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DeVos Grilled on Plan to Yank Special Olympics Funds

Education secretary says 'we had to make some difficult decisions' for the next budget

(Newser) - By her own words, Betsy DeVos thinks the Special Olympics is "an awesome organization"—just not one that should be funded by the federal government. The secretary of education appeared before a House Appropriations subcommittee Tuesday to try to explain nearly $7 billion in suggested cuts to education...

'Abominable': Congressman Links Democrats, Nazis

Mo Brooks isn't alone in calling Hitler a 'socialist'

(Newser) - Politico is pointing out that the National Socialist German Workers' Party, aka the Nazi Party, "was fascist, not socialist—the opposite end of the political universe from socialists" following what it calls an "inane debate" among members of Congress. It began Monday as Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks...

Freshman Congresswoman Is Back in Controversy
A New Anti-Semitic Allegation
Is Jolting the House
the rundown
Mar 5, 2019 11:40 AM CST

A New Anti-Semitic Allegation Is Jolting the House

Rep. Ilhan Omar may be rebuked, but she's pushing back against critics

(Newser) - It's easy to name the newest member of Congress making the most headlines: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez . But another freshman lawmaker continues to generate controversy of her own, and it's about to intensify this week. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Muslim Somali-American, is again under fire for statements seen as anti-Semitic....

GOP Rep Deletes Cohen Tweet, but It's Too Late

Rep. Matt Gaetz may have engaged in witness tampering

(Newser) - Rep. Matt Gaetz fired off a pretty threatening tweet Tuesday that he's since deleted and apologized for—but an investigation is still underway, the Washington Post reports. Gaetz's message was aimed at Michael Cohen on the eve of his congressional testimony : "Hey @MichaelCohen212—Do your wife &...

Trump May Have to Use His Very First Veto

Congress looks poised to vote against his national emergency declaration

(Newser) - If President Trump wants to keep his declaration of a national emergency in place, it's looking increasingly likely that he will have to use the first veto of his presidency. The House votes Tuesday on a measure to nullify the emergency, and the measure is expected to pass easily,...

Steve King: 'I Have Nothing to Apologize For'

Iowa congressman will run for 10th term after rebuke from peers over race comments

(Newser) - Firebrand congressman Steve King has no plans to give up his job, despite a recent rebuke from his own peers. The GOP representative from Iowa said Thursday that he plans to run for a 10th term next year, reports the Des Moines Register . "I have nothing to apologize for,...

Ocasio-Cortez Tasked With Investigating Trump

She's one of 3 newcomers named to House Oversight Committee

(Newser) - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has joined her second House committee—and it's the primary investigative body that will soon hear testimony from President Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen. The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday announced the 29-year-old congresswoman from New York as one of four new Democratic members, but she'...

Trump: I May Call a National Emergency

The president spoke in the White House Rose Garden

(Newser) - President Trump opened a meeting with Congressional leaders Friday by launching into a 15-minute profanity-laced tirade and saying the federal shutdown is really a "strike," sources tell CNN . Trump also turned to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and touched on the issue of impeachment, prompting her to remind him...

New Rep. Issues Vulgar Call for Trump Impeachment

Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib didn't hold back

(Newser) - Some Democrats have adopted a cautious tone when discussing the possible impeachment of President Trump. And then there's Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib. The new congresswoman called for Trump's impeachment in a Detroit Free Press op-ed Thursday, and did so again using very different language that night, ABC News...

Muslim Congresswoman Sworn In Using Koran

She was also wearing a traditional Arab thobe

(Newser) - Rashida Tlaib was sworn in to Congress Thursday—as one of the first two Muslim women ever elected to the House of Representatives—and her swearing-in was historic in multiple ways. Tlaib, a Democratic Socialist representing Michigan’s 13th congressional district and the first Palestinian-American woman to serve in the...

Congress 'Like None Other' Gavels In

Academics are calling the more diverse House a 'reflective democracy'

(Newser) - The 116th Congress gaveled into session Thursday swathed in history, returning Nancy Pelosi to the House speaker's office and ushering in a diverse class of Democratic freshmen ready to confront President Trump in a new era of divided government. Pelosi was elected speaker 220-192, with 15 Democrats rejecting her,...

Democrats: We Won't Seat This Republican in the House

Incoming majority party says investigation must continue into Mark Harris' win in North Carolina

(Newser) - North Carolina might be short one member of Congress when the new term begins. Incoming House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Friday that Democrats won't allow Republican Mark Harris to be sworn in next week because of an ongoing investigation into his November victory, reports the AP . "Given...

Dems Say They'll 'Vote Swiftly' to End Shutdown

Funding bill expected on Jan. 3

(Newser) - For the first time since the end of 1995, the US is on course to start a new year amid a government shutdown. Both houses of Congress adjourned Thursday with no deal to end the partial shutdown that began at midnight on Dec. 21, the Guardian reports. With President Trump...

Strike 'Government' Off Your Christmas Wish List

Lawmakers, White House fail to bridge the gap

(Newser) - The partial federal shutdown was expected to drag into Christmas as President Trump and congressional leaders remained stuck in a standoff over his border wall with Mexico with no breakthrough Saturday, the AP reports. Vice President Mike Pence arrived on Capitol Hill with a counter-offer to Democrats after the two...

The Shutdown Begins: What's Affected

Partial government shuttering triggered after deal on border wall can't be reached

(Newser) - For the first time in four decades, the US government is seeing a shutdown three times in one year. That stat cited in the Guardian came to pass Friday at midnight, when a partial shutdown was triggered by a lack of a deal between GOP and Dems in Congress, the...

Tweet About Ocasio-Cortez&#39;s Clothes Sets Off a Ruckus
Tweet About Ocasio-Cortez's
Clothes Sets Off a Ruckus
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Nov 16, 2018 8:09 AM CST

Tweet About Ocasio-Cortez's Clothes Sets Off a Ruckus

Conservative reporter takes flak after posting image and questioning if she 'struggles'

(Newser) - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was expected to draw a lot of attention this week during orientation for incoming congressional freshmen, and draw attention she has. It began on day one , when the 29-year-old from the Bronx joined young climate activists in a protest at the office of Nancy Pelosi. The latest flare-up...

Nancy Pelosi Is Fighting for Her Speakership
Pelosi May Not Be
Speaker After All
the rundown
Nov 15, 2018 1:48 PM CST

Pelosi May Not Be Speaker After All

To get the post again, she'll have to fend off a revolt among House Democrats

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi hopes to be House speaker again, and the first big step happened on election night when Democrats reclaimed control of the chamber. The second step, however, is no gimme. Pelosi now has to fend off a revolt among Democrats who say it's time the 78-year-old relinquished her...

Day One of Orientation: Protest at Pelosi's Office

Newcomer Ocasio-Cortez joins activists pushing for climate change legislation

(Newser) - It was a pretty safe bet that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was going to get a lot of attention in DC Tuesday as orientation began for new incoming members of Congress. The 29-year-old from Queens is, after all, the youngest woman ever elected to the House. But Ocasio-Cortez made more headlines than...

Pelosi: &#39;Tomorrow Will Be a New Day in America&#39;
Democrats Retake House
for First Time Since 2010
ELECTION 2018
Nov 7, 2018 5:21 AM CST

Democrats Retake House for First Time Since 2010

Pelosi promises a 'new day in America'

(Newser) - It wasn't exactly a blue tsunami, but Democrats regained control of the House for the first time since 2010 in Tuesday's midterm elections after flipping at least 26 seats on their way to the 218 needed for a majority, dealing a massive blow to President Trump's hopes...

First 2 Native American Congresswomen Elected
2 Native American Women
Score a Major First
ELECTION 2018
Nov 7, 2018 4:02 AM CST

2 Native American Women Score a Major First

Democrats will be first Native American women in Congress

(Newser) - After 229 years with no Native American women in Congress, next year there will be two. Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland, both Democrats, won House races Tuesday and will become the first Native American congresswomen, CNN reports. Davids, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, defeated GOP Rep. Kevin Yoder in...

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