Saturday at a press conference from the Rio Grande Valley, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) discussed her tour of a border holding facility and addressed the humanitarian crisis of thousands unaccompanied minors flooding across the U.S.-Mexico border, which she called a
President Obama is again on the stump claiming that all criticism of him from Republicans is built on “phony scandals.” At yet another private fundraiser Obama lambasted Republicans as obstructionists who are trying to whip up hate for him by
House Democrat Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has announced that she will travel to the Texas border to visit with illegal immigrant children detained by immigration officials. “The humanitarian crisis unfolding across our nation’s southern border demands Congress come together
On Wednesday at her weekly press briefing, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) discussed the news that Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) is considering suing President Barack Obama over his excessive use of executive orders called it “subterfuge” and added Republicans in
Tuesday at the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony after lawmakers posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, House Speaker Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Rep John Lewis (D-GA), Senate Minority
Veteran actor Gary Oldman might be the last person you’d expect to opine on politics and culture. He’s best known for his screen versatility, commanding respect in both blockbusters and indie fare. Yet, when given a lengthy interview forum by
Democrats claiming they want to “fix” Obamacare are not to be believed. As Sean Noble of American Encore noted, their goal is single-payer. They will paint Obamacare as a failure of a “free market” system and suggest single-payer is the
House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has not won his Majority Leader race yet, but House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has already congratulated him on his inevitable victory. Republicans are expected to elect McCarthy to replace Eric Cantor as
Nancy Pelosi once said, “We have to pass this bill so you can know what’s in it.” While Pelosi was talking about Obamacare, another group of liberal lawmakers made their own blunder Tuesday when passing a Juneteenth Resolution that included
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D) joined other California politicians and leading gay rights advocates in harshly criticizing San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone for participating in the March for Marriage in Washington, D.C., on June 19th. As SFGate reports, in
In an astonishing challenge to traditional Catholic doctrine, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, nominally Catholic, has taken to telling San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone that he should not attend the National Organization for Marriage’s June 19 march on the Supreme
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke about the wave of violence hitting Iraq from Islamic militants, asserting that the United States does not have a responsibility to assist the country with military action. Pelosi called the violence “troubling” but asserted
Thursday at her weekly press briefing House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was asked if she had sympathy for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) after his stunning loss in the Virginia primary Tuesday night. She said “of course, it’s
The National Park Service launched Tuesday a new “LGBT Heritage Theme Study” which will highlight the historical achievements of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders. The “theme study” will be partially funded by the Gill Foundation, an LGBT advocacy group. Tim
Wednesday Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reacted to last nights defeat of the second-most powerful Republican, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) in the Virginia primary by claiming the death of immigration reform has been greatly “exaggerated”… Follow
Controversy erupted surrounding a joke Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told during his speech Friday at the Texas GOP Convention in Fort Worth, TX. After commenting, “I don’t know about y’all, but I’ve been a little bit annoyed with the president.
In the contentious GOP Arkansas Attorney General runoff, David Sterling has vowed to hire conservative lawyers to help him fight the federal government’s overreach. His Republican opponent Leslie Rutledge thinks that could be discriminatory. Days before the June 10 runoff
Tuesday after a rally called “When women succeed, America succeeds,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) answered reporters questions outside the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. A reporter asked for her opinion on the prisoner exchange of five top Taliban terrorist
First Lady Michelle Obama gushed over House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi at a recent DCCC fundraiser in Boston, Massachusetts, calling her “fabulous,” “tireless,” “amazing,” “fearless,” and “deeply passionate.” Michelle Obama added that she and her husband were “in awe” every
Democrat primary candidate Ro Khanna, taking on Nancy Pelosi-endorsed incumbent Rep. Mike Honda with the help of powerful Silicon Valley executives like Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, has a penchant for hyperbole. Shortly after declaring the 17th congressional district the “world’s
HOUSTON, Texas–Democrat Texas Attorney General Candidate Sam Houston pledged to end the practice of defending Texas from an overreaching federal government. He appears to believe that Texas and the federal government are the same thing saying, “Just think about how
American Legion Executive Director Peter Gaytan strongly criticized House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for her defense of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. Earlier today, Pelosi defended Shinkseki by stating that the problems at the VA existed ten years ago,
An innovative new political technology startup called Crowdpac wants to take the confusion out of the political process and provide voters with the resources they need to make informed voting decisions. Their motto: “This election, vote wisely, not blindly.” According
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) sat down with with Ezra Klein for an exclusive interview on Vox.com. When Klein asked if about the potential hypocrisy of democrats pushing aggressive campaign reform while fundraising from millionaires. Pelosi said donors to
It depends on what the meaning of ‘scandal’ is. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi explained in an interview with Vox founder Ezra Klein that the situation surrounding the Department of Veterans Affairs wasn’t quite a “scandal” in the official sense
