• Democrat Paulette Jordan to face incumbent Jim Risch in Idaho Senate race
    Tuesday, June 2, 2020 from TheHill - The Hill News
    Former Idaho state Rep. Paulette Jordan prevailed in the state's Democratic primary and will face Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) in the fall.Risch, who was unopposed in the Republican primary, will be the heavy favorite...
  • Republican Yvette Herrell to face Rep. Xochitl Torres Small in New Mexico House rematch
    Tuesday, June 2, 2020 from TheHill - The Hill News
    Republican Yvette Herrell won the GOP primary in New Mexico's 2nd District, setting up a high-stakes battle with first-term Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.).Herrell, a member of the state House, beat her nearest...
  • Democrat Kweisi Mfume wins House primary in Maryland
    Tuesday, June 2, 2020 from TheHill - The Hill News
    Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.) won the Democratic primary in Maryland's 7th District on Tuesday, making it likely he'll win a full term of his own in November in the safe blue district.Mfume, the former CEO of the NAACP...
  • Retired St. Louis police captain killed outside looted pawn shop
    Tuesday, June 2, 2020 from TheHill - The Hill News
    A retired St. Louis police captain was found dead in the early hours of Tuesday morning outside of a looted pawn shop, local media reported.David Dorn, 77, was found dead of a gunshot wound outside the shop on Mart...
  • Los Angeles mayor kneels with protesters
    Tuesday, June 2, 2020 from TheHill - The Hill News
    Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D), who has been the target of sharp criticism by activists for his handling of protests in the city against police brutality, knelt with protesters on Tuesday as demonstrators urged him t...
  • Former Rep. David Young wins GOP primary in bid for old House seat
    Tuesday, June 2, 2020 from TheHill - The Hill News
    Former Rep. David Young (R-Iowa) won the Republican primary in Iowa's 3rd congressional district on Tuesday, setting him up a rematch in November against Rep. Cindy Axne (D-Iowa) who unseated him in 2018.With just...
  • Iowa Republican Ashley Hinson wins House primary
    Tuesday, June 2, 2020 from TheHill - The Hill News
    Republican Ashley Hinson won the GOP primary in Iowa's 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, setting up a key battle in one of the nation's most closely-watched swing seats.The Associated Press called the race aft...
  • DC National Guard asks for investigation into use of helicopter to target protesters
    Tuesday, June 2, 2020 from TheHill - The Hill News
    The District of Columbia National Guard has asked for an investigation into the use of a helicopter in the city to disperse crowds protesting the killing of George Floyd, officials told The Hill."Maj. Gen. William...
  • Republican Mark Ronchetti to face Rep. Ben Ray Lujan in New Mexico Senate race
    Tuesday, June 2, 2020 from TheHill - The Hill News
    New Mexico Republican Mark Ronchetti won New Mexico's GOP Senate primary, setting up a battle with Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D) in the race to replace retiring Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.).Rochetti, a former television meteor...
  • Warren asks Pentagon IG to probe military role in Trump's protest response
    Tuesday, June 2, 2020 from TheHill - The Hill News
    Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has called on the Pentagon's internal watchdog to investigate any role the military has played in supporting law enforcement efforts responding to protests in Washington, D.C., and across t...
  • Rod Rosenstein to kick off Senate’s Russia redux hearings
    Tuesday, June 2, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 09: The Justice Department building on a foggy morning on December 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. It is expected that the Justice Department Inspector General will release his report on the investigation into the Justice and FBIs conduct during the FISA warrant process as it relates to the 2016 election today.(Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) The former deputy attorney general will testify this week amid the pandemic and protests across the U.S.
  • As Trump rages, Republicans plead for calm
    Monday, June 1, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    GOP senators urged the president to ease tensions — not inflame them.
  • Black lawmakers look to 'forcefully respond' to police brutality crisis
    Monday, June 1, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks during a press conference outside the Midtown Global Market on May 30, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Omar was joined by Minnesota State Sen. Jeff Hayden (L), and Minnesota State Rep. Ray Dehn (R) to speak about the ongoing protests and damage done to the city during the fallout after the death of George Floyd in police custody. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) Congressional Black Caucus rushes to keep a message of national protests in the spotlight amid pandemic.
  • McConnell and Pelosi's next battle: How to help the 40 million unemployed
    Sunday, May 31, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 20: Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) arrives for a meeting with a select group of Senate Republicans, Senate Democrats, and Trump administration officials in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill March 20, 2020 in Washington, DC. The small group of lawmakers and officials are in negotiations about the phase 3 coronavirus stimulus bill, which leaders say they hope to have passed by Monday. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) The divide over jobless benefits will dominate the fight over a new coronavirus aid package.
  • Ilhan Omar says protests valid, destruction not
    Sunday, May 31, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    A protester confronts police officers near the entrance to the White House in Washington on Saturday. “People are sick and tired of being sick and tired. And we need to really step back and say to ourselves, where do we actually go from here?’”
  • African-American congresswoman pepper-sprayed during racism protest
    Saturday, May 30, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    Joyce Beatty was trying to deescalate a confrontation with police.
  • Schumer to ‘conspiracy caucus’ GOP: Stop probe into origins of Russia investigation
    Friday, May 29, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    He also outlined Democratic priorities.
  • McConnell says officers involved in George Floyd's death 'look pretty darn guilty'
    Friday, May 29, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    He also condemned the violent protests that spread in the wake of the killing.
  • Rep. Demings slams police killings as a 'stain on our country'
    Friday, May 29, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    In a blistering op-ed in The Washington Post, the black congresswoman outlined her professional origins as a police officer, detailing her pride and love for the job.
  • Key House panels to interview State Department officials in probe of fired watchdog
    Friday, May 29, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    The Oversight and Foreign Affairs panels are probing Steve Linick’s firing.
  • Bob Casey tests positive for coronavirus antibodies
    Friday, May 29, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    “This positive test means that I likely had COVID-19 at some point over the last several months," he said.
  • Senate committee to vote on new subpoenas on Russia probe origins
    Thursday, May 28, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    The effort is the latest in a series of new investigations Senate Republicans are pursuing amid encouragement from Trump himself.
  • Effort to renew FISA crumbles
    Thursday, May 28, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    It was a rare legislative setback for Pelosi, and Trump rejoiced.
  • Pelosi has not been tested for coronavirus
    Thursday, May 28, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    “I said to the doctor, should I be having a test? He said no," the speaker says.
  • Tim Kaine tests positive for coronavirus antibodies
    Thursday, May 28, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    "We will keep following CDC guidelines — hand-washing, mask wearing, social distancing," he says.
  • Bipartisan revolt upends vote to reauthorize FISA
    Wednesday, May 27, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    Trump, Republicans and progressives all opposed the bill.
  • 'Like a letter carrier': House takes historic plunge with first proxy votes
    Wednesday, May 27, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    House impeachment manager Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, after the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump concluded for the day. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) The move to allow some lawmakers to vote remotely set off a partisan clash that underscores the broader divide over how to respond to the pandemic.
  • Sam Johnson, ex-Texas congressman and former Vietnam POW, dies at 89
    Wednesday, May 27, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    He spent more than two decades in the House.
  • Romney condemns Trump for Scarborough tweets: ‘Enough already’
    Wednesday, May 27, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    The death of a former staffer for Joe Scarborough has been dragged back into the spotlight in recent weeks by the president.
  • ‘There’s no stigma attached to wearing a mask’: McConnell makes plea in favor of face masks
    Wednesday, May 27, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    He targets his message to young people.
  • Rod Rosenstein to testify before Senate panel on Russia probe
    Wednesday, May 27, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    The hearing comes as part of a GOP-led Judiciary Committee investigation that has been cheered on by Trump and his allies.
  • Marco Rubio zeroes in on Russia — not Obama
    Wednesday, May 27, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., reaches for hand sanitizer at a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing for Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May. 5, 2020. The panel is considering Ratcliffe's nomination for director of national intelligence. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) The new Senate Intelligence Committee chairman has no interest in fighting Trump's election-year battles.
  • Kevin McCarthy asks Dems to pull FISA bill
    Tuesday, May 26, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    The measure, which would renew expired surveillance tools, is facing last-minute opposition from President Trump.
  • Grassley says White House 'failed' on watchdog firings
    Tuesday, May 26, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    The White House said Trump “acted within his constitutional and statutory authority” when he fired Michael Atkinson and Steve Linick.
  • House Republicans plan to sue Pelosi over proxy voting
    Tuesday, May 26, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    House House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer walks toward the Senate chambers on Thursday as the House prepares for a vote on Covid-19 legislation. Republicans claim proxy voting, which the House will use this week, is unconstitutional.
  • DOJ drops investigations into 3 senators’ stock trades
    Tuesday, May 26, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    The senators had made stock transactions during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic.
  • Schumer blasts SBA's 'ideological' attacks on Planned Parenthood loans
    Tuesday, May 26, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    The SBA's position has been that individual locations of the nonprofit organization may have violated size limits on the loans.
  • Congress.gov New, Tip and Top for May of 2020, Part 2
    Tuesday, May 26, 2020 from In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress » Congress
    The redesigned Congressional Record header on Congress.gov. Earlier this month, Andrew shared the exciting news about several significant new features that had been added to Congress.gov including the new Global Search bar, the addition of Committee Prints, and translation of the Overview of...
  • Top Republican yanks endorsement of House candidate who made offensive social media posts
    Monday, May 25, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    This undated photo provided by the Howze for Congress campaign shows Republican 10th Congressional District candidate Ted Howze in Modesto, Calif. California is one of the most heavily Democratic states in the country, but Republicans this year are determined to regain a string of U.S. House seats the party lost to Democrats two years ago. President Donald Trump, who wants the House back under GOP control and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi demoted, has said that with hard work Republicans In a statement, the House GOP leader said "hateful rhetoric has no place within the Republican Party."
  • Pandemic jumbles House agenda
    Monday, May 25, 2020 from Politico.com: Congress
    Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, during a break in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) The House is facing deadlines for appropriations, a defense policy bill and more coronavirus packages.
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