My name is Joshua Contreras. I am a DACA recipient, an immigrant, gay, unashamed, and unafraid. I was born and raised in Mexico City. My family and I came to the United States illegally when I was eight years old. A lot of things have happened since. Now, at 22 years old, I am still undocumented and […]
Last week, President Trump tweeted a photograph intended to mock House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. In the photo she is standing at the table in the Cabinet Room wagging her finger at Mr. Trump, who’s surrounded by a table full of other men also sitting, some with heads bowed. Along with the photo he tweeted, “Nervous […]
Lawmakers and other social media users took to Twitter on Wednesday evening to praise House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) after President Trump tweeted a photo of her standing up at a contentious meeting with Democratic leaders in Congress and Trump about his decision to pull American troops from northern Syria. “Nervous Nancy’s unhinged meltdown!” Trump tweeted Wednesday. But many tweeted their support […]
If the image of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s White House meeting with President Trump had been a painting, some say it could have been a masterpiece. Something about the symmetry, the light, and the postures of the figures in the room turned ordinary people into art historians who were captivated by the strength of the […]
THIS IS WHAT HAS HAPPENED CBS News: “People are dying”: Diabetics rationing insulin amid rising drug prices The Hill: Drug price hikes cost US billions, report finds NBC News: U.S. insulin costs per patient nearly doubled from 2012 to 2016, study find Bloomberg: Health Insurance Costs Surpass $20,000 Per Year, Hitting a Record The Gazette: It could get worse for seniors with high drug prices […]
“The president admitted it to me on the phone without even any embarrassment.” Nancy Pelosi, super Speaker, on Trump’s unfitness, the decision to impeach, and “weaving” her fractious caucus. Lost in the wilderness of the Trump era, Democrats looked long and hard for a champion: Robert Mueller, the media, even Michael Avenatti. But when the […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) castigated President Donald Trump’s refusal to cooperate with Congress’ impeachment inquiry on Tuesday, saying the White House was trying to make “lawlessness a virtue” and pledging to hold the administration accountable.“The American people have already heard the President’s own words ― ‘do us a favor, though,’” Pelosi said in a […]
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told a room full of South Carolina Democrats Friday night that she believes Democrats and Republicans in Washington can work together to cut rising health care costs and solve the country’s infrastructure woes. “We have been legislating,” she said, noting U.S. House bills backed by Democrats. “Unfortunately, we’ve also had […]
GREENVILLE — Headlining a fundraiser Friday night for South Carolina Democrats, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she is committed to leading Congress through the “difficult” process of launching an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. “Not any of us came to Congress to impeach a president,” said Pelosi, D-Calif. “This is a very sad time for […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke about impeachment and the 2020 Presidential election at a Democratic Party fundraising event Friday evening in downtown Greenville. About 550 to 700 people were expected to attend the sold-out event at the Hyatt Regency, organizers said. A crowd of several hundred protesters gathered outside the hotel before Pelosi took the stage. Here’s […]