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When the Socialist President from Bolivia, Evo Morales, was forced to resign after he was reelected under questionable circumstances, both American and pro-Democracy Latin American legislators welcomed Morales resignation as a win for free and fair elections in that country, and hopefully the end of Socialism.
The dictionary states that the term “sexism” means the “prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex,” but House Democrats seem to have their own definition for the word.
.. A few moments ago I placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and as I stepped back and stood during the moment of silence that followed, I said a small prayer. And it occurred to me that each of my predecessors has had a similar moment, and I wondered if our prayers weren't very much the...
Bolivia's socialist government led by President Evo Morales appears to have lost power. Reports coming out of Bolivia state that President Morales has left office after the head of Bolivia's armed forces called for his resignation.
As the House Judiciary Committee, which is led by Democratic Chairman Adam Schiff, calls its first to witnesses to an open impeachment inquiry hearing later this week, House Republicans have stated that they will be subpoenaing the whistleblower and Hunter Biden to testify in front of the committee.
After receiving significant pushback for making anti-Semitic comments prior to entering the U.S. Congres, and for her "all about the Benjamins" comment she made after arriving in Washington, D.C., Muslim-American Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) tweets are once again at the center of the anti-Semitism argument.
A recent Washington Post story detailing how criminal drug smugglers are sawing through portions of the newly-erected Trump border wall has some House Democrats saying “I told ya so,” as the news somewhat makes their case that the border wall would be ineffective.
One of the key witnesses in the impeachment inquiry investigation by House Democrats, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, appears to have lied under oath during her interview.
The attorney for the whistleblower at the center of the House impeachment inquiry, Mark Zaid, got a little defensive today when former Fox News Anchor Megyn Kelly called his 2017 anti-Trump tweets "clearly partisan" and "harshly anti-Trump & reveal an unambiguous desire to oust the prez."
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) does not shy away from a political brawl, nor does he care to watch what he says about his Democratic colleagues in the house. Rep. Gaetz is persona non grata with many House Democrats that are wading through the impeachment weeds.
Freshman Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D) is considered by many to be “ bien arrecha” (Spanish slang for not mincing her words, acting tough) with her approach of calling out President Trump and his administration for what he believes are improprieties
Term-limited state Rep. Dane Eagle (R) becomes the first official candidate to replace U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney (R) in what will be a hotly contested GOP primary race.
Moderate or “Blue Dog Democrat” Rep. Charlie Crist has a big fat bullseye on his back, as the prominent and likable former governor of Florida is being targeted by a slew of Republican congressional candidates and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) in the 2020 presidential election cycle.
The political fat lady has begun to sing her farewell song to Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, this as the latest Quinnipiac Poll in Iowa finds Biden trailing frontrunner Sen. Elizabeth Warren by 5 points.
Democrats, who ran and won on healthcare in the 2018 midterm elections because Republicans failed to effectively counter-message, are once again poised to run on that very issue in the 2020 presidential election cycle.
A suspect in the massacre of 9 Americans in Mexico has been arrested south of the Arizona-Mexico border with two hostages and arsenal of weapons.
Air Force veteran and congressional candidate Anna Paulina Luna has just scored one of the most highly sought after Republican endorsements, the support of one of President Donald Trump’s most loyal supporters, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) of Florida.
Congressional Democrats and Climate Change advocates like to paint a gloomy picture that President Trump is a “climate change denier” and that he does not care what happens to the earth.
