In a surprise move House Majority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, has dropped his bid to be the next Speaker of the House. From NBCNEWS: House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy has abruptly pulled out of the race for Speaker of the House on the same day that he was widely expected to be nominated for the position….
Juliegrace Brufke on October 7, 2015 House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy received a blow Wednesday in his bid to become speaker of the House, when the House Freedom Caucus chose to endorse Florida Rep. Daniel Webster. The influential group of around 40 conservatives played a large part in Speaker John Boehner’s decision to step down…
Juliegrace Brufke on October 1, 2015 The House passed a bill Thursday to prevent the lifting of sanctions on Iran before the country pays American victims of terrorism billions of dollars in damages. The Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act passed 251-173, and would require Iran to pay $43.5 billion in U.S. court-ordered damages to…
Juliegrace Brufke on September 28, 2015 With just three days to pass a budget before the government shuts down, most of the nation doesn’t trust Congress to make the right decision. According to a new Gallup poll, an overwhelming 79 percent of Americans think Congress is out of touch with the average U.S. resident and 52 percent think…
Keith Farrell Congressman Jim Moran (D, NH) has earned scorn for telling CQ Roll Call that “the American people should know that the members of Congress are underpaid.” At first one may be tempted to scoff, to point to Congressional deadlock, to lament the overall condition of the economy that burdens many Americans and tell…
“If intelligence agencies are spying on Congress, they are circumventing oversight and usurping power from our elected leaders.” by Keith Farrell Follow TLR on Google+ New allegations of CIA spying on members of Congress have surfaced, the implications of which are alarming. It has been alleged that Central Intelligence officers hacked into California Senator Dianne…