House Democrats push back on Trump's efforts to take credit for the economy
By Naomi Jagoda - 01/28/2020
House Democrats on Tuesday sought to push back on efforts by President Trump to take credit for positive economic data, as the president is set to make the economy a key part of his reelection message.
During a series of speeches on the House floor, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer… Read more »
After Virginia Ratification of Equal Rights Amendment
By Connection Newspaper Staff - 01/28/2020
Rep. Don Beyer (D-8), a longtime supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and cosponsor of legislation to extend the deadline for ratification, issued the following statement after the Virginia General Assembly voted to ratify the ERA:
“Today, Virginia became the 38th… Read more »
Coons, Chu, faith and civil rights leaders call for passage of NO BAN Act
By Delaware News Desk - 01/27/2020
Three years after President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban first separated thousands of families, Sen. Chris Coons, D-Delaware, and Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, brought together on Jan. 27 members of Congress, faith and civil rights leaders, and individuals directly impacted… Read more »
Paid parental leave for federal employees
By WJLA Staff - 01/26/2020
Congress guaranteed family leave for federal employees in the 2020 NDAA. Starting next year, new parents will be able to take several weeks off from their federal positions. Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) says that this new policy will hopefully set the standard across the nation.
“We don’t have paid family… Read more »
GAO: White House violated law by holding back aid for Ukraine
By Jamie Dupree - 01/16/2020
Just before the official start of the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, the Government Accountability Office said Thursday that the White House had broken federal law by withholding over $200 million in military aid for Ukraine, as Democrats said the new findings should… Read more »
White House spokesman roasted over Obama tweet
By J. Edward Moreno - 1/10/2020
White House spokesman Hogan Gidley came under fire from Democrats on Friday after tweeting that critics of President Trump didn't raise concerns about "imminent attacks" when former President Obama ordered military operations against senior al Qaeda leaders.
Trump has come under scrutiny for… Read more »
Lawmakers Fume About Trump Admin’s Lack of Iran Explanation After ‘Insulting’ Briefing
By Sam Brodey, Betsy Swan & Spencer Ackerman - 01/08/2020
A day after Iranian ballistic missiles hit Iraqi bases used by U.S. forces, the Trump administration’s first briefings on Iran for legislators went so poorly that even its allies walked out saying that the White House was… Read more »
Republicans spread lie that Democrats 'mourn' Iranian general
By Dylan Stableford - 01/08/2020
One of President Trump’s most vocal defenders in the House, Georgia Republican Doug Collins, pushed the envelope of political commentary by saying Wednesday that Democrats “mourn” the death of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed a week ago by an American airstrike in… Read more »
Pompeo’s shifting reasons for killing Soleimani puts the strike on shaky legal ground
By Aaron Rupar - 01/07/2020
The Trump administration’s justification for killing Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s top military commander, has subtly shifted since last Thursday. But the implications of that shift have profound implications in terms of the legality of an American action… Read more »
Washington Area Officials Respond To Assassination Of Top Iranian Military Leader, Potential War
By Esther Ciammachilli - 01/03/2020
Elected officials from around the Washington region are responding to the airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump that killed Iranian Major Gen. Qassem Soleimani early Friday.
The drone airstrike occurred in the early morning hours near… Read more »
