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With Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan stepping down from his position, House Democrats are using his resignation as political gunpowder to use against President Trump and his administration.
It seems as if Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) and Rep. Donna Shalala (D) are more Frenemies than actual friendly colleagues in the U.S. Congress.
“ISIS killers will now escape & boost chances of a resurgence.”
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) was just kicked out of the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment inquiry testimony of former National Security Council export Fiona Hill on Capitol Hill.
In case you missed it, Democrats across the country were elated when the latest Fox News poll showed that 51 percent of Americans favored impeaching President Trump, signaling a change in sentiment towards the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump.
Rep. Charlie Crist (D), the Blue Dog Democrat congressman from Florida who is  listed as having a 94% environmental scorecard by The League of Conservation Voters, is pushing a carbon tax bill that fellow Democratic colleague Rep. Ted Deutch sponsored several months ago.
During a speech at the Values Voter Summit, President Donald Trump said he wants to sue Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep.Adam Schiff for the ongoing impeachment inquiry against him, but was told they both have immunity. “Even if we lose, the American public will understand,” Trump said. “Sue him anyways. Even if we lose, the […]
Appearing on CBS’ “Face The Nation,” Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R) said that he opposes President Donald Trump’s open ask of China to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter’s business transactions in the communist country.
Healthcare reform will be a focal point issue for both Republicans and Democrats in the 2020 presidential election, as Democrats look to add to their 2018 mid-term healthcare advances over their GOP counterparts.
Rep. Ted Deutch (D) is not only rooting for his Michigan Wolverines (4-1) when they take on Illinois (2-3) this Saturday, but the senior congressman from Florida is also cheering on his carbon tax bill that will probably come down for a vote in the near future.
Florida Republican Party of Florida Chairman Joe Gruters was in attendance as was Conservative firebrand Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) at a rally outside of Democratic Congresswoman Donna Shalala’s legislative office to protest her support for Speaker Pelosi’s impeachment inquiry.
During the 2018 mid-term election cycle, Democrats won control of the U.S. House of Representatives by effectively setting a healthcare narrative that Republicans were not capable of countering.
Sen. Rick Scott (R) continues his relentless pursuit to take down the Communist Chinese government at every turn.
President Donald Trump did not disappoint his supporters or the media when he unloaded attack after attack against his detractors during his Minneapolis rally this past Thursday.
Minus a couple of hecklers that were quickly escorted out fo the event, President Donald Trump's rally in front of 20,000 Minnesotans went off without a hitch.
Representative Rashida Tliab (D-MI) is undergoing an extended review by the House Ethics Committee over salary issues from her 2018 campaign; prior to her election into the House of Representatives. This is the first time the committee has acknowledged that Tliab’s actions are being carefully examined. Committee Chairman Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) and Texas Representative Kenny Marchant (R-TX) […]
"We support the Kurds who have been fighting with us.”
With President Donald Trump refusing to cooperate with House Democrats and their call for an impeachment inquiry, congressional Democrats are saying that this is just one more piece of evidence that the president is more than willing to obstruct justice.
