Lawmakers return to the nation's capital, primed to kick off a frantic three-week legislative period during which they will try to tackle some of the most pressing political concerns facing the country.
Lawmakers return to the nation's capital Monday, primed to kick off a frantic three-week legislative period during which they will try to tackle some of the most pressing political concerns facing the country. But if a divided Congress guarantees anything in today's political climate, it's likely to produce a lot of finger-pointing and more partisan gridlock.
So far, President Donald Trump is not demanding additional money for the border wall, seemingly satisfied by his success at diverting $3.6 billion of military construction appropriations to pay for the wall. In the coming days, House Democrats are expected to consider whether to take another vote to disapprove of the president's national emergency declaration at the border.
In the meantime, the House -- having already passed gun sale universal background check legislation -- will work to advance several other measures, including a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, legislation that provides incentives through grants for states to adopt laws providing for Extreme Risk Protection Orders to prevent those deemed a risk to themselves or others from accessing firearms and a measure to add anyone convicted of misdemeanor hate crimes to the list of individuals who...
More than half of House Democrats are on the record supporting impeachment, as the clock runs out on the president's first term and as the window of time needed to complete an impeachment inquiry grows closer to closing. Pelosi has pointed at the lack of public sentiment in favor of impeachment, as well as a GOP majority in the Senate to justify her "follow the facts" approach.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez maintained a relatively muted posture throughout the recess, disappearing from Twitter for almost a full week last month. After parting ways with at least three high-profile congressional staffers, AOC has resumed her battle against her haters on Twitter -- taking on Republican freshman Rep. Dan Crenshaw over background checks for the purchase of firearms.
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