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Ryan, R-Wis., had specifically called out the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for fundraising off the sit-in and suggested the take over of the House floor violated decorum rules .
Then Sanders rose to speak, calling for suspending the rules and saying: “I move that Hillary Clinton be selected as the nominee of the Democratic party” by acclamation.
environmental stewardship, curbing Wall Street’s riskiest behaviors, tightening of campaign finance rules and putting undocumented immigrants on a path to citizenship.
Most lobbyists loathe Donald Trump, but they may thank the Republican presidential nominee for helping them scare up business during Congress’ extended hiatus.
As grass-roots Republicans became increasing frustrated with the GOP-controlled Congress’ inability to repeal the 2010 health care law and block Obama’s initiatives, Trump was poised as the perfect
That followed an exclusive report by Roll Call on Thursday that Trump was planning to announce that Indiana Gov.
California Democrats on Sunday called for the elimination of caucuses and superdelegates, urging the Democratic National Committee to change nominating rules for the next presidential election,
“This Congress should not leave this week without giving us a vote on something very simple: ‘no fly, no buy,'” Democratic Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra of California said Wednesday morning.
Marco Rubio wants to make clear that if he speaks at the Republican National Convention this July, he will not be on stage as a Donald Trump surrogate.
[Related: The War on Trump is Over] Bennett, who had been fighting cancer and had been weakened by a stroke, died on May 4.
Less than 15 percent of voters, on average, approve of the job Congress is doing, compared to 77 percent who disapprove, according to the Real Clear Politics average as of April 27.
They gave the best shot to pending legislation that would revamp criminal sentencing rules. And even on that they are not hopeful.
Who says Donald Trump doesn’t like lobbyists?
They want to squeeze incumbent Republicans in competitive House and Senate races between the unpopular GOP-led Congress and Trump, whose bombastic personality and nationalistic rhetoric has galvanized
Even if the Republicans could make the budgetary trains run on time, having Donald Trump as their likeliest presidential nominee has made it probable that the party loses the Senate this fall while suffering
Sasse’s gutsy move may help inspire other mainstream Republicans in Congress to draw their own moral lines in the sand.
His unblemished record in 2016 puts him in a stronger position than someone like Walker, whose dismal performance in this race probably rules out another bid.