Year: 2017

Democrats won the annual Congressional baseball game Thursday night, but this year the focus of the charity event had nothing to do with winners or losers, as the main goal was to show unity after […]

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The Senate Judiciary Committee is launching a wide-ranging investigation into the circumstances behind James Comey’s firing as FBI Director, as well as any attempts to influence FBI investigations under the Obama administration, Politico reports. The […]

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Somber and shaken members of Congress put politics aside for at least a few hours as they walked through the halls of the United States Capitol Wednesday after a gunman went on a shooting rampage […]

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Whatever the motive of the shooter at a congressional baseball practice was, some Republicans say that in the era of President Donald Trump, they’re being threatened like never before, Newsmax reports. “I’ve been saying, ‘What […]

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has the lowest approval ratings of any governor in recorded history, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday. The Quinnipiac University survey shows that 15 percent of voters […]

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Democratic Representative Ted Lieu hit back at the Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel’s dismissal of a report that President Donald Trump is under investigation for obstruction of justice, The Hill reports. McDaniel responded […]

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The House of Representative’s newest member, Representative-elect Jimmy Gomez promised to adopt a firm position against President Donald Trump’s agenda once he takes office, The Hill reports. Gomez, the California assemblyman elected to replace Democrat […]

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Former President Barack Obama’s Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson will testify before the House Intelligence Committee next Wednesday as part of the investigation into Russia’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 election, The Hill reports. […]

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Special counsel Robert Mueller has requested interviews with current and former top intelligence officials, according to reports by The Washington Post and The New York Times. Among those that Mueller is looking to interview are […]

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A gunman opened fire on Republicans practicing for a charity baseball game in a Washington suburb, wounding five people, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and two members of his security detail, The Hill reports. […]

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Ed Gillespie has narrowly edged out Corey Stewart to clinch the Republican nomination for Virginia governor, The Washington Post reports. Gillespie ultimately took 43 percent of the vote, while Stewart came in a close second […]

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Democratic leaders are cranking up the pressure on Representative Brad Sherman and other lawmakers to abandon efforts to force an impeachment vote on President Donald Trump, The Hill reports. The leaders are worried that an […]

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Senate Republicans on Tuesday quickly withdrew the proposal to restrict media access in the Capitol after an angry backlash from reporters and an emergency meeting between the Senate Rules Committee and the media gallery directors, […]

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President Donald Trump has no intention to fire Robert Mueller as special counsel leading the Russia investigation, the White House said Tuesday. “While the president has the right to, he has no intention to do […]

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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s travel ban should remain in effect for now. It’s the second appeals court decision in less than a […]

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Montana representative-elect Greg Gianforte pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of misdemeanor assault after body-slamming a Guardian reporter last month. Gianforte received a six-month deferred sentence and will serve no jail time, NPR writes. Guardian […]

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President Donald Trump said Monday that he has accomplished more than any other president aside from Franklin Delano Roosevelt during his first six months in office, The Hill reports. “Never has there been a president, […]

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