Democracy for America’s Karli Wallace Thompson attacks Senate moving Kavanaugh forward as ‘disgusting’ ‘end of Supreme Court’
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court, moving him to a full Senate vote on an 11-10 party-line vote. Minutes later, Democracy for America’s Karli Wallace Thompson, More...
Trump’s support with Republicans grows as SCOTUS pick could secure more midterm voters
President Trump is hated by the mainstream press, with CNN unleashing a biased reporting that is unprecedented, and yet the Republican support for Trump continues to grow. Ahead of his second pick for the U.S. Supreme More...
Rand Paul casts key vote, Mike Pompeo moves towards confirmation as Secretary of State
CIA Director Mike Pompeo has been approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to be secretary of state in a party line vote. Rand Paul switched his vote late in the day, enabling Pompeo’s nomination More...
Amtrak crash: Christopher Foley killed, GOP Rep Jason Lewis treated for concussion
The individual killed when an Amtrak train, carrying dozens of GOP members of Congress to a retreat, struck a garbage truck has been identified as a Louisa County man named Christopher Foley. “Albemarle County More...
Joe Arpaio announces candidacy for Arizona Senate seat ‘to support’ Trump ‘agenda and policies’
Arizona Republican Joe Arpaio, the former Maricopa County sheriff who became famous for his controversial stance on immigration, has announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate, saying he wants to join Congress More...
Tim Kaine, Rand Paul, Jeff Flake push for Congress to address ‘illegal war’ in Syria
With the escalating situation unfolding overseas, an old debate was rearing up capitol hill — is the intervention in the Syrian civil war legal or illegal. Virginia Senator Tim Kaine has once again pushed More...
Trump fires FBI director James Comey, NY Times leads with speculation as many question the move
In the wake of James Clapper and Sally Yates testifying before Congress, still unable to prove any collusion between President Trump’s 2016 campaign and the Russians, President Trump on Tuesday fired the More...
Jeff Flake on Syrian missile strike, Gorsuch filibuster and the refugee crisis
Talking with NPR’s Scott Simon, Arizona Senator Jeff Flake discussed the recent attacks against Syrian chemical weapons depots, the rebels and how the Trump administration should interact with Congress. Later More...
Progressive group joins Oregon Sen Jeff Merkley in call for Democrats to filibuster Neil Gorsuch
President Trump announced his pick for the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday night, Colorado Judge Neil Gorsuch. Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) quickly denounced the pick and supported Sen. Jeff Merkley’s More...
New York judge rules against Trump’s Executive Order on detention immigrants, impact on legal visitors
President Trump’s Executive Order on immigration and border security angered many liberals and leftists so it’s no surprise that a New York Federal judge sided with an ACLU for a block on the order More...
John McCain won’t retire, will seek reelection in 2016
Sen. John McCain announced that he will run for re-election in 2016, confirming a move that has been both widely expected and open to criticism, especially from those who support term limits. McCain, who will turn More...
Immigration bill continues to be ‘amended’ in the Senate, Ted Cruz calls for tougher border security
A bill to enact dramatic changes to the nation’s immigration system and put some 11 million illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship is facing its first congressional test. The immigration reform will continue More...
Senate votes to overcome a GOP filibuster, gun legislation debate to commence
A gun control bill that no one has read as of today will come to the Senate floor after a vote of 68-31, allowing Senate Democrats, with the 16 Republicans who voted with them, to get and exceed the 60 votes More...
