Pete Kasperowicz

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Sixty-six Democrats voted against Rep. Kevin McCarthy's motion to table Rep. Al Green's proposal, a bit more than the 58 who voted the same way in December. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump impeachment gaining support among House Democrats

Pete Kasperowicz · January 19, 2018 4:21 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said, "We have a president who has driven the respect that this great country has all over the world down, and down lower than it has ever been." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Bernie Sanders: Trump is a ‘pathological liar’

Pete Kasperowicz · January 19, 2018 1:47 pm

GOP pushes risky spending bill in race against shutdown clock

Susan Ferrechio, Pete Kasperowicz · January 18, 2018 5:01 am

On Wednesday, Jimmy Kimmel argued with a spokesman for House Speaker Paul Ryan on Twitter over the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Jimmy Kimmel battles Paul Ryan’s staff over kids’ health funding

Pete Kasperowicz · January 17, 2018 11:55 pm

Sen. Cory Booker blew up at Kirstjen Nielsen after she said she never heard President Trump say some countries in Africa and elsewhere are "shithole" countries. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

RNC: Dems silent after Cory Booker’s ‘mansplaining’ to DHS chief Kirstjen Nielsen

Pete Kasperowicz · January 17, 2018 7:23 pm

"I don't think the president has committed impeachable offenses," Sen. Jeff Flake said. "I don't like some of his behavior, and I'm going to talk about some of that today with regard to his treatment of the press." (AP Photo/Bob Christie)

Jeff Flake: ‘I’d vote no’ on impeaching Trump

Pete Kasperowicz · January 17, 2018 12:49 pm

In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Kirstjen Nielsen said she doesn't believe Trump has the option to extend DACA and help younger immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump can’t extend DACA past March 5: DHS

Pete Kasperowicz · January 16, 2018 6:00 pm

Rhonda Worthington talks on her cell phone with a 911 dispatcher after her car become stuck in rising floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, Texas, Monday, on Aug. 28. In the coming weeks, the government is expected to finalize its estimate of how much federal aid states and territories will need to update their 911 services. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Calling 911 is still woefully low-tech. These lawmakers are trying to rescue it

Pete Kasperowicz · January 16, 2018 5:01 am

The clip had more than 245,000 views on C-SPAN's YouTube channel as of Monday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Reporters shouting ‘are you a racist’ becomes C-SPAN’s most-viewed video of President Trump

Pete Kasperowicz · January 15, 2018 7:08 pm

"What he was clearly saying is, 'we don't want black or brown people, we want white people coming here.' And that's straight racism." (Image courtesy screenshot)

House Democrat: Trump is ‘absolutely’ a racist

Pete Kasperowicz · January 15, 2018 1:52 pm

Speaker Paul Ryan said the Democrats "are going to regret" not supporting the GOP tax reform bill. "Businesses staying here, businesses expanding, businesses investing in capital, workers getting wage increases, workers getting bonuses, better benefits. 401ks, maternity leave. All of those kinds of things are now being announced, and it's just been 20 days," he said. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Paul Ryan: Democrats will regret not voting for tax cuts

Pete Kasperowicz · January 12, 2018 12:16 pm

Attempts to reach a deal on DACA and border security in Congress have exposed a deep divide within both parties on immigration. On the Democratic side, the split started after House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi complained about "five white guys" making a deal, despite the fact that two of them were key members of her own party. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Chaos: Democrats fighting Democrats, GOP splinters over Trump’s immigration agenda

Pete Kasperowicz · January 12, 2018 1:15 am