Pelosi on McCarthy's fear of Trump “This is about being afraid," she said during a segment of “State of the Union” Salon · Jul 23, 2023
Filthy Rich Politicians: journalist Matt K Lewis on Trump, ethics and money in Washington New books discusses ‘disturbing’ discoveries about how politicos enrich themselves, from stocks to lobbying and book deals The Guardian - US · Jul 22, 2023
Bipartisan Bill Introduced To Ban Congressional Stock Trading Legislation aims to address conflicts of interest and public outcry over lawmakers' stock transactions. Zenger · Jul 20, 2023
China's Xi tells Kissinger that China-US ties are at a crossroads and stability is still possible Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told former top U_S_ diplomat Henry Kissinger that relations between the two countries are at a crossroads and both sides need to “make new decisions” that could result in stable ties and “joint success and prosperity.” The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023
Defense wants trial in attack against Nancy Pelosi's husband moved from San Francisco The man charged in last year’s attack against former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband is scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday to request the trial be moved out of San Francisco The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023
What Would It Mean for Taiwan's President To Visit the White House? It may be a good idea in theory, but it's probably an impractical pipe dream. Reason · Jul 18, 2023
US and China seek climate reset with Kerry’s visit to Beijing WASHINGTON — U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry arrives in China on Sunday for three full days of talks that will test the ability of the world’s top two greenhouse gas emitters to collaborate in the fight against global warming despite deep discord over other issues. Tribune News Service · Jul 16, 2023
Chicago man who stole prized photo from Nancy Pelosi’s office during Capitol riot gets more than four years in prison Federal prosecutors say Kevin Lyons drove through the night to arrive in Washington, D.C., on the morning of Jan. 6, 2021. He’d posted his driving route from Chicago on Instagram with the comment, “I refuse to tell my children that I sat back and did nothing. I’m heading to DC… Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 14, 2023
US Supreme court continues conservative lurch in recent decisions Analysts say trust in the US’s highest court is wavering as a conservative supermajority reshapes constitutional law. Al Jazeera · Jul 4, 2023
Supreme Court to Biden: You Can't Just Forgive $400 Billion in Student Loan Debt Without Asking Congress Nancy Pelosi agrees. Reason · Jun 30, 2023
AOC slams 'ludicrous' SCOTUS decision on affirmative action and other public figures chime in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Michelle Obama, Mike Pence, Donald Trump and more react to the major affirmative action announcement made today in the US Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2023
At the Races: Redistricting redux - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter. Roll Call · Jun 29, 2023
Dianne Feinstein, still recovering, is skipping a California visit during Senate break WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who is recovering from a serious shingles infection, is spending the Senate's two-week Fourth of July recess in Washington. Los Angeles Times · Jun 29, 2023
Carl P. Leubsdorf: House Republicans seem uninterested in governing It should surprise no one that, in today’s Washington, a deal sometimes is not a deal. Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023
The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023 Impeachment? Censure? Stigma is falling away from Congress' most severe punishments Republicans in the House are increasingly threatening impeachment against President Joe Biden and his top Cabinet officials
Tribune News Service · Jun 26, 2023 Who’s visiting the White House? The logs include 300,000 names and are still incomplete President Joe Biden promised greater transparency about who was visiting his White House, yet a review of visitor logs from his first two years in office reveals notable gaps in disclosure.
Salon · Jun 23, 2023 MTG wants to erase Trump impeachments It's unclear if MTG's "shameless" idea is "even legally possible"
Roll Call · Jun 22, 2023 House Clerk Cheryl Johnson to step down June 30 - Roll Call House Clerk Cheryl Johnson announced on Thursday that she plans to step down from the role at the end of the month.
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023 Why haven't China and the U.S. agreed to restore military contacts? U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has wrapped up a closely watched visit to Beijing during which he and President Xi Jinping pledged to stabilize plunging U
Bangkok Post · Jun 19, 2023 Blinken meets with Xi to pave way for US-China summit US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday amid heightened tensions, with the talks expected to pave the way for a summit between Xi and his American counterpart Joe Biden later this year.
Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2023 GOP blocked from punishing Schiff for going after Trump WASHINGTON — A group of 20 House Republicans voted with Democrats on Wednesday to table a resolution that would have censured California Democratic Rep. Adam B. Schiff for his criticism of then-President Donald Trump.
Axios · Jun 14, 2023 GOP effort to censure Adam Schiff defeated in House vote Schiff used the effort to fundraise for his Senate campaign.
Roll Call · Jun 14, 2023 GOP blocked from punishing Schiff for going after Trump - Roll Call Democrats and 20 Republicans voted to table a House resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff over his efforts to oust Donald Trump.
Al Jazeera · Jun 14, 2023 China’s Qin Gang airs concerns in call with US’s Antony Blinken The foreign minister says the US must ‘stop interfering’ if it wants to restore strained ties between the two countries.
WEKU · Jun 7, 2023 6 months in, Hakeem Jeffries reflects on the debt ceiling drama and replacing Pelosi House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries sat down with All Things Considered's Juana Summers to talk about the recent debt ceiling negotiations and what this says about the direction Congress is headed.