WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democrats and Republican lawmakers alike are lambasting Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert McDonald for playing down the fatal impact of the wait times at VA medical centers by comparing them to lines at Disneyland.
As debate over the nomination to replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia heats up, Republicans in D.C. are looking over their shoulder at businessman Donald J. Trump, who has said they should “delay, delay, delay.”
Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), who is running for Mark Kirk’s U.S. Senate seat, is suddenly speaking out about Syrian refugees, after doing and saying nothing for years.
The outstanding members of the House Select Committee on Benghazi during Hillary Clinton’s testimony were Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), and Jim Jordan (R-OH). Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) earns honorable mention.
Only days after a high-profile Democrat opponent announced a run to take his seat, Illinois Republican Senator Mark Kirk is coming out swinging. Not against his opponent, but against fellow Republican Mike Pence for signing Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook,Daily Show Video Archive On his Tuesday broadcast, Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” anchor Jon Stewart attacked newly-reelected House Minority Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for her insistence that Rep. Tammy
Rules are rules, explains House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. “I don’t know why all this fuss was made about a vote in the caucus,” she says, puzzling over the controversy about the decision to deny pregnant Rep. Tammy Duckworth the ability
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
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation is marking Memorial Day weekend with somber ceremonies, flag planting at cemeteries and parades. In New York, a Marines Corps chaplain will give a sermon Sunday at the Marble Collegiate College in Manhattan. Afterward,
On Wednesday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced the appointments of Reps. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Adam Smith (D-WA), Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Linda Sanchez (D-CA) to the special committee charged with investigating the 2012 Benghazi terror
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced the selection of five Democrats to the Benghazi investigative committee. Pelosi explained that Democrats needed to be part of the committee to make sure that the investigation was honest and fair even though she
Fox News Channel’s chief White House correspondent Ed Henry grilled Press Secretary Jay Carney Tuesday at the daily press briefing by alluding to Rep. Tammy Duckworth’s (D-IL) criticism that President Barack Obama lacked personal involvement in the VA scandal. Follow
On April 2nd House Oversight and Government Reform Committee members questioned ATF Chief B. Todd Jones about the agency’s alleged use in operations and arrest of mentally disabled persons. The Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel reported, “The ATF used mentally disabled people and
Illinois Rep. Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war veteran and double amputee, showed little sympathy for Virginia businessman Braulio Castillo when he testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Castillo won a contracting advantage with the IRS reserved for disabled veterans after claiming
Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), a Tea Party surprise Congressional elect in 2010, then lost to Democrat Tammy Duckworth in a redrawn district in the 2012 election cycle, is launching a Super PAC to fight the Karl Rove-led Conservative Victory Project. “I’m
In 2008, Obama pledged that disabled veterans applying for benefits would receive confirmation as to whether they qualified for those benefits within 125 days. Obama said keeping such a timeline was part of “a sacred trust with out veterans.” Fast
An internal email sent from Illinois 8th Congressional District Candidate to fellow staff at the Illinois Department of Veteran’s Affairs reveals she wrongfully terminated whistleblower at a Veterans Affairs facility under her jurisdiction. In a debate between Duckworth and Congressman
Friday, in a shocking move, Local 150, an AFL-CIO member and the largest local in the 8th congressional district of Illinois, endorsed Republican Congressman Joe Walsh, a Tea Party favorite, for reelection to Congress. The union had endorsed Barack Obama
Two Illinois Dept. of Veterans Affairs (DVA) whistleblowers are suing Tammy Duckworth, the Democrat running to defeat Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), for wrongful termination and humiliation. Duckworth allegedly told one employee to “keep [her] mouth shut” if she wanted to
President Barack Obama’s campaign is offering Illinois residents tickets to the campaign’s election night party in Chicago in exchange for two volunteer get-out-the-vote shifts in Wisconsin. In 2008, the Obama campaign issued nearly 240,000 tickets for the campaign’s election night
(AP) Spending by outside groups rocks many House racesBy ALAN FRAMAssociated PressWASHINGTONRep. Dan Lungren knows what it’s like to have a big bull’s eye plastered on his back. The Democratic Party and labor and environmental groups have spent $4.7 million
Congressman Joe Walsh’s challenger Tammy Duckworth has turned to vicious personal attacks — a sign of panic in a race she was supposed to win handily. According to Walsh, Duckworth is dragging his family through the mud and running ads
After a badly reported Gallup poll on important election issues, on October 20 CNN’s Carol Costello thought she had the answer as to why 39 percent of women felt that abortion was the top issue this election cycle: it’s the
A highly anticipated debate this Tuesday between Congressman Joe Walsh (R-IL) and challenger Tammy Duckworth lived up to hype with fiery exchanges, polar-opposite philosophies, and an engaged audience. But it was the revelation by Walsh about an audit and a
There is no doubt the race for the Illinois 8th Congressional District seat is one of the most hotly contested races in the country. It also features one of the starkest contrasts between two candidates. Incumbent candidate Joe Walsh (R)
Yesterday, Democrat Tammy Duckworth, who is challenging incumbent Republican Joe Walsh in the redrawn 8th district of Illinois, told a local television crew outside an event for veterans in Santa Monica, CA that she could not speak to them about her campaign
Tammy Duckworth, Iraq War veteran and Democratic nominee for Congress in the 8th district of Illinois, said today that U.S. Marines should have guarded the consulate in Benghazi, Libya–not private military contractors. Duckworth was asked about the issue while greeting
Members of a local television crew were frustrated when Tammy Duckworth, Democratic nominee for U.S. Congress in the 8th district of Illinois, refused to answer their questions about her campaign in Los Angeles today. Duckworth’s finance director, Leah Israel, initially
During a recent Q&A, Illinois Congressional Candidate Tammy Duckworth gave an interesting answer regarding her perspective on sexual assault within the military: The documentary The Invisible War has a lot of people talking about sexual assault in the military. What’s
Illinois congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat and a candidate the Obama campaign likes to tout, has been accused of being a tax cheat after a Chicago newspaper suggested she illegally claimed homestead exemptions on two properties from 2007 to
This is a perfect example of Old Media “gotcha” reporting. On July 3, the Washington Post attempted to accuse GOP Congressman Joe Walsh (Ill. 8th District) of saying that his Democrat opponent, Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth, is not a
(AP) Ill. primary decides fate of 2 veteran congressmenBy SOPHIA TAREENAssociated PressCHICAGOIllinois voters casting ballots in Tuesday’s primary election will determine the matchup for the state’s only open seat for the U.S. House, solidify who will face a tea party
Fox News: Tammy Duckworth, an injured veteran who is the assistant secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs, said the manual is still under revision — as stated in a disclaimer on the official Web site — and has not