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Keep Telling Your Members of Congress to Oppose “Universal” Background Check BillsJanuary 19, 2019 at 1:42 PM  Tags: Guns, Congress, California, America, Chicago, University Of Chicago, Department Of Justice, Illinois, Capitol, Fairfax, ATF, Rand Corporation, U S Senators, Gun Rights News, Institute for Legislative Action ILA, National Rifle Association of America ILA 62 people like this. Like In video, Trump gives support to March for Life participantsJanuary 18, 2019 at 3:44 PM  Tags: News, Washington, Ap, Nation, Donald Trump, Trump, Capitol 116 people like this. Like Positive Pro Gun Steps This Week in Virginia Legislature – Anti’s Bills KilledJanuary 18, 2019 at 11:47 AM  Tags: Guns, Virginia, John Bell, Simon, Capitol, Sullivan, Lopez, Hayes, State Police, Bourne, Tran, Toscano, Stoney, Virginia Citizens Defense League Inc, HB, Farris 86 people like this. Like Freshmen House Dems Take Wildly Different Tacks In Shutdown ApproachJanuary 18, 2019 at 7:30 AM WASHINGTON (AP) — One group went to the White House with Republicans to talk about border security and reopening shuttered parts of the government.
Another, led by social media stars, marched around Capitol Hill in a widely-posted but futile search for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — hashtag #WheresMitch.
The Democrats’ two paths within a 12-hour stretch this week demonstrated the dramatic differences emerging among members of the historic freshman class of House Democrats that — tog...Tags: Texas, News, Congress, California, Washington, Senate, White House, Indiana, Ap, Pennsylvania, House, New Jersey, Mitch McConnell, Capitol Hill, Michigan, Nancy Pelosi 49 people like this. Like Two GOP reps meet racist troll Chuck Johnson 'to discuss genetic testing and DNA'January 17, 2019 at 7:49 PM Two GOP congressmen met with noted white supremacist Chuck Johnson about “genetic testing and DNA,” then deny knowing he's a white supremacist.
Holocaust denier and white supremacy troll Chuck Johnson, famous for lawsuit-worthy rumors he shit on the floor in public, met with Republican congressmen Andy Harris and Phil Roe on Wednesday in Capitol hill to discuss “DNA" and "genetics." Johnson is a eugenics proponent.
In the photo above tweeted by Matt Fuller at HuffPost, Reps. Phil Roe of Ten...Tags: Facebook, Chuck, Post, Politics, News, Maryland, Nbc News, Racism, Gop, Tennessee, Johnson, Baltimore, Chuck Johnson, Huffington Post, Eugenics, Matt Fuller 45 people like this. Like 'Where's Mitch?' Dems look to deliver letterJanuary 16, 2019 at 7:58 PM  Tags: News, Senate, Ap, House, Mitch McConnell, Mitch, Capitol 115 people like this. Like 'Where's Mitch?' Dems look to deliver letterJanuary 16, 2019 at 7:58 PM  Tags: News, Senate, House, Mitch McConnell, Mitch, Capitol Emotion run high in Minnesota debate on legalizing marijuanaJanuary 16, 2019 at 5:35 PM Emotions ran high as debate kicked off at the state Capitol on Wednesday on whether Minnesota should legalize recreational marijuana, with cannabis supporters heckling opponents of legalization during a news conference that ended in a shouting match.Tags: Minnesota, Capitol 2 people like this. Like Emotions run high in Minnesota debate on legalizing marijuanaJanuary 16, 2019 at 5:07 PM Emotions ran high as debate kicked off at the state Capitol on Wednesday on whether Minnesota should legalize recreational marijuana, with cannabis supporters heckling opponents of legalization during a news conference that ended in a shouting match.Tags: Minnesota, Capitol 18 people like this. Like Top Democrat claims the State of the Union 'is off' – liveJanuary 16, 2019 at 11:58 AM Steny Hoyer, the Democratic majority leader in the House, State of the Union address is off in an interview with CNNSign up to the daily US morning briefing 4.58pm GMT Steny Hoyer, the Democratic majority leader in the House, makes plain “the State of the Union is off” in an interview with [email protected]: "The letter sounds like she’s asking, but isn’t she just telling him?" Rep. Hoyer: "The speaker is the one who invites the president…”Kate: "So, the State of the Union is off?" Hoyer: "T...Tags: Republicans, Washington, US, US news, Democrats, US politics, House, US Senate, John Adams, Kate, Donald Trump, Wilson, Sotu, Capitol, WaPo, Pelosi 17 people like this. Like Senate Advances Measure to Keep Sanctions on Deripaska UnitsJanuary 16, 2019 at 3:44 AM  Tags: News, Senate, Gop, Treasury, Capitol, JSC, Mnuchin, Steven Mnuchin, Deripaska, United Co Rusal En Group Plc 132 people like this. Like Florida commissioner: Rep. Rashida Tlaib might 'blow up' Capitol, has 'no place in government'January 15, 2019 at 10:11 PM  Tags: Florida, Usa, News, Usa Today, Capitol, U S Capitol, Rashida Tlaib 117 people like this. Like Minnesota lawmakers, activists on all sides gird for new round of gun debate at CapitolJanuary 14, 2019 at 10:19 PM DFL legislators cite election momentum for two new bills, while firearm rights advocates ready to renew resistanceTags: Minnesota, Capitol 8 people like this. Like New Democratic Kansas governor promises bipartisan approachJanuary 14, 2019 at 12:47 PM  Tags: News, Nation, Kansas, Statehouse, Capitol, Topeka, Laura Kelly, Kan AP 62 people like this. Like A Confederate Plaque Has Been Removed From the Texas Capitol BuildingJanuary 13, 2019 at 8:47 PM The plaque was first hung in the Capitol in 1959Tags: Texas, News, Uncategorized, Capitol, Overnight, Onetime, Texas Capitol Building 18 people like this. Like We pay through the nose to live in CaliforniaJanuary 13, 2019 at 8:00 PM Gov. Gavin Newsom’s inaugural address was a bit too long and somewhat disjointed, but he did make some cogent points, including this one:
“Even in a booming economy, there is a disquieting sense that things are not as predictable as they once were, that we must now run faster just to stay in place. Stagnant wages. Costs that keep rising – rent, utilities, visiting the doctor – the basics are increasingly out of reach. We face a gulf between the rich and everyone else – and it’s not just inequal...Tags: New York, Mississippi, California, Opinion, Sport, Austin, Soccer, Missouri, Hawaii, Gavin Newsom, Bay Area, San Francisco Bay Area, Capitol, Austin Texas, Bankrate, Dan Walters 22 people like this. Like Trump Repeatedly Undermines Loyal Soldier Pence In The Shutdown FightJanuary 12, 2019 at 4:30 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — Progress made, said one.
Not so, said the other.
We’ll meet again, said one.
Waste of time, said the other.
Such has been the life lately of Mike Pence, the loyal soldier dispatched by President Donald Trump to lead negotiations over the partial government shutdown.
The vice president has been one of the administration’s most visible emissaries during the shutdown fight, meeting with lawmakers, sitting for interviews and leading staff-level talks. But he’s been repeatedly — a...Tags: News, Congress, Washington, Senate, White House, Joe Biden, Indiana, Ap, Idaho, Maine, House, Capitol Hill, Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump, Trump, Mike Pence 16 people like this. Like They Won Senate Seats. Now Comes the Hard Part: Adjusting to Albany.January 11, 2019 at 6:24 PM A large class of first-time lawmakers must grapple with the ways and wiles of the Capitol before shaking things up.Tags: News, Albany, New York State, Capitol, Rachel, May, Kaplan, Myrie, Politics And Government, State Legislatures, Robert E, Zellnor, Antonacci, Anna (1965- As shutdown drags on, McConnell heads home, angering DemsJanuary 11, 2019 at 6:08 PM Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was not in the Capitol Friday, when some furloughed federal works missed their first paychecks and the government shutdown tied the mark for the longest in American history.Tags: News, Senate, Stories, Mitch McConnell, Capitol, McConnell 24 people like this. Like As shutdown drags on, McConnell heads home to Kentucky, angering DemocratsJanuary 11, 2019 at 4:39 PM Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was not in the Capitol Friday, when some furloughed federal works missed their first paychecks and the government shutdown tied the mark for the longest in American history.Tags: News, Kentucky, Senate, Stories, Mitch McConnell, Capitol, McConnell 36 people like this. Like Texas set to remove Confederate plaque from state CapitolJanuary 11, 2019 at 4:09 PM AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott agreed Friday to remove a plaque in the state Capitol that rejects slavery as the underlying cause of the Civil War, bending after years of resistance by state Republican leaders in the face of Confederate monuments falling nationwide. A unanimous vote by the State Preservation Board, which […]Tags: Texas, News, Ap, Nation, Greg Abbott, Capitol, Austin Texas, State Preservation Board 10 people like this. Like As shutdown drags on, McConnell heads home to Kentucky, leaving Democrats angryJanuary 11, 2019 at 4:02 PM Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was not in the Capitol Friday, when some furloughed federal works missed their first paychecks and the government shutdown tied the mark for the longest in American history.Tags: Kentucky, Senate, Cnn, Mitch McConnell, Capitol, McConnell 31 people like this. Like Members Of Congress Honor Khashoggi 100 Days After His DeathJanuary 11, 2019 at 10:30 AM WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress called for the protection of press freedom around the world Thursday as they honored a U.S.-based Saudi columnist who was killed inside his country’s consulate in Turkey in October.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Adam Schiff of California and Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia were among those attending an event at the Capitol marking 100 days since the slaying of writer Jamal Khashoggi.
Pelosi said Congress is committed to seeing that the people responsible f...Tags: News, Congress, California, Washington Post, Washington, Saudi Arabia, Virginia, Turkey, Iran, Ap, United States, House, Nancy Pelosi, Capitol, Pelosi, Adam Schiff 13 people like this. Like Path cleared for Confederate plaque removal in Texas CapitolJanuary 11, 2019 at 11:59 AM  Tags: Texas, News, Ap, Capitol, Austin Texas, Texas Capitol, State Preservation Board 110 people like this. Like At the Border and in Washington, the White House Digs In on the WallJanuary 10, 2019 at 8:45 PM President Trump traveled to the border and Vice President Mike Pence went to the Capitol to dig in on a border wall, shattering talk of a compromise.Tags: News, Washington, Senate, White House, House Of Representatives, Graham, Collins, Nancy, Trump, Mike Pence, Mike, Capitol, Lindsey, Pence, Pelosi, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals 12 people like this. Like White House Considers Using Storm Aid Funds as a Way to Pay for the Border WallJanuary 10, 2019 at 8:45 PM President Trump traveled to the border and Vice President Mike Pence went to the Capitol to dig in on a border wall, shattering talk of a compromise.Tags: News, Senate, White House, House Of Representatives, Graham, Collins, Nancy, Trump, Mike Pence, Mike, Capitol, Lindsey, Pence, Pelosi, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, United States Politics and Government 50 people like this. Like At the Border and in Washington, White House Digs in on WallJanuary 10, 2019 at 6:12 PM President Trump traveled to the border and Vice President Pence went to the Capitol to dig in on a border wall, shattering talk of a compromise.Tags: News, Senate, House Of Representatives, Graham, Collins, Nancy, Trump, Mike, Capitol, Lindsey, Pence, Pelosi, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, United States Politics and Government, Donald J, Immigration and Emigration 35 people like this. Like What Changes At The Justice Department Will Mean For The Russia InvestigationJanuary 9, 2019 at 4:32 PM  Tags: News, Russia, Justice Department, Capitol, William Barr 123 people like this. Like Democrats Set To Counter Trump After Oval Office AddressJanuary 8, 2019 at 4:00 PM  Tags: News, Senate, House, Nancy Pelosi, Trump, Capitol, Chuck Schumer, Daniel Ochoa 107 people like this. Like Government’s shutdown: Notice anything different? Exactly.January 8, 2019 at 5:31 PM The government shut down December 21st over Senator Chuck Schumer and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi petulantly not wanting Trump to have any border wall funding. The federal government spends $4.4 trillion a year; the $5 billion Trump wanted is one-tenth of 1 percent of that. About the same percent that Elizabeth “Pocahontas” Warren is Native American.
If you are like me, you are more worried about government starting back up than it being shut down.
Who will open our open-air national parks? Who w...Tags: Obama, Opinion, Washington, Iraq, India, Sport, Syria, Nasa, Cnn, Afghanistan, Soccer, House, DMV, Paul ryan, Nancy Pelosi, Jerry Brown 7 people like this. Like |
