Michael Bastasch on January 31, 2019 Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey could unveil “Green New Deal” legislation as soon as early February, according to Axios. Ocasio-Cortez told reporters nine days ago her staff was in the “drafting phase” of legislation to “essentially just define the scope” of the “Green New Deal.” The…
Jason Hopkins on January 18, 2019 In a strong indication the Trump administration is preparing for the next phase of the immigration battle, the Department of Justice is now hiring lawyers to handle border wall litigation in South Texas. The two attorney positions — which are advertised to pay between $53,062 and $138,790 — are to be based in…
Joshua Gill on January 10, 2019 Pastor Robert Jeffress used passages from Nehemiah and Revelation to argue Sunday that a border wall would not be immoral, in response to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s claim that it would be. Other Christian leaders pushed back on Jeffress’ argument, arguing to different degrees that the passages he chose, and…
Chuck Ross on January 3, 2019 Just hours after being sworn into Congress on Thursday, Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib promised to go after President Donald Trump, telling a group of left-wing supporters she would help Democrats “impeach the motherf****r.” Tlaib, who was one of two Muslim women sworn into Congress, made the remarks at a…
Evie Fordham New York Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and California Rep. Ro Khanna, both Democrats, announced Wednesday they will vote against presumptive incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s rules package because they say it hinders progressive policies. “I will be voting NO on the Rules package with PayGo. It is terrible economics. The austerians were wrong about the…
Molly Prince on November 28, 2018 House Democrats selected Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as the nominee for speaker of the House on Wednesday in a closed-door meeting with the caucus. The nomination marks a win for Pelosi in the first major step in her bid to reclaim the leadership position when Democrats take back control of the…
WILL RACKE Immigration and Foreign Policy Reporter The legislative replacement for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program favored by most Democrats would add billions to the budget deficit, according to an estimate from Congress’ non-partisan accounting shop. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released Friday its score of the Dream Act of 2017, a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Henry Rodgers House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi appeared on CBS Monday morning to respond to members of her own party calling for her to step down from her position. Among others, Democratic Reps. Kathleen Rice of New York, Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, Filemon Vela of Texas and Tim Ryan of Ohio called…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell The Kremlin has reportedly decided to recall Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak, who has been described as the “most radioactive man in Washington.” While Kisylak was initially expected to be appointed to a position at the United Nations headquarters in New York, possibly the counterterrorism…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Henry Rodgers New York Democratic Rep. Kathleen Rice is calling for new leadership within the Democratic Party, telling MSNBC Thursday that current Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s time has “come and gone.” Questions from all sides come as the Democrats suffer losses in every special election since President Donald Trump took office. Pelosi was the first one…