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Pelosi Term-Limits Herself in Exchange for Votes

December 13, 2018 12:31 pmDecember 14, 2018 11:24 am

In order to drain the last ounce of opposition against her speakership, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), has offered to term limit herself in an exchange for job security. Promising that her likely selection as Speaker of the...

McCarthy Searching for Rules Committee Chair

December 7, 2018 4:21 pm

GOP Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Tulare) is off to a steadfast but difficult start as he races to find the appropriate representative to chair the highly influential House Rules Committee. Functioning to guide and mandate how various pieces of legislation...

More Dems Fall in Line to Pelosi

December 7, 2018 2:08 pmDecember 8, 2018 6:12 am

As January’s Speaker of the House nomination looms ever nearer, Democratic frontrunner and political powerhouse Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) appears to have everything, and everyone, falling in line. Announcing today, two more Democratic Congressman who originally opposed Pelosi’s bid for...

Kamala Harris aide Resigns after Sexual Harassment Accusations Engulf the Office

December 6, 2018 12:36 pmDecember 7, 2018 12:28 pm

Flirting with a Presidential run and quickly rising to the top of the Democratic ranks, Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) has hit a major roadblock. Breaking today, a senior aide to the Senator – Larry Wallace, has resigned after accusations of...

Pelosi Won’t let DACA Build the Wall

December 6, 2018 11:28 amDecember 6, 2018 12:38 pm

Amid Congressional talks on Capitol Hill today regarding the building of President Trump’s border wall and the installation of DACA, it appears we could be witnessing what type of bipartisanship lies ahead for the next two years. This prediction comes...

Lee Falls Short of Goal, but Pelosi Elevates to Co-Chair

December 4, 2018 11:58 amDecember 5, 2018 4:27 pm

After taking back the majority, House Democrats have been waging several highly competitive internal battles for representation on various committees and leadership positions. Along with the opportunity to be elevated into the public limelight, some prestigious positions have proven quite...

Will She Or Won’t She?

December 3, 2018 1:45 pmDecember 4, 2018 11:59 am

California Senator Kamala Harris, a much-hyped but utterly untested possible 2020 Democratic presidential nomination contender, said this weekend she would decide over the holidays whether to make a White House bid. “It’s a very serious decision. Over the holiday I...