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US President Donald Trump takes part in the 3rd Annual Made in America Product Showcase on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 15. 2019. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
July 17, 2019, 2:53 am
US House condemns Trump’s tweets as racist in extraordinary rebuke
Measure carries no legal repercussions for US president; highly partisan vote in Democratic-led House unlikely to cost him with his die-hard conservative base
By Alan Fram and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks as, from left, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., listen during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. President Donald Trump on Monday intensified his incendiary comments about the four Democratic congresswomen of color, urging them to get out if they don't like things going on in America. They fired back at what they called his "xenophobic bigoted remarks" and said it was time for impeachment. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
July 16, 2019, 4:58 pm
‘Xenophobic, bigoted remarks’: Democratic congresswomen hit back at Trump tirade
Despite widespread condemnation, US president unrepentant after racist outburst targeting progressive lawmakers, insists ‘many people’ agree with him
By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin and Jonathan Lemire
US President Donald Trump talks with reporters before departing on Marine One for the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony on May 30, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
July 15, 2019, 4:34 am
Doubling down, Trump says liberal Democrats ‘hate Israel with unbridled passion’
Defending apparent call for Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Pressley, and Tlaib to ‘go back’ to countries they ‘came from,’ US president says Democrats ‘sticking up’ for Israel haters
By TOI staff
Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota talks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during a rally with fellow Democrats before voting on H.R. 1, or the People Act, on the East Steps of the US Capitol, March 8, 2019, in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
July 14, 2019, 7:52 pm
House Democrats who tangled with leader not backing down
Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and Ayanna Pressley defend their approach, say they are determined to seize whatever power they can for their causes
By JUANA SUMMERS
House Oversight and Reform Committee members, from left, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., listen during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 26, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
July 14, 2019, 7:09 pm
Leave the US, Trump tells liberal Democratic congresswomen
Apparently aiming at Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Pressley, and Tlaib, president says House Speaker Pelosi will happily pay for lawmakers to ‘go back’ to countries they came from
By Calvin Woodward
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) (C) confers with U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, (D-MI) (2nd R) and Rep. Ayanna S. Pressley (D-MA) (R) during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing July 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP)
July 14, 2019, 6:58 am
Pelosi-AOC spat puts spotlight on Democratic infighting over race
Scrum of 2020 candidates reluctant to weigh in after upstart lawmaker accuses House speaker of ‘disrespectful’ attitude toward women of color
By Steve Peoples
US President Donald Trump listens to a question during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Oval Office of the White House, June 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
June 22, 2019, 8:03 am
A half-hour away: How Trump opted against Iran strike
Decision-making process of US president revealed in account based on information from over a dozen legislators, congressional aides, administration officials
By Jonathan Lemire
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House, in Washington, DC, on June 20, 2019. (AP/Evan Vucci)
June 21, 2019, 7:45 am
Trump said to okay strikes against Iran, then suddenly cancel them
US official says military was making preparations to strike radars, missile batteries in response to drone’s destruction, when approval was abruptly withdrawn
By Agencies and TOI staff
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, (D-NY, left), and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) joined at center rear by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on Thursday, June 20, 2019. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
June 21, 2019, 6:54 am
Congressional leaders urge caution on Iran, say Trump ‘listening’
No specific response to drone shoot-down presented at briefing for lawmakers, but Democrats say they made it clear that the administration needs to avoid escalating tensions
By AP
US President Donald Trump gestures after stepping off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, June 7, 2019. (AP/Patrick Semansky)
June 10, 2019, 9:48 am
Democrats push ahead with hearings on Russia probe
House Judiciary Committee to review ‘presidential obstruction and other crimes,’ intelligence committee to look at Moscow’s meddling in what Pelosi terms an investigative ‘path’
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Washington Post comparison of altered video of US Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi versus the original version. (YouTube screen capture)
June 4, 2019, 12:51 am
Man accused of faking ‘drunk Pelosi’ video wants to sue reporter who outed him
Shawn Brooks denies creating video targeting US house speaker, slams news website Daily Beast for naming him
By TOI staff
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., gestures as she speaks during panel discussion at Delaware County Community College, Friday, May 24, 2019, in Media, Pa. (AP/Matt Slocum)
May 25, 2019, 5:13 pm
Doctored video of Nancy Pelosi made to ‘slur’ her words goes viral
Manipulated footage of Democratic House speaker is based on a real speech she gave at the Center for American Progress conference in Washington this week
By Agencies
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 22, 2019, in Washington, DC. (Jim WATSON / AFP)
May 22, 2019, 9:31 pm
Trump walks out on Democrats in fury, demands end to ‘phony’ Russia probes
Livid president says he won’t work with Democrats in Congress unless all investigations in aftermath of Mueller report dropped
By Agencies
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., arrives for briefing on Iran, May 21, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
May 22, 2019, 3:34 am
It’s a Democratic lovefest at a Reform movement policy conference
Enthusiasm for Democrats at Religious Action Center meeting highlights shared priorities, especially when it comes to immigration
By Ron Kampeas
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., passes reporters as he and other top congressional leaders head to a classified briefing on Iran after members of both parties asked for more information on the White House's claims of rising threats in the Middle East, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2019. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
May 17, 2019, 4:34 am
Congressional leaders briefed on classified Iran threat
Move comes after criticism over lack of information from White House about Gulf buildup; lawmakers tight-lipped but full House and Senate to be briefed next week
By AP
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