Nick Bastone, provided by Published 1:01 pm PST, Tuesday, December 11, 2018 FILE - In this June 8, 2018, file photo, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. FILE - In this June 8, 2018, file photo, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press Image 1 of / 17 Caption Close Image 1 of 17 FILE - In this June 8, 2018, file photo, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. FILE - In this June 8, 2018, file photo, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press Democrats erupt into … [Read more...] about Democrats erupt into laughter after Google CEO has to explain to Rep. Steve King that the ‘iPhone is made by a different company’ (GOOGL)
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Democrat Carol Alvarado takes Texas Senate District 6 seat
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- State Rep. Carol Alvarado narrowly avoided a runoff with fellow Democratic Rep. Ana Hernandez to win a special election for the state Senate District 6 seat and complete the term of Sylvia Garcia, who is heading to Congress.Alvarado took 50.4 percent of the vote in Tuesday's special election to Hernandez's 24.3 percent in the Democrat-friendly district. She will complete Garcia's term, which ends in 2021. Republican Martha Elena Fierro took 23.2 percent of the vote, while Democrat Mia Mundy took 2.1 percent.Last month, Garcia won a Houston-based U.S. House seat being vacated by long-serving Democrat Gene Green. In January, she and El Paso's Veronica Escobar will become the first Hispanic women to represent Texas in Congress. … [Read more...] about Democrat Carol Alvarado takes Texas Senate District 6 seat
Pelosi on cusp of deal with Democratic rebels in her bid for House speaker
Mike DeBonis, The Washington Post Published 7:53 pm PST, Tuesday, December 11, 2018 WASHINGTON - Nancy Pelosi could be on the cusp of securing her election as House speaker next month under a term-limit deal that was in the final stages of discussion Tuesday. At least five of the California Democrat's internal critics are ready to throw her their support under terms of a deal that were discussed but not finalized in a meeting with Pelosi on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting took place in Pelosi's office, hours after she left the White House after going toe to toe with President Donald Trump over funding for his U.S.-Mexico border wall, winning plaudits from fellow Democrats for her resolve. Three Pelosi opponents attended - Democratic Reps. Bill Foster, Ill., Ed Perlmutter, Colo., and Linda Sánchez, Calif. - and discussed a deal under which Pelosi would support and advocate term limits for the top three House Democratic leaders, according to three people familiar with … [Read more...] about Pelosi on cusp of deal with Democratic rebels in her bid for House speaker
In heated on-camera clash, Trump fights with top Democrats on…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump openly fought with the top two Democratic lawmakers in the Oval Office on Tuesday about government funding, throwing into question whether a deal to avert a government shutdown was possible ahead of a deadline next week. In a remarkable public argument, the likes of which is seldom seen before cameras, Trump brawled with U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi about paying for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border that they see as ineffective and wasteful. “If we don’t get what we want, one way or the other - whether it’s through you, through a military, through anything you want to call - I will shut down the government,” Trump said as the heated argument drew to a crescendo. “I am proud to shut down the government for border security, Chuck, because the people of this country don’t want criminals and people that have lots of problems and drugs pouring … [Read more...] about In heated on-camera clash, Trump fights with top Democrats on…
Trump says the military will build the border wall if Democrats refuse to fund it
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Matthew Daly Associated Press December 11, 2018 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump sought Tuesday to pressure Democratic congressional leaders into supporting his demand for billions of dollars to build his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, threatening to have the military build it ‘‘if Democrats do not give us the votes to secure our Country.’’Trump tweeted the threat hours before Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi were to meet with Trump at the White House in an effort to avert a possible partial government shutdown on Dec. 21, when funding for some agencies is scheduled to expire.In a series of tweets Tuesday, Trump said immigration and border patrol agents and thousands of active-duty service members he sent to the border have done a … [Read more...] about Trump says the military will build the border wall if Democrats refuse to fund it