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Dem Lawmaker Who Defeated AOC To Lead Oversight Panel Promises ‘Trench Warfare’ Against Republicans

Democratic lawmakers who blocked New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's bid to join the prominent House Democratic leadership are vowing to wage “trench warfare” against Republicans. In a full conference vote Tuesday afternoon by House Democrats, Virginia Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly, 74, narrowly defeated Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, 35, to become the ranking member of the House Oversight […]

Michigan state lawmaker passes on DNC chair position

A leading Michigan lawmaker announced Tuesday that he is not running for Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman, saying in a video posted to social media that some of his ideas are: He said he believed that this could be better achieved in a similar way. Not running. “There are a lot of ideas that I'm […]

House GOP lawmaker rejects committee assignments to dedicate time to DOGE

One Republican lawmaker has vowed to abandon many of the traditional day-to-day duties of the House Republican Conference, suggesting he will devote more time to supporting the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) said she would refuse to serve on any given House committee and would refuse to attend the weekly meeting […]

Dem lawmaker says minority group voted for Trump because of ‘slave mentality’

Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett of Texas suggested that Hispanic Americans who voted for President-elect Donald Trump may have done so because they had a “slave mentality.” Trump's landslide victory was fueled by historic turnout for Republican candidates by minority voters who traditionally voted blue. Voters across the board said they preferred President Trump to Vice […]

Democratic lawmaker suggests ‘slave mentality’ behind Hispanic Trump voters

Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett accused many Hispanic voters of having a “slave mentality” in supporting President-elect Donald Trump. “Here is my distillation and summary of what is going on within the Latinx community.” Crockett told Vanity Fair magazine: on friday. “I've never encountered anything like that in the Asian community. I've never encountered anything […]

NJ lawmaker calls for limited state of emergency to combat mysterious drones

A New Jersey state senator is asking Gov. Phil Murphy to declare a state of emergency grounding all drones as a way to get to the bottom of continued reports of unmanned aircraft swarming the Garden State in recent weeks. Republican state Sen. John Bramnick said Saturday on “Kabuto Live” that the FAA will also […]