Congress

Veterans Affairs Secretary Evicts Members Of Congress From Offices In VA Hospitals

11:04am September 25, 2019

by Greg Allen

The lawmakers have been using the offices to meet with veterans. At least one believes the eviction is payback for his tough questioning of VA Secretary Robert Wilkie in April.

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Kimberly Teehee is being nominated by Cherokee National Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. as a delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Cherokee Nation Names First Delegate To Congress

5:22pm September 03, 2019

by Graham Lee Brewer

Former Obama adviser Kimberly Teehee is being appointed as the tribe's first delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. The position is outlined in an 1835 treaty but had never been filled.

President Trump is joined by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (left) and Attorney General William Barr during a July event at the White House announcing that his administration is relying on federal agency records to produce citizenship data.

Do Trump Officials Plan To Break Centuries Of Precedent In Divvying Up Congress?

5:00am August 14, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

Recent remarks raise concerns the Trump administration won't follow more than 200 years of precedent in dividing up seats in Congress based on population counts that include unauthorized immigrants.

A now-closed Irish pub in Lawrence, Mass., displayed an old "Help Wanted/No Irish Need Apply" — a common sight across the country in the mid-1800s.

Politics & Government

With Latest Nativist Rhetoric, Trump Takes America Back To Where It Came From

4:29pm July 16, 2019

by Ron Elving

By repeating that these immigrants are "not ... you," the president defined them as "the other" in stark terms. The battle lines could not be more clear in a conflict nearly as old as America itself.

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People gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court last month as decisions are handed down, including on the census.

Cities And Immigrants Drove Census Controversy — 100 Years Ago

3:26pm July 10, 2019

by Ron Elving

A century ago, debate over immigration and urban-rural power stalled congressional action on the results of the census. The tensions that mattered then still persist a century later.

The U.S. Supreme Court is continuing to allow Congress to delegate the details on a law's implementation, but there was a landmine in the decision.

Politics & Government

Is The Supreme Court About To Give Haters Of The 'Deep State' What They Want?

8:44am June 21, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

The court is continuing to allow Congress to delegate the details on a law's implementation. But is this decision a harbinger of something quite different?

Special counsel Robert Mueller leaves after making a statement about the Russia investigation on Wednesday at the Justice Department. After the investigation, he said, "if we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime we would ha

Politics & Government

Mueller Hands His Caseload To Congress, As Impeachment Calls Grow Louder

5:00am May 30, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continues to stress that Democrats will conduct investigations and pursue facts before opening potential impeachment proceedings.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he has not reviewed an IRS memo that says the agency must turn over a president's tax returns to Congress.

Politics & Government

Mnuchin Says He Has 'Not Yet' Reviewed Memo Mandating IRS Turn Over Trump Tax Returns

5:04pm May 22, 2019

by Brian Naylor

The Treasury secretary has refused to comply with a House subpoena from a committee chairman requesting that the agency turn over Trump's tax returns.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer supports raising member and staff pay, as well as reviving earmarks.

Politics & Government

Pay Raises, More Staff, Earmarks: Lawmakers Propose Ways To Overhaul Congress

4:18pm March 22, 2019

by Susan Davis

A newly created bipartisan House committee is examining ways to change the culture and the lawmaking structure on Capitol Hill.

President Trump said Thursday he would "probably have to veto" the resolution blocking his emergency declaration to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Politics & Government

Trump Vows Veto After Congress Blocks His Order To Build Border Wall

4:56pm March 14, 2019

by Susan Davis

The resolution to terminate the president's national emergency declaration sets up the likely first veto confrontation between Congress and the White House since President Trump took office.

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