House Democrats come out en masse against DHS funding bill

Only a handful of House Democrats are expected to back a DHS funding bill this week after top party leaders spoke out against it during a closed-door caucus meeting Wednesday, according to three people granted anonymity to describe the meeting. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was among the many Democrats who spoke out against the bill, […]

Trump rips Europe at Davos for wrong ‘direction,’ points to migration and spending

President Donald Trump blasted European nations for not being ‘recognizable’ at the World Economic Forum in Davos Wednesday.  ‘I don’t want to insult anybody and say I don’t recognize it,’ Trump said during his special address Wednesday. ‘And that’s not in a positive way. That’s in a very negative way. And I love Europe and […]

Trump doubles down on Greenland push as polls show little public support

As President Donald Trump escalates his efforts to acquire Greenland from Denmark, the latest national polls reveal that most Americans oppose taking over the massive and crucially strategic island that lies between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. Trump is holding crucial talks Wednesday on Greenland with NATO allies during a quick stop in Davos, Switzerland. […]

Judge denies lawmaker request for ‘independent monitor’ to oversee Epstein files release

A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the Justice Department’s disclosure of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, while conceding the lawmakers have raised “legitimate concerns” about the department’s compliance with the law. In a 7-page opinion, U.S. District […]

House Oversight to depose Ghislaine Maxwell

Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein, will sit for a deposition before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Feb. 9, chair James Comer said Wednesday. The announcement came during a markup of contempt measures for Bill and Hillary Clinton, who refused to comply with subpoenas to sit for scheduled depositions last […]

Democrats dodge questions as House GOP prepares contempt votes against the Clintons

House Democrats are largely mum about whether they’ll help Republicans advance a pair of contempt resolutions against former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday. The House Oversight Committee is meeting at 10 a.m. to weigh a pair of reports on holding the Clintons in contempt of Congress for defying […]

Former Rep MTG dumps cold water on Trump’s Greenland acquisition ambitions: ‘We’ve heard that one before’

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — a Republican who left office earlier this year after a falling out with President Donald Trump last year — poured cold water on the president’s ambitions to add Greenland to the U.S. ‘We are approaching $40 Trillion in debt and Social Security is going to be insolvent by 2033. […]

Capitol agenda: Lawmakers nearly at the funding finish line

Congress is on track to avoid another shutdown, but it needs to clear several hurdles in a short amount of time in order to beat its month-end deadline. The pressure is on the House to pass four of the most challenging spending bills Thursday — to fund the departments of Defense, HHS, Labor, HUD, Transportation, […]