong fundraising numbers

Molly Parks · October 17, 2025 5:45 pm

Chef Jose Andres feeding thousands of National Guardsmen in DC

Mica Soellner · January 17, 2021 8:36 pm

Democrats plan legislation to force insurance companies to pay out for pandemic losses

Nihal Krishan · April 14, 2020 5:29 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on July 10, 2018.

Magazine - Washington Briefing

Ready to revive gun control fight

Susan Ferrechio · February 22, 2019 5:00 am

House Leader Nancy Pelosli, D-Calif., right, watches as Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., speaks to the media during a news conference, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

‘Enough is enough’: Dems prep gun vote in the House

Susan Ferrechio · January 8, 2019 5:00 am

Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., sat next to a stack of Internal Revenue Code volumes as the House Ways and Means Committee began the markup process of the GOP's far-reaching tax overhaul Monday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Ban congressional hearings

Pete Kasperowicz · November 7, 2017 5:01 pm

Members of the House from both parties did stand together in a moment of silence Monday to mark the shooting. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats: Paul Ryan said he can’t work with us on gun policy

Pete Kasperowicz · October 3, 2017 5:34 pm

Bipartisan letters from 16 senators and 53 congressman were sent to International Trade Commission Chairman Rhonda Schmidtlein, and urged the agency to reject a petition by Chinese and German companies that manufactured solar panels and cells in the U.S., but have since gone bankrupt. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz)

Energy and Environment

Republicans, Democrats join forces to protect rooftop solar installers

John Siciliano · August 11, 2017 6:44 pm

Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., claimed that those who were accidentally on the watch list could use an appeals process to remove themselves. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Dem lawmaker: No guns for people on terror watch list

Ariel Cohen · December 11, 2015 2:40 pm

"[W]e can make our country safer and get people the help they need, while also respecting the rights of law-abiding gun owners," Rep. Mike Thompson said in his press release. (AP Photo)Â

Dems propose tighter gun ownership rules against the mentally ill

Elizabeth Potter · July 10, 2015 8:07 pm

North Korea releases propaganda video using ‘Call of Duty’ footage, Michael Jackson song

Red Alert Politics

North Korea releases propaganda video using ‘Call of Duty’ footage, Michael Jackson song

Cameron Young · February 5, 2013 9:39 pm