House Democrats Are Holding the First Vote on Gun Control in More Than a Decade
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks at a press conference to announce the introduction of legislation to expand background checks for all gun sales on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Washington.Alex Brandon/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The House of Representatives will vote on two gun control bills this week that…
Trump Just Lost Another Election In California
Jessica Patterson speaks to delegates at the California Republican Party convention in Sacramento, California.Steve Yeater/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Saturday, around 1,500 members of the California Republican Party gathered in Sacramento, California, for their 2019 convention’s main event: a debate between three candidates locked in a divisive battle…
“We Are Here to Say, ‘Enough Is Enough’”: Elizabeth Warren Formally Launches Bid for President
Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks in Lawrence, Massachusetts, SaturdayScreenshot of Facebook Live video Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) formally announced her run for president on Saturday at a rally in the former mill town of Lawrence, Massachusetts—the setting for one of the country’s most famous labor strikes…
Watch Stacey Abrams Star in a Super Bowl Ad
Abrams in 2018.John Amis/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Stacey Abrams, the former Democratic legislative leader who ran a spirited campaign to be Georgia’s governor in 2018, features in a television ad set to run in the state on Super Bowl Sunday. The ad boosts Fair Fight, Abrams’s initiative to…
Are Trump’s Attacks on Mueller Working?
Mueller testifying on Capitol Hill in 2010.Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As House Democrats ramp up their investigations into ties between President Donald Trump and Russia, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll has found that a clear majority of Americans supports their efforts. About six in ten adults want Democrats…
Nancy Pelosi Is Voted Speaker of the House, Which Means Democrats Are Officially in Control
Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California is applauded at the Capitol ahead of the vote that made her speaker of the House for the second time.Carolyn Kaster/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Thursday afternoon, Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was elected speaker of the House for the 116th Congress. In the biggest…