June 5, 2020 Trump taunts Biden on 1994 crime bill, black incarcerations President Trump took an opportunity Thursday night to remind voters of Joe Biden’s support for a controversial 1994 crime bill that many critics blame for high levels of incarceration among African-Americans.
May 27, 2020 House Republicans say votes taken in House under proxy plan 'cannot become law,' would be unconstitutional House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Minority Whip Steve Scalese, R-La., and Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., lambasted the proxy voting plan during a press conference, along with a handful of other members. The House Republicans announced a lawsuit against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Tuesday over the proxy voting system's constitutionality.
May 21, 2020 House Dem criticizes her own party for shoving 'wish list' stimulus package: 'It's not a good look' Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., offered rare criticism of her own party's coronavirus legislation as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pressured the Republican-led Senate to adopt what Porter described as a Democratic "wish list."
May 20, 2020 Sen. Portman proposes 'bonus' to get Americans earning more on unemployment relief to return to the workforce Republican Senator Rob Portman, R-Ohio, wants a provision in the next COVID-19 relief bill to address unemployed workers who are receiving more money in federal benefits quarantining at home than they normally would under their regular salary if they were to return to work.
May 20, 2020 Charles Payne slams California gov's bid for coronavirus bailout as 'beyond the pale' Fox Business Network anchor Charles Payne told “America’s Newsroom" Wednesday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom's request for federal money to help close the state's coronavirus-induced budget deficit is "beyond the pale."
May 17, 2020 Reporter's Notebook: Battle over House Dems' coronavirus aid bill sends these messages The House Democrats' bill may not go “anywhere,” but it will likely serve as a marker and send a message, in more ways than one.
May 12, 2020 Sean Hannity torches Pelosi and Democrats stimulus proposal: 'She's playing politics, exploiting a crisis' Sean Hannity took aim at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and the House Democrats latest coronavirus stimulus proposal Tuesday, accusing them of trying to exploit the pandemic.
May 12, 2020 Kennedy rips House Dems' coronavirus stimulus proposal: 'It's dead as fried chicken in the Senate' Senate Judiciary Committee Member John Kennedy, R-La., channeled actor Jack Nicholson Tuesday to describe his response to the latest coronavirus stimulus bill pushed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
May 7, 2020 Cash-strapped Postal Service 'in peril' without intervention from Congress: watchdog The report lays out the reasons USPS has struggled financially in recent years, including a 44 percent decline in First-Class Mail volume since 2006, increased pension and salary costs for its workers and increasing debt.
April 30, 2020 Rep. Waltz: Americans need 'real wake-up call' about China's goal of economic dominance Americans need a "real wake-up call" when it comes to the United States' relationship with China, Florida Republican Congressman Michael Waltz said Thursday.