Mike Lillis

1 week ago | wfxrtv.com | Julia Manchester |Mike Lillis

Democrats newly buoyed by President Trump's steadily sinking approval ratings are stubbornly divided over their resistance strategy and path back to power. One hundred days into Trump's second term, liberal Democrats on and off Capitol Hill are stepping up their hard-line opposition to the norm-smashing president, advancing aggressive tactics - backed by the party's progressive base - that now include formal articles of impeachment.

1 week ago | thehill.com | Mike Lillis

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday pushed back sharply against a report that he has discouraged members of his caucus from visiting El Salvador to highlight the Trump administration’s mistaken deportation of a Maryland resident to a notorious prison there. Speaking to reporters in the Capitol, Jeffries said the report, published by The Bulwark earlier in the week, was patently false, although he stopped short of endorsing such visits — past or future.

1 week ago | myhighplains.com | Mike Lillis

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3 weeks ago | thehill.com | Alex Gangitano |Mike Lillis

Pope Francis, the trailblazing Catholic leader known for his human-rights advocacy and sharp political edge, died Monday, April 21, at the age of 88 after battling a long series of health complications stemming from a chronic lung disease, the Vatican announced. The pontiff had been hospitalized on Feb. 14 with bronchitis, contracted pneumonia four days later and was listed in “critical condition” by the Vatican on Saturday, Feb. 22. He never fully recovered.

3 weeks ago | thehill.com | Mike Lillis

House Democrats are diving back into GOP districts to conduct town halls during the long spring recess, escalating an unusual tactic they’re hoping will help them win over battleground voters. The gambit — aimed at districts held by Republicans facing tough reelection contests — was initiated after House GOP leaders advised Republican lawmakers not to meet face-to-face with voters in large, public forums amid the outcry over President Trump’s efforts to remake Washington.