Trump, House Republicans

With Democrats barred as committee chairs, Texas House is looking more like Congress
The Texas Legislature is looking more like the U.S. Congress. Last week the Republican-controlled state House approved new ...
Democrats flip the script, eyeing debt limit to block Trump’s agenda
Republicans have leveraged the debt ceiling for years to block Democrats’ agenda. Now liberals see an opening to stymy Trump.
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House Democrats stick to work closer to home as row with Republicans persists at Minnesota Capitol
Democrats in the Minnesota House are boycotting the Capitol over a disagreement about the power Republicans should hold given ...
Court Sides With Democrats in Fight Over Control of Minnesota House
Minnesota’s top court ruled that Republicans had overstepped their authority by conducting business in the Legislature even ...
Texas House Democrats lose top committee posts but keep some power in a move that rankles far right
Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...
Democrats’ Minnesota House boycott echoes earlier walkouts in other states
Democrats in the Minnesota House who have boycotted daily sessions are using tactics that lawmakers elsewhere have tried ...
Minnesota’s Legislative Session Opens Chaotically as House Democrats Boycott
A one-seat Republican majority in the Statehouse and a looming special election made for a tense start to a new era of ...
Texas House bans Democrats from committee chairmanships in 89th session
The Texas House of Representatives decided to ban members of the minority party from chairing committees in a vote on ...
House Democrats urge Rubio to lift foreign assistance freeze
House Democrats urged President Trump’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio to lift the foreign assistance freeze mandated by an ...