Punchbowl News released a new tracking poll Thursday showing a majority of senior Capitol Hill aides believe the Republicans will regain the House in 2022.
Internal polling commissioned by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) showed that in battleground congressional districts voters prefer President Donald Trump over Democrat frontrunner Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), according to a report released Friday.
Democrat gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is taking criticism for accepting fundraising help from disgraced Broward County Sheriff Steve Israel.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Wolf,” Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) stated that while “the most important factor” in the election was “the historic, the acute, the intense convergance of anxieties on middle class and working class voters,” FBI Director James
Tuesday, on CNN, when asked about reports that Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign appeared to communicate with the Department of Justice (DOJ), Clinton supporter Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) refused to acknowledge the emails were real or comment on
Trump’s foreign policy address was one of the most effective speeches of his entire campaign — which is why the media are ignoring it.
On April 11, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton spoke at the Gun Violence Prevention Discussion (GVPD) where she reiterated the false claim that approximately “90 people a day die from gun violence.”
Nancy Pelosi came out of a House Democrats retreat on Friday heaping praise on 2016 Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Another House Dem eluded to plans to use young Bernie supporters to boost Hillary’s numbers in the November general election.
On December 16, Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI-1st) will introduce the “Assault Weapons Ban of 2015” to ban all manufacturing of “assault weapons.”
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a reputed Los Angeles Dodgers fan, was forced to sing the Mets team song to House members after he lost his bet with Mets fan Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY).
On June 9, Congressional Democrats will propose an all-out ban on the manufacture of “entirely plastic guns.”
Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) has sent a letter to acting ATF director Thomas Brandon contending that a broad look at all firearm-related law enforcement deaths justifies the issuance of an AR-15 ammunition ban.
Former DCCC Chair Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) declared that Congress has a “constitutional responsibility” to vote on any Iran deal on Wednesday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC. “If President Bush had proposed this deal, I would demand to the right to
Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) took Tea Party stalwart Rep. Steve King (R-IA) to task for his criticism of liberal Jews: “I don’t understand how Jews in America can be Democrats first and Jewish second and support Israel along the line of just following their president. They’re knee-jerk supporters of the president’s policy.” The context was the decision of several dozen Democrats, including some Jews, to boycott the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress.
Representative and DCCC Chairman Steve Israel (D-NY) attacked Republicans for trying to “play games with homeland security,” after he voted against a resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Friday’s “Situation Room” on CNN. “We’re not trying to
On March 3, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu will deliver what many believe will be an epic anti-Obama administration speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress, over the president’s ongoing and ill-advised nuclear negotiations with Iran. Speaker John Boehner
House Democrats, knowing their primary allegiance is to Barack Obama, met Wednesday with Israeli officials in an attempt to forestall Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scheduled speech to Congress about a nuclear Iran.
The next head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) argued President Obama will not “poison the well” as Republican leaders have argued—if he moves forward with executive amnesty. “I don’t believe this is going to
If anyone needs a drink right now, it may well be 74 year-old House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi who by all accounts gets to keep a job she’s now failed at for two election cycles. But she no longer seems to
President Obama stopped by the campaign headquarters of state Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) on Thursday to offer his endorsement of the candidate in person and to provide some motivation to campaign volunteers working the phones. Lieu is running against Republican
Rush Limbaugh spokesperson Brian Glicklich claims the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is “lying” about Limbaugh’s recent remarks on sexual abuse in “a disturbing and cynical attempt to fund-raise from the serious problem of sexual abuse.” On Tuesday, DCCC Chairman Steve Israel
The New York Times is reporting that Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York, who likely harbors thoughts of a 2016 presidential run, traveled to Israel recently. Cuomo told Reuven Rivlin, Israel’s president, “We know you’re going through a very difficult
The Contra Costa Times has outlined Barack Obama’s schedule for his fundraising visit to California this week. Fresh out of raiding the fundraisers in Seattle, Obama will arrive Tuesday night in the Bay Area, then appear at a Democratic Congressional
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) said that he was “fed up” with the ongoing scandal at the VA and called for a criminal investigation of the department along with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki’s resignation. Israel
HouseDemocratssay they’re still waiting by the phone for Speaker JohnBoehner’s call, and until they hear from him, they cannot decidewhether to participate in the Benghazi Select Committee towhichRepublicans were named Friday. “Thespeakerhas not responded to respectful and reasonable requests forbipartisan
Americans have “lost faith” that the government can fulfill their desires, President Barack Obama told a group of wealthy donors in San Diego Thursday. “[T]the American people are on our side on the issues; they just have lost faith that
President Barack Obama landed in Air Force One at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego just before noon on Thursday. Recently-elected San Diego mayor Kevin Faulconer, a Republican, was present to greet the president. As he disembarked, Obama
Republican freshman Rep. David Joyce beat his Republican primary challenger state Rep. Matt Lynch in the Ohio primary on Tuesday. Lynch ran a more conservative campaign, earning the support of Freedom Works and former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX). Party leaders
U.S. Attorney General Holder was clearly inferring racism especially given the room at the National Action Network which included one of America’s top race baiters, Al Sharpton. Democrats are pushing a racism narrative in a cynical, divisive election year political
As their hold on control of the U.S. Senate becomes more tenuous, high-ranking Democrats — including the president — are invoking charges of GOP racism more aggressively. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairman Steve Israel told CNN’s Candy Crowley that “not
On Sunday’s “State of the Union,” CNN’s Candy Crowley asked DCCC Chairman Rep. Steve Israel if he thought his Republican colleagues are racist. Israel responded, “Not all of them, no. Of course not. But to a significant extent, the Republican base
Sunday, on CNN’s “State of the Union” when questioned by host Candy Crowley about Attorney General Eric Holder’s claiming both he and President Obama have dealt with unprecedented political opposition due to racism, DCCC Chairman Rep. Steve Israel(D-NY) responded by
Fundraiser: “I’m calling about the renewal of your membership in the Jefferson Trust.” Hedge Funder: “Oh yeah, that thing. The thing Andrew Cuomo is a part of.” Fundraiser: “No, sir. That’s the Democratic Governors Association. The–“ Hedge Funder: “Oh, the
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chairman Steve Israel said he wants Alex Sink, the Democrat who lost a key special election House race on Tuesday, to run again against Republican David Jolly in the fall. Jolly won a district that President Barack Obama
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — The candidates are Alex Sink, Democrat, and David Jolly, Republican, but Obamacare is on the ballot in a big way in a competitive House race in Florida that offers a preview of the nationwide campaign for
President Barack Obama will attend a fundraiser for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee next month at the home of Miami Heat and Georgetown legend Alonzo Mourning. The March 20th fundraiser will also feature House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and
Using a procedure that prevents constituents from knowing which Republicans voted in favor of a ban on plastic guns, the House extended the Undetectable Firearms Act for another ten years Tuesday. The original bill was passed in 1988–the height of
At a star-studded fundraiser at Magic Johnson’s home in Los Angeles, President Barack Obama on Monday backed off his insistence that comprehensive immigration reform can get done this year, saying he now believed it would pass “sooner or later.” “I’m
(AP) Business, GOP establishment: Tea party is overBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONA slice of corporate America thinks tea partyers have overstayed their welcome in Washington and should be shown the door in next year’s congressional elections.In what could be a sign
National Public Radio has been cheerleading for President Barack Obama throughout the shutdown, and exulted in his political win the morning after Congress passed legislation to end the confrontation. But Morning Edition host Renee Montagne went even further in her
