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Speaking to the media on Wednesday following a meeting with Democrats on the bills, Pelosi took aim at “irresponsible” Republicans, who have not been supportive and have pledged not to help raise the debt ceiling. “Disappointing as always,” Pelosi said.  The congresswoman claimed Democrats had a “very productive” meeting and …

“As a faith leader in the Catholic community, I find it especially disturbing that so many of the politicians on the wrong side of the preeminent human rights issue of our time are self-professed Catholics,” Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone wrote in a Washington Post op-ed published on Sunday. He added that …

“It’s time for us to resist. They can’t arrest all of us. They can’t keep all of your kids home from school. They can’t keep every government building closed – although I’ve kept a long list of ones they should,” Paul said in the video posted to his Twitter account.  …

The House failed on Friday to obtain enough support to extend the moratorium, which protects renters from eviction during the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving many Americans vulnerable to homelessness and in limbo, as the House is adjourning for nearly two months. On Saturday, Pelosi blamed the “pure cruelty” of the Republicans …

Refusing to wear face coverings, the group gathered in the Capitol rotunda for a photo-op on Thursday afternoon, before proceeding to the Senate chambers to hear a speech by Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) denouncing the new mask mandates as unconstitutional and unscientific. The wheelchair-bound Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-North Carolina), Colorado’s …

“What does it say about your party that an investigation into a violent insurrection would reflect poorly upon it?” CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Toomey during a Sunday interview. The House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot has quickly become a contentious issue for Republicans and Democrats, with Republican House …

In a statement on Wednesday, Pelosi said that she rejects the appointment of Republican Reps. Jim Banks (Indiana) and Jim Jordan (Ohio) to a select committee she formed last month to investigate the “root causes” of the pro-Trump riot at the US Capitol on January 6. Like former President Donald …

The staffer for Pelosi (D-California) helped guide the Texans around the US Capitol last week, after they fled to DC in a bid to block a Republican election integrity bill in the state legislature. That staffer then attended a rooftop reception at a hotel on K Street last Wednesday with …

Pelosi announced the new congressional committee on Thursday, saying the House-led investigation would look into the “root causes” of the incident, as well as what precautions could have been taken to better secure the halls of Congress. “This morning, with great solemnity and sadness, I am announcing the House will …

Asked the question during her weekly press conference, Pelosi said she is a “big supporter” of Roe v. Wade – the Supreme Court decision making abortion legal – but did not actually answer the question she was asked, which was related to the Supreme Court’s plan to take on a …