
According to Hill sources, outgoing House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi agreed that her Democratic caucus will join Boehner along with a handful of Boehner loyalists and moderate establishment Republicans to continue Planned Parenthood funding, along with a few other budget items Obama said were must-haves, in order to avoid a Government shutdown.
by Michael Patrick Leahy25 Sep 2015, 8:55 AM PST0

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is using House Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) resignation to slam House Republicans and their efforts to defund Planned Parenthood.
by Caroline May25 Sep 2015, 8:47 AM PST0

In an appearance on MSNBC following Pope Francis’s address to Congress, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said the government will remain open and Planned Parenthood will remain funded.
by Dr. Susan Berry24 Sep 2015, 9:26 PM PST0

According to the theologians at the New York Times, a “strong Catholic Faith” and “abortion rights” coexist without contradiction in the person of Nancy Pelosi.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.22 Sep 2015, 9:28 AM PST0

Last week Matt Gonzalez, attorney of the illegal alien on trial for murdering American Kathryn Steinle, defended his client by pointing out that Lopez-Sanchez only has a “second grade education.”
by AWR Hawkins8 Sep 2015, 12:49 PM PST0

House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told Bloomberg Anchor Emily Chang she has “confidence” in former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a candidate for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, and her integrity and believes she avoided sending or receiving classified
by Pam Key8 Sep 2015, 12:47 PM PST0

The U.S. ambassador to the Vatican said that during Pope Francis’ visit to the United States next month, he expects the Pope will urge the U.S. to embrace its history of welcoming immigrants.
by Dr. Susan Berry29 Aug 2015, 7:30 AM PST0

At a press conference Thursday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Republicans’ talk of defunding Planned Parenthood is a “distraction,” that will hold little weight with Americans because the organization has a “solid grounding of support with the American people.”
by Dr. Susan Berry1 Aug 2015, 6:48 AM PST0

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced Democratic Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA) will step down from his leadership position on the House Appropriations Committee after he, and four of his associates, were indicted this week on 29 counts of racketeering, fraud and conspiracy.
by Adelle Nazarian31 Jul 2015, 2:18 PM PST0

Thursday at her weekly press briefing, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran is a “diplomatic masterpiece.” When asked why she is confident the deal will pass Congress, Pelosi said, “So where does
by Pam Key30 Jul 2015, 2:52 PM PST0

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia alleges that Fattah and his associates borrowed $1 million and concealed the loan funds and repayment schemes in “sham contracts and made false entries in accounting records, tax returns and campaign finance disclosure statements.”
by Caroline May29 Jul 2015, 1:19 PM PST0

“Whenever an innocent person is lost to violence, as a society we should consider what steps we can take to make our communities safer. Moving forward, we believe San Francisco and the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice should improve communication to ensure all interests are weighed in future cases,” the two California lawmakers wrote in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
by Caroline May24 Jul 2015, 8:07 AM PST0

Thursday at her weekly press briefing, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi addressed the growing controversy over videos that show Planned Parenthood doctors negotiating the sale of fetal tissue from abortions and said it was a “controversy that doesn’t exist” and
by Pam Key23 Jul 2015, 10:23 AM PST0

During a July 23 press conference, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-12th) suggested the problem with sanctuary city policies isn’t the sanctuary aspect but the continued the access to guns.
by AWR Hawkins23 Jul 2015, 10:18 AM PST0

Pelosi’s support for San Francisco as a sanctuary city comes as its policies are under fire for leading to Kathryn Steinle’s murder by an illegal immigrant with a long rap sheet who had been deported at least five times. Asked about the case and Republican calls for mandatory minimum sentences for illegal immigrants who reenter the U.S. after a prior deportation, Pelosi said she has not supported minimum sentences.
by Caroline May16 Jul 2015, 10:07 AM PST0

During a July 9 discussion on a spending bill, Democrat members of the House—led by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-12th Dist)—began pushing a vote to ban all “Confederate symbols from the Capitol.” This was a continuation of a push that began Tuesday, wherein Democrats sought to ban Confederate flags from all federal cemeteries.
by AWR Hawkins10 Jul 2015, 10:23 PM PST0

Democrats used the spending bill to fund the Interior Department as a way to force the flag issue on Republicans – after inserting several anti-confederate flag amendments to disrupt Republican support for the bill.
by Charlie Spiering9 Jul 2015, 12:12 PM PST0

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” billionaire business mogul and Republican candidate for president Donald Trump said he gave money in the past to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi to ease the gridlock in Washington, D.C. When host Jake
by Pam Key28 Jun 2015, 7:52 AM PST0

In a truly bizarre reversal of roles, in the course of just a week the New York Times has gone from being the Church’s most trenchant detractor to being an ardent enforcer of Catholic doctrine, polling Catholics to find out whether or not their parish priests are preaching about the Pope’s new encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si’.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.22 Jun 2015, 9:48 AM PST0

“Perhaps Clinton’s need to tack so nakedly and embarrassingly to the left will be over by the time that happens and she can return to her previous support for TPP,” Politici writes. “But she will not have covered herself in glory (or consistency or trust-worthiness) by the time that happens.”
by Alex Swoyer19 Jun 2015, 10:46 AM PST0

Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA) is enlisting the public’s help in crafting a bill to battle California’s record four-year drought.
by Daniel Nussbaum19 Jun 2015, 5:45 AM PST0

Speaking to reporters Thursday, Nancy Pelosi said she does not believe the Trade Adjustment Assistance portion of the trade deal will pass.
by Caroline May18 Jun 2015, 9:58 AM PST0

To engage in the complicated procedural chicanery needed to revive the once-dead Obamatrade, bringing its Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) portion back to life, Ryan needed to gut a previous bill that has passed the House and Senate and then insert Obamatrade into it. It’s actually a very similar process to how Obamacare passed the House.
by Matthew Boyle18 Jun 2015, 8:16 AM PST0

“Obviously, democracy can be contentious,” President Obama told lawmakers. “There are times where people have deep, principled disagreements. But I hope that events like today remind us that ultimately we’re all on the same team — and that’s the American team.”
by Charlie Spiering18 Jun 2015, 6:54 AM PST0

Wednesday at the White House press briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest had a tense exchange with CBS News’ chief White House correspondent Major Garrett over his refusal to deny that the president has not talked to House Minority Leader Rep.
by Pam Key17 Jun 2015, 4:10 PM PST0