by Morgan Chalfant,Mike Lillis and Scott Wong - 10/06/20 3:01 PM ET✕President Trump said Tuesday that he has instructed his top aides to stop negotiating with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on future coronavirus stimulus legislation until after the November election, a risky move just weeks before voters head to the polls.Trump, who is himself currently being treated for COVID-19, accused Pelosi in a series of tweets Tuesday afternoon of “not negotiating in good faith” and seeking “bailouts” for states he says are poorly run by Democratic officials.“I have instructed my...…by Morgan Chalfant,Mike Lillis and Scott Wong - 10/06/20 3:01 PM ET✕President Trump said Tuesday that he has instructed his top aides to stop negotiating with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on future coronavirus stimulus legislation until after the November election, a risky move just weeks before voters head to the polls.Trump, who is himself currently being treated for COVID-19, accused Pelosi in a series of tweets Tuesday afternoon of “not negotiating in good faith” and seeking “bailouts” for states he says are poorly run by Democratic officials.“I have instructed my...WW…

by Mike Lillis and Scott Wong - 03/03/21 4:38 PM ET✕House Democrats will accelerate passage of a sweeping police reform bill, bringing the legislation to the floor Wednesday night — and canceling votes Thursday — amid revelations of new threats to the Capitol.Democrats had initially intended a Thursday vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021. They altered the schedule Wednesday, prompted by fears from lawmakers that their physical safety was at risk from conservative militia groups threatening violence at the Capitol on Thursday, according to four Democratic...…by Mike Lillis and Scott Wong - 03/03/21 4:38 PM ET✕House Democrats will accelerate passage of a sweeping police reform bill, bringing the legislation to the floor Wednesday night — and canceling votes Thursday — amid revelations of new threats to the Capitol.Democrats had initially intended a Thursday vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021. They altered the schedule Wednesday, prompted by fears from lawmakers that their physical safety was at risk from conservative militia groups threatening violence at the Capitol on Thursday, according to four Democratic...WW…

Follow Us   © 1996-2021 News Communication Speaker (D-Calif.) said Thursday that Washington policymakers should act immediately to remove from office just two weeks before his term ends, citing "seditious" acts related to the president's role in encouraging the assault on the U.S. Capitol a day earlier.Pelosi joined Senate Democratic Leader (N.Y) in calling on Vice President to invoke the 25th Amendment to oust Trump without delay. Short of that, she said, the House will impeach him for a second time."Yesterday the president of the United States incited an armed...…Follow Us   © 1996-2021 News Communication Speaker (D-Calif.) said Thursday that Washington policymakers should act immediately to remove from office just two weeks before his term ends, citing "seditious" acts related to the president's role in encouraging the assault on the U.S. Capitol a day earlier.Pelosi joined Senate Democratic Leader (N.Y) in calling on Vice President to invoke the 25th Amendment to oust Trump without delay. Short of that, she said, the House will impeach him for a second time."Yesterday the president of the United States incited an armed...WW…

by Mike Lillis and Scott Wong - 01/03/21 4:49 PM ET✕House Democrats rallied Sunday to elect Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as Speaker in the 117th Congress, overcoming opposition from a handful of restive moderates urging new leadership to grant Pelosi her fourth term at the top of the chamber. The 216-209 vote was more dramatic than anyone would have guessed just two months ago, when Democrats went into the elections predicting big gains to pad their House majority in 2021. Instead, they lost at least 13 seats, trimming their numbers to a mere 222 seats — the smallest House majority in...…by Mike Lillis and Scott Wong - 01/03/21 4:49 PM ET✕House Democrats rallied Sunday to elect Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as Speaker in the 117th Congress, overcoming opposition from a handful of restive moderates urging new leadership to grant Pelosi her fourth term at the top of the chamber. The 216-209 vote was more dramatic than anyone would have guessed just two months ago, when Democrats went into the elections predicting big gains to pad their House majority in 2021. Instead, they lost at least 13 seats, trimming their numbers to a mere 222 seats — the smallest House majority in...WW…

by Mike Lillis and Scott Wong - 11/18/20 4:05 PM ET✕Rep. Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that her next term as Speaker will be her last, making good on a promise she’d made in 2018 to relinquish power after the next midterm elections. “I don’t want to undermine any leverage I may have,” she told reporters in the Capitol, “but I made the statement.”The comments came shortly after House Democrats had voted privately to nominate Pelosi (D-Calif.) to serve another two years at the top of a party she’s led since 2003, marking the longest stretch since the legendary Rep. Sam Rayburn (Texas) died...…by Mike Lillis and Scott Wong - 11/18/20 4:05 PM ET✕Rep. Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that her next term as Speaker will be her last, making good on a promise she’d made in 2018 to relinquish power after the next midterm elections. “I don’t want to undermine any leverage I may have,” she told reporters in the Capitol, “but I made the statement.”The comments came shortly after House Democrats had voted privately to nominate Pelosi (D-Calif.) to serve another two years at the top of a party she’s led since 2003, marking the longest stretch since the legendary Rep. Sam Rayburn (Texas) died...WW…

by Mike Lillis and Scott Wong - 11/16/20 6:21 PM ET✕House Democrats returned to Washington this week licking their wounds after a demoralizing election performance and seeking ways to cool simmering internal tensions heading into the next Congress.After predicting big gains to pad their majority, the party suffered the loss of at least 10 sitting members, with several more expected, and failed to knock off even a single Republican incumbent — something that was virtually unthinkable heading into Nov. 3.The disappointing results have sparked an internal reckoning, one that has featured...…by Mike Lillis and Scott Wong - 11/16/20 6:21 PM ET✕House Democrats returned to Washington this week licking their wounds after a demoralizing election performance and seeking ways to cool simmering internal tensions heading into the next Congress.After predicting big gains to pad their majority, the party suffered the loss of at least 10 sitting members, with several more expected, and failed to knock off even a single Republican incumbent — something that was virtually unthinkable heading into Nov. 3.The disappointing results have sparked an internal reckoning, one that has featured...WW…

by Mike Lillis and Scott Wong - 10/16/20 6:00 PM ET✕More and more Republicans are running for the lifeboats.With President Trump sinking in the polls less than three weeks before the November elections, a growing number of GOP lawmakers are scrambling to distance themselves from their party’s embattled standard-bearer — a shift that’s both illuminated Trump’s tumultuous tenure in the White House and driven cracks in the GOP’s united front at a particularly inconvenient moment for the unpopular president.For vulnerable Republicans at risk of losing seats, the detachment appears designed to...…by Mike Lillis and Scott Wong - 10/16/20 6:00 PM ET✕More and more Republicans are running for the lifeboats.With President Trump sinking in the polls less than three weeks before the November elections, a growing number of GOP lawmakers are scrambling to distance themselves from their party’s embattled standard-bearer — a shift that’s both illuminated Trump’s tumultuous tenure in the White House and driven cracks in the GOP’s united front at a particularly inconvenient moment for the unpopular president.For vulnerable Republicans at risk of losing seats, the detachment appears designed to...WW…

by Mike Lillis and Scott Wong - 10/01/20 8:11 PM ET✕House Democrats on Thursday approved a massive, $2.2 trillion package of coronavirus relief, lending political cover to party centrists in tough races while putting fresh pressure on Senate Republicans to move another round of emergency aid before the coming elections.The vote arrived only after last-ditch negotiations between Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday failed to yield a bipartisan agreement — and it sent a signal that the prospects for such a deal before Nov. 3 have dimmed...…by Mike Lillis and Scott Wong - 10/01/20 8:11 PM ET✕House Democrats on Thursday approved a massive, $2.2 trillion package of coronavirus relief, lending political cover to party centrists in tough races while putting fresh pressure on Senate Republicans to move another round of emergency aid before the coming elections.The vote arrived only after last-ditch negotiations between Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday failed to yield a bipartisan agreement — and it sent a signal that the prospects for such a deal before Nov. 3 have dimmed...WW…