Molly Prince on December 25, 2018 Democratic Rep. Bill Foster of Illinois introduced legislation that would prevent Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and other lawmakers from having access to the congressional fitness center during the government shutdown. “I introduced a bill to close the Congressional gym during a government shutdown,” Foster tweeted Sunday. “[Speaker…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Lee Enochs The hapless and ineffectual Mitch McConnell must immediately resign as Senate Majority Leader. While this reality is long overdue, being the disastrous architect of the Republican’s most recent healthcare debacle should seal his fate. The handwriting is clearly on the wall and as wise King Solomon once…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke The House passed a spending measure Thursday that includes funding for a portion of President Donald Trump’s border wall with a vote largely along party lines. The funding was included as a part of a “minibus,” which packaged together four appropriations bills aimed at funding the Department of Defense, the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke President Donald Trump issued a ban on transgender people serving in the military to ensure that House Conservatives didn’t derail their own spending bill, which was packed with administration priorities including funds for the border wall. Trump’s stunning Twitter announcement came after defense hawks and social conservatives…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Juliegrace Brufke Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is expected to focus on the importance of accomplishing permanent tax reform in 2017 and the need to incentivize companies to keep their business in the U.S. during his speech to the National Association of Manufacturers Tuesday. According to leadership sources, the Wisconsin…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kent Strobl After the shooting at the congressional baseball team practice Wednesday morning, W.Va. Governor Jim Justice said that the incident was an example of misplaced politics, because congressmen are taking the baseball game too seriously. The shooting incident occurred at the Republican’s team practice in Alexandria, Va., where House…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said that after reading former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony, he understands President Donald Trump’s frustrations during his weekly press conference Thursday. Ryan — who told reporters that he hadn’t watched Comey’s testimony happening simultaneously in the Senate — said that Trump’s reaction…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie House Republicans are scheduled to vote on a bill to repeal the 2010 Dodd-Frank act, according to a statement from House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy announced Friday that the House will review and vote on the Financial CHOICE Act next week, but the exact timing of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky hinted Wednesday that House Republicans’ plan to repeal and replace Obamacare could to get shot down in the Senate. “I don’t know how we get to 50 [votes] at the moment,” McConnell told Reuters in an exclusive interview Wednesday. The Senate majority…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he doesn’t believe Russian President Vladimir Putin ever paid President Donald Trump or Republican California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, telling reporters his 2016 comments were “a bad joke.” McCarthy’s clarification come after The Washington Post reported he made the allegations shortly before Trump…