Trump’s Buddy Chris Collins Just Resigned From Congress
Ron Sachs/Getty Hours after reports emerged that Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) was expected to plead guilty to insider trading charges, the Daily Beast broke the news that Collins had resigned his seat on Monday. Several other outlets, including the Washington Post, confirmed that the four-term congressman had stepped down. Collins’ departure from the House marks an inglorious…
Trump and His Right-Wing Allies Are Losing Their Minds Over the Whistleblower Complaint
Chip Somodevilla/Getty The long-anticipated whistleblower complaint that has become a central part of House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump was finally released Thursday, and it did not reflect well on the White House. There was already damning public information thanks to a memo, released Wednesday, detailing what was said during Trump’s July 25…
A Formal Impeachment Investigation Is Underway. Now What?
AP Photo/Evan Vucci It’s happening: On Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the launch of a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump following reports last week that Trump attempted to bully Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky into investigating former vice president and Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden’s son. But the process for impeaching a president…
In Next Year’s Biggest Senate Primary, It’s AOC Vs. the Kennedys
AP(3) Last December, during one of her busy trips down to Washington to prepare for her congressional swearing-in, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez grabbed lunch with Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.). The 29-year-old congresswoman-elect wanted to discuss potential opportunities to collaborate with the 72-year-old political veteran who, in 2009, had authored an ambitious climate bill that passed the House…
Corey Lewandowski Wants to Run for Senate. He’s Spent the Last 3 Years in Trump’s Swamp.
Corey Lewandowski testifies at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on September 17..Alex Wong/Getty Halfway through the fourth hour of Corey Lewandowski’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee last week, Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) asked the former Trump campaign manager about his work since the 2016 election. By and large, that work appears to have entailed…
GOP Congressman Says DC Statehood Would Make It Harder for His Staff to Park
Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty When Congress held a hearing Thursday on the possibility of statehood for Washington, DC, Republicans came prepared with all the usual arguments for why district residents shouldn’t be represented in the US House and Senate. DC statehood might violate the Constitution, they claimed. DC wouldn’t be able to support itself financially, they worried.…