POLITICS 10/02/2018 02:08 pm ET "That would not be my plan." By Amanda Terkel House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she would not push to impeach Brett Kavanaugh if Democrats retake the majority in next month’s midterm elections, saying it will not be a focus of the party. “Let’s take it one day at a time. We are not about impeachment,” Pelosi said at the Atlantic Festival in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. “That would not be my plan,” she added, saying Democrats are “not about dividing the country. We’re about ‘E pluribus unum.’” Even if Kavanaugh does not get confirmed to the Supreme Court, he still has a lifetime appointment to the D.C. Circuit, which is widely considered the second most powerful court in the country. If Democrats win control of the House in November, the House Judiciary Committee would be able to push forward with an investigation of Kavanaugh. Seven of the 17 Democrats on … [Read more...] about Nancy Pelosi Not On Board With Impeaching Brett Kavanaugh
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Nancy Pelosi calls Brett Kavanaugh “hysterical,” says he is unfit to serve on the Supreme Court
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh "hysterical" and said that he was temperamentally unfit to serve on the Supreme Court. Pelosi made the comments in an interview Saturday at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Texas. "I couldn't help but think that if a woman had ever performed that way, they would say 'hysterical,'" Pelosi said about her reaction to Kavanaugh's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. Kavanaugh emotionally denied allegations that he had sexually assaulted Dr. Christine Blasey Ford when they were both teenagers. During his opening statement, Kavanaugh was very emotional, at times nearly shouting and choking up while discussing his family and his high school years. He also explicitly condemned Democrats on the committee, calling the allegations against him a "grotesque and coordinated character assassination" organized by liberals angry that Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 presidential election. Pelosi … [Read more...] about Nancy Pelosi calls Brett Kavanaugh “hysterical,” says he is unfit to serve on the Supreme Court
‘We’re not taking Nancy Pelosi’s money,’ Washington state Dem’s campaign says
U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has became a favorite target of Republicans who hope to keep the party's majority ahead of the midterm elections. (Associated Press) A first-time Democratic candidate looking to flip a Washington state U.S. House seat appeared to distance herself from party leader Nancy Pelosi during a private fundraiser in the Seattle-area earlier this month. A spokeswoman for Kim Schrier, who is running against Republican Dino Rossi for the 8th Congressional District seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Auburn, was recently asked if the candidate attended a fundraiser to support the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. The spokeswoman, Katie Rodihan, responded by pointing to U.S. Rep. Susan DelBene, the finance chair for the DCCC who also hosts a similar fundraiser each year, the Seattle Times reported. “I believe Suzan DelBene had Nancy Pelosi here for a fundraiser,” Rodihan said. “We’re not taking … [Read more...] about ‘We’re not taking Nancy Pelosi’s money,’ Washington state Dem’s campaign says
Eric Trump Campaigns for Diane Harkey — and Against Nancy Pelosi — in California
First son Eric Trump and members of the Trump 2020 team campaigned Saturday for Republican Diane Harkey in California’s 49th congressional district, which Republicans are determined to defend to keep Democrats from re-taking the U.S. House and keep Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) from returning as speaker. “It really was a packed house with @EricTrump yesterday!” Harkey exclaimed alongside a Twitter photo of her packed Vista, California, campaign office. “Lots of energy in the room to help us win in November!”President Obama stumped in early September for Democrat Mike Levin, Harkey’s opponent, along with six other California Democrat congressional candidates running in districts won by Hillary Clinton in 2016. Democrats have identified these seven California seats as critical to their efforts to win a majority in the House. Retiring Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) currently holds the seat for which Harkey and Levin are competing. Issa held on to the seat by … [Read more...] about Eric Trump Campaigns for Diane Harkey — and Against Nancy Pelosi — in California
New plan from some House Democrats aims to oust Nancy Pelosi
An ongoing feud over who will lead House Democrats next year is poised to enter a new round as early as next week, as members eager to oust House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, are floating a new way to do so. The latest attempt — which senior leadership aides anticipate will be futile — once again exposes that a handful of House Democrats remain concerned about whether Pelosi is dragging down candidates locked in competitive races that the party needs to win in order to gain control of the House. This group of anti-Pelosi Democrats is seeking to change the way the caucus elects its top leader. On Wednesday, these members submitted a way to tweak the byzantine procedural rules governing the makeup of the caucus. Current House Democratic rules require that their leader win a majority of the caucus in order to secure the job and be put forward as a candidate to the full House to serve as speaker. Democrats and Republicans put forward candidates for House speaker … [Read more...] about New plan from some House Democrats aims to oust Nancy Pelosi