House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is not seeking reelection and will retire in January 2019, citing his responsibilities as a father.
“What I realized is, if I am here for one more term, my kids will only have ever …
Continue ReadingRepresentative Luis Gutierrez called on the House of Representatives to take up legislation that would protect hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who were brought here as young children from deportation, so-called DACA recipients.
“The President still plans to kill …
Continue ReadingRepublican Congressman Trey Gowdy announced on Twitter that he will not be seeking reelection to the House of Representatives. He represents the 4th congressional district of South Carolina and was first elected to Congress in the Tea Party wave …
Continue ReadingHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi rejected a proposal that would reopen the government that Senate Democrats have pledged to support.
“I don’t see that there’s any reason — I’m speaking personally and hearing from my members — to support what …
Continue ReadingRepresentative Ed Royce of California, chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, announced his retirement on Monday. Royce’s announcement had brought the number of Republicans who are either leaving the House or seeking office elsewhere, to 30.
But …
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