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April 26, 2017

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) blasted President Trump's proposed tax reform policy on Monday, calling it "voodoo economics on steroids" that's as credible as the existence of "magic, unicorns, or Batman."


April 26, 2017

The Trump administration prepared Wednesday to release a tax reform plan that calls for big corporate rate cuts and an increase in standard deductions, a pricey package that could face an uphill climb in Congress.


April 22, 2017

The congressman representing UCLA and much of West Los Angeles held a town hall Thursday where he used satire, video clips and celebrities to keep the discussion light.

About 400 people packed the Santa Monica High School theater and greeted Rep. Ted Lieu with a standing ovation.


April 21, 2017

A Democratic lawmaker with a history of trolling President Donald Trump is at it again ― this time taunting him with a pic of a crowd at a town hall event on Thursday night.

Issues: Local Issues

April 21, 2017

A recent airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq is believed to have caused more than 270 civilian deaths, a tragedy that provoked an international outpouring of grief and outrage.


April 20, 2017

On the way to this week's visit to Saudi Arabia, Secretary of Defense James Mattis was asked what the Trump administration would do to bolster its ally in the war in Yemen.

His answer was surprising.


April 20, 2017

President Donald Trump's unique tweeting habits have helped him build a public persona that is direct, candid, and pugnacious. While he is not the first politician to us Twitter as a direct mouthpiece to the people, he takes his candidness to a new level.


April 20, 2017

Democrats are warning that President Donald Trump has a credibility problem as his administration grapples with the prospect of a new North Korean nuclear test.


April 18, 2017

The White House needs to outline a clear strategy on Syria and North Korea, and obtain congressional approval if it wants to use military force, Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) told Pacific Council members during Spring Conference 2017.