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MORE has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors, the panel announced Wednesday afternoon. Hicks has agreed to submit to a transcribed interview before the committee next Wednesday. The committee had originally subpoenaed her for public testimony on June 19. “It is important to hear from Ms. Hicks, who was a key witness for the Special Counsel. Ms.

Rep. MORE (D-N.Y.) to go to court to enforce congressional subpoenas.

The lawmaker tweeted that he opposed the resolution because it “shifts to leadership the power to authorize future enforcement lawsuits, further centralizing the House’s authority and undermining the institution.” The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

Speaker MORE (D-Calif.) is making changes to her drug pricing plan after complaints from the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC).  The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

The House Oversight and Reform Committee voted largely along party lines on Wednesday to hold Attorney General MORE in contempt for failing to comply with congressional subpoenas. Rep.

MORE on Wednesday wouldn't commit to calling the FBI if a foreign power offered damaging information on a political opponent. The comments, in an interview with ABC's MORE's report, released earlier this year, detailed numerous efforts by Russia to interfere in the 2016 election. "I think maybe you do both," Trump said when asked whether he would call the FBI or listen if Russia, China or another foreign government reached out. "I think you might want to listen. There’s nothing wrong with listening," he continued. "It’s not an interference.

Princeton Policy Advisors analyst Steve Kopits expects about 309,000 foreign minors and 226,000 adult border crossers to be released into the interior of the U.S. by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials by the end of the year. Additionally, about 202,000 adult illegal aliens are expected to enter the U.S.

The California lawmaker’s flippant remark occurred during an intense House debate on the language of a spending bill related to Title X funding. Torres was incensed by the discussion and asserted that her pro-life male colleagues were “sex-starved” men who should not be speaking so openly on women’s issues. “Mr. Speaker, it is tiring to hear from so many sex-starved males on this floor talk about a woman’s right to choose,” Torres said. Rep. Rob Woodall (R-GA) jumped in and asked if Torres wanted to “change her last statement,” and she agreed to do so. “Mr.

“You know, there were two, a number of famous people who uh, there was a guy, named Langston Hughes, a poet who said, ‘Let America be America again,'” Biden said at the beginning of his remarks in Mount Pleasant, Iowa on Tuesday. Biden carefully looked at his notecards as he read off the information just hours after he was accused of plagiarizing the slogan. Biden also cited “a guy who was a foreign po

Witnesses include: The hearing begins at 9:30 a.m. ET.

Former Vice President Joe Biden is leading the 2020 primary field among likely Democratic voters in Massachusetts, a new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll has found. Biden had 22 percent support in the survey, released on Tuesday, followed by Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren at 10 percent, Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., at 8 percent, and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders at 6 percent.