The Democratic Party, on Wednesday, voted overwhelmingly for Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) to replace resigned Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) on the House Judiciary Committee. Nadler, a constitutional law expert, won the spot over Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), an architect of immigration
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) argued that President Trump’s behavior shows signs that are worrisome to anyone who has experience with an older person suffering from mental decline. Lofgren said, “[A] lot of people
New legislation being pushed by Democrats to slightly reform the H1-B foreign guest worker program is designed to make giant, tech conglomerates look good, rather than widely reforming the program, an immigration expert says.
Amid outcry from the mainstream media over President Donald Trump’s most recent immigration executive order, the White House is already moving forward to visa reform.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) lashed out at University of San Diego School of Law professor Gail Heriot for her description of the transgender phenomenon, calling Heriot “an ignorant bigot” during a congressional hearing on Wednesday.
Over the weekend, Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the administration is planning to admit at least 185,000 refugees over the next two years, including 10,000 Syrians in the first year. In reaction, Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), the ranking member on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security reiterated their call for more Syrian refugees. While Democrats push for more Syrian refugees, Republicans are highlighting the national security risks associated with admitting thousands of individuals from terrorist hot spots — particularly when ISIS has indicated it seeks to use the refugee flow as a means of infiltrating the West.
“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.
Eight Democratic members of Congress flew into south Texas on Monday to see the detention camps holding thousands of illegal aliens. Lead by House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland, they visited one camp in Karnes City and another near Dilley, and came away with stark impressions.
The pro-amnesty activists who interrupted and chanted during Tuesday afternoon’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on President Obama’s unilateral immigration actions were self-defeating and disrespectful, according to at least one of the members on the panel. “They are absolutely defeating their
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) joined a group of House Democrats Thursday in a call to President Obama move forward with executive amnesty. Hoyer argued that taking such action would
National Journal took at look at campaign donations this cycle and details what it describes as ” some of the most influential political donors in tech this cycle” here. At the same time, with so many options available to inject money into political
California’s Attorney General Kamala Harris is looking to provide illegal immigrants who are flooding across the border with lawyers, which will ensure they get better treatment than Americans who are not guaranteed representation in civil cases. According to the Los
Fresh off a tour of the U.S. border with Mexico, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte said it is clear that Obama administration policies have lead to the recent surge in unaccompanied minors and family units illegally entering the U.S.
House members are converging on the border this weekend and next week to see for themselves the ongoing crisis of unaccompanied minors illegally crossing the southwest border. Since October more than 52,000 unaccompanied minors have been detained crossing into the
A construction trades union is jumping into the 2014 midterms. While it isn’t surprising when a union engages in politics, this particular union is going against the usual grain for union political expenditures by using its campaign dollars to threaten
A civil lawsuit against members of the House and Congressional staff filed by Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) was dismissed by the U.S. District Court of Columbia on Wednesday. Rangel sued House Speaker John Boehner and other House members in April over
Two Republicans who were members of the House’s “gang of seven” that was writing the House’s comprehensive immigration reform bill quit the group on Friday. Reps. John Carter (R-TX) and Sam Johnson (R-TX) withdrew from the group, citing a lack
A Republican member of the Gang of 7 in the House acknowledged on Friday that there were things in the comprehensive immigration bill he is helping to draft that even he did not understand. Rep. John Carter (R-TX), while saying
By JIM ABRAMSAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe House is girding for another wrenching debate on abortion after a House panel on Wednesday approved legislation that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks. Several recent court decisions
On Wednesday, Democrats seeking to revive the war on women meme latched onto comments by Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), who said that “the incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low.” The comment came in the context of a
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) slammed Attorney General Eric Holder during a congressional hearing on Wednesday…
During his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder said there is nothing in writing verifying he actually recused himself from the Associated Press phone records seizure scandal. “We looked,” Holder said when being questioned
There’s been a rash of activity recently by the “hackivist” group Anonymous against US government websites as part of what’s been called #OpLastResort. The attacks started when group attacked Department of Justice computers on January 25th. The attack was significant
For almost four years, a secret bipartisan group of six House members has reportedly been working to fashion a comprehensive immigration reform bill that they plan to unveil sometime next week. Sources have confirmed to The Hill that the six
Today, it was revealed that a small group of House members have been meeting to draft legislation on immigration reform. The effort is reminiscent of the “Gang of 8” agreement in the Senate announced with great fan fare just over
A group of Reps. led by Barbara Lee (D-CA) is asking Obama to extend healthcare coverage to the children of illegal immigrants for whom he waived deportation months before the election. These “DREAMers” — so-called because they are recipients of
A coalition of 125 celebrity musicians, including pop singer Katy Perry, have joined forces with anti-tax advocates including Grover Norquist and the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) to oppose an intellectual property “reform” bill that critics charge expands government to the
132 websites were seized on Monday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and European officials for allegedly selling counterfeit merchandise. The seizures were timed for “Cyber Monday” because that is the day many online retailers offer great discounts and promotions. This
The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), the most important ethics reform for the House in a generation, appears to be safe from being disbanded for now. While Republican leadership has never liked the idea of the OCE, this was the
The Center just released its ninth National Security Scorecard for the 111th Congress, 2009-2010, and identified several “Champions of National Security” – legislators who voted 100% with the Center’s positions on all votes for which they were present. Members of
