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Rumors on Capitol Hill: Boehner Cut Deal With Pelosi to Avoid Government Shutdown

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.

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Pelosi: Confident in Hillary Clinton’s Integrity

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

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Pelosi: Americans Support Planned Parenthood

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.”

U.S. Congressman Chaka Fattah attends the Launch of Virgin America's First Flight from Los Angeles to Philadelphia on the tarmac of Phildelphia International Airport on April 4, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dem. Rep. Chaka Fattah Indicted On Federal Corruption Charges

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.”

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Democrats Call For Improved Communication Following Steinle Murder

“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.

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Pelosi: GOP Manufacturing Planned Parenthood Controversy

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

U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to members of the media July 16, 2015 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Pelosi held up a copy of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action of the Iran nuclear deal as she announced her support on the deal.

Nancy Pelosi On San Francisco : ‘I Support The Sanctuary’

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.

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Nancy Pelosi: Federal Confederate Flag Ban ‘Is About Our Morals’

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.

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New York Times: The New Enforcer of Catholic Orthodoxy?

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’.