California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) ripped President Trump in his last annual address as governor, touting the Golden State as an alternative “blueprint” for the rest of the country. “The federal government, respectfully, it’s unrecognizable, protecting the powerful at the expense of the vulnerable. Their credo seems to be about fear: fear of the future,…
Read more …
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), who served as a top Democratic leader for more than two decades, warned Thursday that America is moving down a dark road, away from the democratic traditions that have made it unique and onto a path towards self-destruction. In a speech on the House floor to announce his retirement after more…
Read more …
The House on Thursday failed to override President Trump’s vetoes of two previously uncontroversial bills concerning a Colorado water project and expanding lands of a tribe in Florida. The move showcases House Republicans’ loyalty to the president and support for his political battles, as the vetoes had been seen as means of Trump acting on…
Read more …
Vice President Vance called the War Powers Act “fundamentally fake” and unconstitutional, ridiculing the law passed in 1973 shortly after senators on Capitol Hill voted to advance a bipartisan measure to block President Trump from using military force against Venezuela. “Second of all, as the president, I believe himself, has already said every president, Democrat…
Read more …
The House on Thursday shot down an effort to override President Trump’s vetoes on two bipartisan bills, underscoring GOP lawmakers’ loyalty to the president. Shorty, the lower chamber will consider a vote to extend the expired Obamacare subsidies, an effort spearheaded by four GOP members who broke with their party to join Democrats last year. …
Read more …