WASHINGTON — As former Vice President Joe Biden's camp scrambles to contain any political damage over his past behavior with women, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has some words of advice: Keep your distance. "Join the straight-arm club," Pelosi told a breakfast hour Washington event on Tuesday. In other words, keep...
Impeach Trump? It’s ‘Just Not Worth It,’ Says Pelosi.
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is setting a high bar for impeachment of President Donald Trump, saying he is "just not worth it" even as some on her left flank clamor to start proceedings. Pelosi said in an interview with The Washington Post that "I'm not for impeachment" of...
House OKs Democrats' Bill Blocking Trump Emergency on Wall
WASHINGTON — Democrats ignored a veto threat and rammed legislation through the House Tuesday that would stymie President Donald Trump's bid for billions of extra dollars for his border wall, escalating a clash over whether he was abusing his powers to advance his paramount campaign pledge. The House's 245-182 vote...
House Dems Introduce Measure to Revoke Trump Border Edict
WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Friday introduced a resolution to block the national emergency declaration that President Donald Trump issued to fund his long-sought wall along the U.S-Mexico border. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., immediately announced that a vote would come on Tuesday. The move sets up a fight that...
Trump Will Sign Bill, Then Declare Border Emergency
WASHINGTON — Congress steamed toward lopsided approval of a border security compromise Thursday night that would avert a second painful government shutdown but ignite a major new confrontation — this time over President Donald Trump's plan to bypass lawmakers and declare a national emergency to siphon billions from other federal...
A Different Kind of Shade: Pelosi Smirks, Dismisses Trump
WASHINGTON — So President Donald Trump blew through House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's customary introduction before his State of the Union speech. Who cares? Not Pelosi, who was the white-clad backdrop to every Trump word uttered during his first address to a joint session of Congress under divided government. With a smirk...
SOTU: Trump Says 'Ridiculous Partisan' Probes May Upset Progress
WASHINGTON — In his first State of the Union address to a divided Congress, President Donald Trump warned Democrats on Tuesday that "ridiculous partisan investigations" could derail the nation's economic progress. Trump peppered his speech with calls for bipartisanship, urging Washington to govern "not as two parties, but as one...
Finally! Trump, Congress Reach Deal to End Shutdown
WASHINGTON — Yielding to mounting pressure and growing disruption, President Donald Trump and congressional leaders on Friday reached a short-term deal to reopen the government for three weeks while negotiations continue over the president's demands for money to build his long-promised wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. "I am very proud...
Pelosi Rejects 'Big Down Payment' for Trump Wall to End Shutdown
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rejecting the idea of providing "some big down payment" for President Donald Trump's border wall as part of a solution to the partial government shutdown. Pelosi on Thursday spoke after Trump suggested a "reasonable" installment on such a barrier might be a way...
Pelosi Postpones Trump Address. Read His Letter.
UPDATE, 8:54 A.M., THURSDAY, JAN. 24: President Donald Trump said he is postponing his State of the Union address until the partial government shutdown ends, yielding after a weeklong showdown with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. ______________________ WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is officially postponing President Donald Trump's State of...