Earlier this week, Rashida Tlaib sent a letter to her Democratic colleagues, asking them to support the resolution. The letter was circulated among a targeted set of members who in the past had shown interest in similar resolution.
Another confrontation with Congress is looming as President Donald Trump wants at least $8.6 billion more for his Mexico border wall funding.
Here is an analysis on reasons behind the failure of the first round of negotiations that led to a partial government shutdown.
Rising political star Rep. Ilhan Omar made waves as one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress. But have tweets some have condemned as antisemitic derailed her career?
Despite Trump's rhetoric in 2017, nearly 60 Democrats and one Republican showed their "commitment to the Paris Agreement and that the United States is still in and should not withdraw."
Both House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand plan to bring active trans military personnel to the State of the Union as their guests in an act of solidarity against Trump's ban against transgender people in the armed forces.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hoped President Trump would reopen the government at the earliest after the latter held her responsible for canceling the State Of The Union address.
The direct and indirect economic effects will become meaningful if the shutdown continues, and the market’s benign assessment will have a downward risk, economists tell International Business Times.
“I’m an Asian trapped in a white body,” Rep. Ed Case (D-HI) said at a press event, which led to an array of memes on Twitter.
Minutes after the president’s address to the nation wrapped up, reactions started pouring in on social media from politicians, authors, journalists and humanitarian organizations.
Political coverage shifted CBS’ Tuesday night plans for the “FBI” and “NCIS: New Orleans” midseason premieres.
“Saturday Night Live” kicked off with a Fox News sketch.
Officials agree that one area where Democrats and Republicans can work bi-partisan is improving America’s infrastructure, repairing bridges, roads and airports.
The midterm election results are barely in and there is already debate about how the Democrats taking over the House and the Republicans holding the Senate will impact the stock market.
Margaret was also Duncan’s campaign manager and the couple allegedly used her campaign’s credit card for non-campaign personal expenses.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the 24 documents many of which gave advice to schools on how to deal with Supreme Court decisions on race and admissions "were unnecessary, outdated, inconsistent with existing law, or otherwise improper."
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the administration was not dropping its policy of "zero-tolerance" of illegal immigration but it needed a "temporary solution" until it can house migrant families.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, a Trump appointee, told reporters at a White House briefing the administration was only strictly enforcing the law.
“How can you enjoy a Mexican dinner as you’re deporting and imprisoning tens of thousands of people that come here seeking asylum in the United States?” one protester shouted at Kirstjen Nielsen at the Mexican restaurant.
On Thursday, the Defense secretary reassured immigrant service members that they will not have to face deportation.
Last year, several Democratic members of Congress wore white to Trump's first speech to a joint Congress -- but things have gotten dark over the past year to make way for the #sotublackout protest Tuesday.
Rubashkin, who was a manager at the Agriprocessors meat plant in Iowa, was found guilty of 86 counts of bank fraud in 2009 and sentenced to 27 years in prison.
