McCarthy’s “candid admission”, he writes, exposes the true aim of the Benghazi committee – “exploiting the death of four Americans for partisan political gain”. But we put together a Benghazi special committee, a select committee.
Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards answered questions before a hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on September 29, as congressional efforts to end taxpayer funding of the nation’s largest abortion provider continue.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield on Monday formally launched his bid to become speaker of the House, promising to change the culture in Washington but offering few specifics on how he would unite the fractured Republican Party that controls Congress.
Attorney General Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh will appear with Clinton at the substance abuse event, although only Healey has endorsed Clinton.
The push to defund Planned Parenthood has also been championed by Cruz, although he has deflected the idea that he and other Republican lawmakers would be shutting down the government if they refused to pass legislation that didn’t strip funding from the organization. But a...
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Monday that he will run for speaker, vowing that if elected to the chamber’s top post he would “change the culture” of Washington and strive for the “most conservative solution” he can get.
Orrin Hatch went off on far-right conservatives who would shut down the federal government over funding for Planned Parenthood, an approach he called “downright stupid”.
A temporary funding measure that would keep the government open past a midnight deadline should make its way to President Barack Obama on Wednesday with time to spare.