Rand Paul Tests Positive For Coronavirus — First Known Senator To Test Positive
CHRISTIAN DATOC AND HENRY RODGERS CONTRIBUTOR . Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has tested positive for coronavirus, his office announced Sunday afternoon. He is the first known United States senator to test positive. Paul notably had part of his lung removed in the fall of 2019. The surgery followed an altercation with his Kentucky neighbor back […]
POLITICS | Senate Passes War Powers Measure
HENRY RODGERS CAPITOL HILL REPORTER . The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to advance a War Powers resolution which would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to use military action against Iran without approval from Congress. The vote was bipartisan, 51-45, with eight Republicans voting with Democrats. The eight Republicans in favor of the resolution included Utah Sen. Mike Lee, Kentucky Sen. Rand […]
POLITICS | Senate Votes No On Additional Witnesses In Impeachment Trial
HENRY RODGERS CAPITOL HILL REPORTER . The United States Senate voted Friday against bringing in additional witnesses to testify before the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. The vote was 51-49. It was reported Thursday that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had enough votes among his Republican colleagues in the Senate to block votes for additional witnesses […]
House Judiciary Committee Releases Report Defining Impeachable Offenses Before Monday’s Hearing
HENRY RODGERS CAPITOL HILL REPORTER . The House Judiciary Committee on Saturday released a report laying out what they believe are the impeachable offenses against President Donald Trump before the committee’s hearing on Monday. “The Framers worst nightmare is what we are facing in this very moment. President Trump abused his power, betrayed our national […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Asks Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler To Move Forward With Articles Of Impeachment
HENRY RODGERS CAPITOL HILL REPORTER . Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she will be asking House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler to move forward with articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. “The president’s actions have seriously violated the Constitution,” Pelosi said at a press conference. “The president abused his power for his own […]
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized
HENRY RODGERS CAPITOL HILL REPORTER . Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was admitted to Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore Friday night after symptoms of chills and a fever. Ginsburg, 86, was originally evaluated at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., before being transferred for further tests, the Supreme Court said in a statement Saturday. Ginsburg […]
Rep Katie Hill Flees Reporters’ Questions
HENRY RODGERS CAPITOL HILL REPORTER . California Democratic Rep. Katie Hill refused to answer questions from the Daily Caller regarding her extramarital affair with a male congressional staffer and if she is considering resigning. WATCH: This comes after Hill’s office called the police on the Daily Caller for staking out her office […]
Climate Strike: Meltdown Edition
HENRY RODGERS CAPITOL HILL REPORTER The Climate Strike at the United States Capitol saw a lot of children on the stage arguing that the Green New Deal is a good idea for the future of the world. There was a massive protest in front of the United States Capitol on Friday, where hundreds of […]
House Votes To Hold Barr, Ross In Contempt Of Congress
HENRY RODGERS CAPITOL HILL REPORTER The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt of Congress for withholding information about the administration’s attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The House voted 230-198 after scheduling the vote because Barr and Ross […]
Democrats And Republicans Reach ‘Agreement In Principle’ On Border Security
HENRY RODGERS, Capital Hill Reporter Democrats and Republicans in Congress have reached an “agreement in principle” on President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall funding, as the government is days away from a potential shutdown. The agreement reportedly includes $1.375 billion for physical barriers, which would be bollard, or basically a concrete-filled barrier that protect office buildings […]
