House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Says No Impeachment Vote “At This Time”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threw a wet blanket over the impeachment inquiry on Tuesday night, telling reporters that the House would not hold a full vote authorizing an impeachment proceeding “at this time.” She took care to point out that the vote isn’t required. “We’re not here to call bluffs. We’re here to find the…
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…
The Impractical, Unsophisticated, Very Necessary Long-Shot Campaign to Unseat Nancy Pelosi
Compliments Shahid Buttar for Congress “I’m pretty sure,” says the man running to unseat Nancy Pelosi, “I am the only congressional candidate in the history of the republic who has spent time at Burning Man rhyming about the climate crisis and police violence and the role of immigrants in our community.” Shahid Buttar is laughing…
Ilhan Omar and Nancy Pelosi Go to Ghana and Stick It to Trump
Ilhan Omar/Twitter So much for the apparent feud between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the progressive freshman congresswomen who make up “the squad.” Pelosi joined Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on a recent trip to Ghana, standing in solidarity against President Donald Trump and his supporters, who have said that Omar—who emigrated from Somalia as…
How Much Does Age Affect the Democratic Candidates’ Policies?
Wilfredo Lee/AP During the first Democratic debate of the 2020 presidential primaries, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), who is 38 years old, turned to 76-year-old former Vice President Joe Biden and said, “If we’re going to solve the issues of climate chaos, pass the torch. If we’re going to solve the issue of student loan debt,…
Trump Creates Yet Another Firestorm After Attack on Cummings
J. Scott Applewhite/AP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday denounced President Donald Trump’s attacks against Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) as “racist,” after the president derided Cummings’ predominantly black district as a “disgusting, rat and rodent-infested mess.” “We all reject racist attacks against [Cummings] and support his steadfast leadership,” Pelosi said, marking the second time in…