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Rep. Jasmine Crockett gets hilariously pranked on the ‘Steve Harvey Morning Show’

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, did her best not to “pop off” during an expected “hostile” call that turned out to be a prank on Friday morning. The popular Texas congresswoman had no idea she was on national syndicated radio when she received a call from a man who claimed to be the president of Our Black Businesses, or OBB, named Terrence. “How did you get my number?” Crockett said at the start of the 6-minute call. Terrence, who was […]

todayMarch 28, 2025

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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries says Trump and Republicans want to put ‘chainsaw’ to Social Security

U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, warned that President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress want to “take a chainsaw” to Social Security as they forge ahead with their plan to execute major federal spending cuts. “House Republicans and the Trump administration are trying to take a chainsaw to everything that matters to the American people, like ending Social Security and Medicaid,” Jeffries decried on Thursday during his weekly leader’s press conference. The […]

todayMarch 28, 2025

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Tenn. State Rep. Justin Pearson’s confrontation with Republican over gun violence gets personal: ‘Learn to shut up!’

Emotions were high at the Tennessee State Capitol on Wednesday as State Rep. Justin J. Pearson confronted a Republican colleague during a legislative hearing on gun control. Pearson, a longtime gun reform advocate who, along with fellow Rep. Justin Jones, was infamously expelled by Republicans for protesting against gun violence on the House floor, returned to the capitol building after losing his brother to gun suicide to yet again advocate for his legislation to end permitless-carry gun laws in Tennessee. […]

todayMarch 27, 2025

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett clarifies ‘Hot Wheels’ remark about wheelchair-bound Texas Gov. Abbott

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, refused to apologize for a nickname she gave Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently and clarified that it had nothing to do with his wheelchair disability. While delivering remarks at the Human Rights Campaign’s Los Angeles Dinner on Saturday, Crockett decried the state of politics in her home state, referring to Abbott as “Governor Hot Wheels.” “We in these hot a– Texas streets…ya’ll know we got Gov. Hot Wheels down there, come on now! And the […]

todayMarch 26, 2025

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Rep. Bennie Thompson says he lives ‘rent free’ in ‘criminal’ Trump’s mind amid Biden J6 pardon claims

U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., slammed President Donald Trump after the commander in chief suggested that pardons for him and other members of the House of Representatives January 6th Select Committee that investigated Trump are not legally enforceable after saying the pardons were signed by an autopen with former President Joe Biden’s signature. “The “Pardons” that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE […]

todayMarch 17, 2025

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Texas Rep. Al Green unrepentant as he faces censure vote in House for disrupting Trump speech

The House is expected to vote on censuring an unrepentant Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, on Thursday for his outburst during President Donald Trump’s address to Congress. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had Green removed from the chamber during the early moments of Trump’s speech Tuesday night. The Houston lawmaker stood and shouted at Trump after the president said the Nov. 5 election had delivered a mandate not seen for many decades. “You have no mandate,” Green said, refusing an order from Johnson to “take your […]

todayMarch 7, 2025

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Democratic representatives react to the House censuring Rep. Al Green

Democratic Rep. Al Green is standing on business, and other democrats in the House of Representatives are standing along with him.  Earlier this week, Green made a bold move by interrupting President Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress. The decision that ultimately led to his removal was in response to Trump’s seemingly false declaration of having a mandate to cut Medicare.  “I was telling him that he does not have a mandate to cut Medicare,” Green told ABC […]

todayMarch 6, 2025 1

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett explains why American voters may soon wish they still had ‘Sleepy Joe’

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, said voters may eventually have second thoughts about electing President Donald Trump, who has signed a dizzying number of executive orders upending the federal government and threatening trillions of dollars in funding. When asked on “The View” about Trump’s solid approval rating four weeks into his administration and whether Democrats should become more “moderate” on policy issues, Crockett said the Democratic Party has to “do better at education,” particularly after the 2024 presidential election that […]

todayFebruary 20, 2025 2

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An emotional Rep. Ayanna Pressley takes up historic legacy of reparations bill H.R. 40

U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., held back tears as she officially introduced H.R. 40, legislation that has been advocated in Congress for more than 30 years. “It is an honor,” Pressley said during a Wednesday press conference announcing her reintroduction of the reparations bill. Seconds later, Pressley paused as she became emotional before reporters and with fellow House Democrats by her side. The congresswoman continued, “…to inherit the privilege of carrying this forward from Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.” Former Rep. Jackson […]

todayFebruary 12, 2025 1