Tag: Republicans

A Congressional Leadership Fund ad attacking Conor Lamb ties the Democratic candidate in the special election for Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. (screenshot)

Congressional Leadership Fund ad: Democratic special election candidate ‘too liberal’

Diana Stancy Correll · February 9, 2018 10:00 am

House Republicans, led by Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, need political cover from President Trump, an immigration hawk beloved by the GOP base, if they're to risk crossing their most committed voters and supporting legislation that could provide amnesty to around 2 million people. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Paul Ryan, cornered on immigration, defers to Trump

David M. Drucker · February 9, 2018 5:01 am

The Office of Management and Budget is currently preparing for a lapse in appropriations come midnight Thursday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

OMB warns government agencies to prepare for government shutdown

Diana Stancy Correll · February 9, 2018 12:07 am

A report would be due by year's end "on how we can fix this broken process once and for all on House and Senate budget appropriations," Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., said. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Congress to push for $20 billion in infrastructure spending as part funding, debt ceiling deal

Susan Ferrechio · February 7, 2018 6:46 pm

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., has said he hopes a House Intelligence Committee memo penned by the Democratic minority will not be redacted, but critics say it was written specifically so that it would be and Democrats could complain later. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: Scheming, speculation behind scenes as Democrats push intel memo

Byron York · February 7, 2018 3:42 am

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D- N.Y., has penned a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., demanding the Democratic minority on the panel be clued in to the GOP's probe into potentially improper surveillance techniques used by the FBI and Justice Department. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democrats ask FBI, DOJ to include them in process to produce materials about alleged FISA violations

Diana Stancy Correll · February 7, 2018 3:10 am

The ad features apparent middle-class Americans holding signs showcasing the different benefits they are receiving from the new tax bill. (iStock photo)

American Action Network touts tax reform’s benefits to the middle class in new ad

Tristan Justice · February 6, 2018 6:18 pm

"This is no more than a political ploy by the Hispanic Caucus to convince their base that illegal aliens deserve the same constitutional rights as legal citizens," Paul Gosar said in a statement to the Washington Examiner. (Flickr)

Rep. Paul Gosar fires back after House votes to kill Democrats’ resolution filed against him

Mandy Mayfield · February 6, 2018 5:50 pm

"Frankly, I don't think we're making a lot of progress," Steny Hoyer told reporters Tuesday morning about the ongoing meetings between him, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Steny Hoyer casts doubt on Dreamer deal as negotiations falter with congressional leaders

Al Weaver · February 6, 2018 5:26 pm

Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., said, "My guess is that after the Democratic rebuttal is released, and I'm confident it will be, you'll probably see a Republican rebuttal to the rebuttal." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

GOP might write another memo to rebut Democrats

Pete Kasperowicz · February 6, 2018 1:28 pm

"I've never seen this president participate in an effort that did anything other than make him look good," said Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., who sits on the House Intelligence Committee. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

House Democrat: Trump will fight against full release of Dem surveillance memo

Pete Kasperowicz · February 6, 2018 1:01 pm

Media outlets have accused the GOP of attacking the FBI, but Republican criticism has been directed at the bureau's leadership, not the institution itself. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: Republicans and those ‘attacks’ on the FBI

Byron York · February 6, 2018 4:38 am