Tag: House

Pro-Trump Rep Cheney Declines to Run for Senate

Pro-Trump Representative Liz Cheney has declined to run for Senate in Wyoming and instead will stay in the House where she holds a leadership position. According to The Hill: Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the No. 3 Republican in the House, informed her colleagues on Thursday that she will not launch a bid for Wyoming’s open Senate seat, choosing instead

McConnell Declares Impeachment Rules Negotiation Over

Mitch McConnell has claimed that negotiations for the rules of an impeachment trial are over and it is time to move forward. According to The Hill: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) fired back at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi‘s decision to double down in their weeks-long fight over the impeachment trial and warned he will not haggle with

White House Officals Ignore House Subpoenas

Two White House officials ignored House subpoenas to testify on Monday further frustrating the Democrats. According to The Hill: Two White House officials subpoenaed to testify as part of the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry declined to appear at the Capitol on Monday morning, and two others are also expected to be no-shows later in the day.

WHITE HOUSE: Trump Happy With GOP’s Response to Impeachment

The White House is revealing that President Trump is happy with the GOP’s response to impeachment, especially the latest one where they stormed a secret hearing being held by Adam Schiff. According to The Hill: President Trump was happy to see House Republicans storm a closed-door hearing in protest of House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, White House press secretary Stephanie

White House Informs Dems it Won’t Cooperate With Impeachment Inquiry

The White House has sent a letter to House Democrats informing them of its intention not to cooperate with the Democrat’s partisan impeachment inquiry. According to The Hill: The White House on Tuesday wrote to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and three Democratic committee leaders to say it would not cooperate with the House’s ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Trump,

House Lawyer Hints at Expansion of Impeachment Probe

A House of Representatives lawyer has suggested that the impeachment proceedings against President Trump will go beyond his dealings with Ukraine. According to The Hill: The top House lawyer told a judge on Tuesday that Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into President Trump may go beyond the president’s dealings with Ukraine. House General Counsel Doug Letter told U.S. District Judge

House Asks SCOTUS to Reject Trump’s Challenge to Consumer Bureau

Democrat leaders in the House of Representatives have asked the Supreme Court to reject a Trump administration challenge to the Consumer Bureau. According to The Hill: The Democratic-led House of Representatives filed a brief late Monday night asking the Supreme Court to reject a challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) constitutionality. The House filed a

GOP Rep Compares Whistleblower Complaint to Steele Dossier

Republican Representative Devin Nunes is comparing the whistleblower’s complaint against President Trump to the Steele Dossier used by Democrats to justify the Russia investigation. Most of the Steele dossier was proven to be incorrect. According to Town Hall: House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-CA) on Wednesday told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum he believes

House Dems Threaten White House for Ukraine Documents

House Democrats have threatened to subpoena the White House for documents pertaining to the Ukraine controversy. This subpoena would occur should the White House not voluntarily turn them over. According to The Hill: House Democrats are threatening to subpoena the White House for documents on President Trump‘s dealings with Ukraine as part of their impeachment inquiry,

White House Orders Former Trump Aides to Defy House Subpoenas

The White House has ordered two former Trump aides to defy subpoenas from House committees hoping to continue their impeachment push. According to The Hill: The White House has ordered two former aides to President Trump to defy their subpoenas to appear at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday. White House counsel Pat Cipollone said in a letter to