House Republicans have gone back to square one after a deal reached on Thursday was deemed a failure just hours later. The agreement, which was thrown together after a day of negotiations between the different ideological corners in the House Republican Conference, and Donald Trump's Team, failed by 174 votes to 236 with only one voter present and 20 … [Read more...] about House Republicans Face Tough Questions as Spending Deal Goes Up in Flames”
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Trump Mocks AOC Over Leadership Bid Failure: ‘Don’t Give Up, Success Takes Time’
Donald Trump, the President-elect, offered some encouragement to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (Socialists-NY) after she did not secure enough votes for her to take the lead as the top Democrat in the House Oversight and Accountability Committee during the upcoming Congress. AOC's bid was defeated by Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly. Connolly received 131 votes, while … [Read more...] about Trump Mocks AOC Over Leadership Bid Failure: ‘Don’t Give Up, Success Takes Time’
Democrats Snub AOC for Key Role on Oversight Committee
According to multiple reports, Gerry Connolly (D-VA) defeated Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, DNY, in a landslide Tuesday, and is now the top-ranking member of the House Oversight Committee. The establishment won a major victory with Ocasio Cortez’s defeat. The system is tightly controlled by the party bosses who disagree with Ocasio-Cortez's anti-establishment … [Read more...] about Democrats Snub AOC for Key Role on Oversight Committee
Pelosi Allegedly Opposing AOC’s Effort to Secure Influential House Role
Seeing the left eating the left is always good because someone has to lose. Two of the most divisive, extreme members of the U.S. House of Representatives--Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)--are on different sides of the fence on a key issue, according to a report from Punchbowl News. AOC thinks that she is ready for more and … [Read more...] about Pelosi Allegedly Opposing AOC’s Effort to Secure Influential House Role
Nancy Mace Sparks Outrage with Push to Ban ‘Trans Women’ from Women’s Restrooms
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-SC, has ignited a firestorm with her resolution that would ban "trans women", from using the women's bathrooms on Capitol Hill. Democrats accuse Mace of targeting Rep. Sarah McBride, a biological man who identifies herself as a "woman." McBride, who won the Delaware at-large district election, will join the new Congress on January 1. Mace, a rape … [Read more...] about Nancy Mace Sparks Outrage with Push to Ban ‘Trans Women’ from Women’s Restrooms