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BILL BARROW
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump's pitch to send Americans $5,000 checks should Republicans prevail in the November midterms is drawing scorn from some members of Congress — the very people who have constitutional authority over federal spending.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), and Joe Neguse (D-CO) introduced the No Pardon Paydays Act.
Trump has handed out blanket pardons to January 6th insurrectionists and those who padded his pockets – including those who engaged in acts of violence. Many of the January 6th insurrectionists who received pardons have since committed new crimes.
Miranda Jeyaretnam
The White House website on Thursday launched a series of arcade-style video games promoting President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Lisa Mascaro
Rep. Ted Lieu said House Democrats have been researching potential Trump administration voter suppression scenarios similar to one revealed in a whistleblower’s claim that the U.S. Postal Service is possibly jeopardizing mail-in ballots.
Lieu said the message he wants to give Americans is simple: ”Just go … vote,” he said, using a profanity.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD) introduced the Congressional Authorization for Federal Building Names Act that would require Congress to expressly authorize the renaming of federal property.
Mike Lillis
House Democrats want 2029 to be the year of reckoning for Trump administration officials.
Democrats have long accused top members of President Trump's team of violating laws across a wide range of activities, from deadly immigration raids and strikes on alleged drug boats, to financial self-dealing and targeting Trump's political enemies for prosecutions.
Zac Anderson
Secretary of State Marco Rubio's appearance before a congressional committee on June 3 was punctuated by a tense exchange over whether President Donald Trump has dozed off during important business.
Ashleigh Fields
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said he’d never seen President Trump fall asleep during meetings.
Associated Press
During his second day of testimony on Capitol Hill, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he hopes that the latest round of high-level political talks between Israel and Lebanon will result in a joint statement on ending hostilities. Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the U.S. are meeting at the State Department for a second day of negotiations.
Watch the full hearing in the video player above.
Joshua Barajas
Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a tense exchange in a congressional hearing Wednesday over President Donald Trump dozing off in public appearances, like Cabinet meetings.
Watch the exchange in our video player above.
Lieu asked Rubio to focus on the president, whose eyes are closed, in a video of a Cabinet meeting in December.