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Congresswoman's Powerful Plea: "I Know What It's Like to See a Gun Pointed at You"
Hudson Hongo · 06/23/16 12:10AMRepublican Congressman Interrupts Sit-In to Shriek "Radical Islam!" a Few Times
Hudson Hongo · 06/22/16 10:36PMDemocrats Shout in Protest as Paul Ryan Attempts Regular House Business
Hudson Hongo · 06/22/16 09:45PMThe Democrats Are Boldly Fighting For a Bad, Stupid Bill
Alex Pareene · 06/22/16 03:20PM
After Democrats in the Senate staged a filibuster in support of gun control measures, their colleagues in the House have begun a “sit-in” aimed at embarrassing Republicans into allowing a vote on a measure that would restrict the ability of suspected terrorists to legally buy guns. The move is fantastic political theater. It’s also a tremendous waste of popular support and activist energy in support of a measure that isn’t just ineffective but also actively offensive.
House Democrats Hold Sit-in to Demand Gun Control Vote
Ashley Feinberg · 06/22/16 12:11PMClose Your Porn Tabs Before Posting Screenshots to Your Congressional Campaign Page
Ashley Feinberg · 05/16/16 04:51PMFresh Out of Federal Prison, Michael Grimm Mulls a Return to Politics
Andy Cush · 05/06/16 02:45PMWhen Will the House Censure Dennis Hastert, the Child Predator Who Used to Lead It?
Andy Cush · 04/27/16 01:55PM
When a member of the U.S. House of Representatives commits some sort of misconduct, the House is empowered to formally censure that member, holding a public hearing devoted to airing out their misdeeds. When will it censure Dennis Hastert, the former speaker who admitted today to sexually abusing children?
A Wine Retailer and Chris Matthews's Wife Spent $15.2 Million Losing the Nation's Most Expensive House Race
Brendan O'Connor · 04/27/16 12:50PM
On Tuesday, Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin—a professor at American University and the husband of deputy treasury secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin—won Maryland’s 8th Congressional District Democratic primary, triumphing over both a former corporate executive married to a national television anchor, and a self-funding millionaire businessman. It was an expensive loss for them both.