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Why Nancy Pelosi Isn't Apologizing for Salon Visit

She calls it a 'setup,' says salon should apologize to her

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi isn't apologizing for her visit to a shuttered San Francisco hair salon , but the House speaker is accepting responsibility ... for falling for what she calls a setup. "I take responsibility for trusting the word of the neighborhood salon that I’ve been to over the years...

Pelosi's Hair Appointment Raises a Ruckus

Speaker got her hair done at a shuttered salon in San Francisco, is photographed maskless

(Newser) - San Francisco's eSalon has been closed since March, and was only just Tuesday allowed to start accepting one customer at a time, outdoors only, again. Yet, in security footage from Monday afternoon, Nancy Pelosi can be seen inside the salon, maskless and mid-wash and blowout. The salon's owner...

Pelosi: New Intel Policy on Elections Is 'a Betrayal'

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe sends a letter to lawmakers

(Newser) - Looks like America's top intelligence officer won't be sending anyone to brief Congress about election security anymore—and Nancy Pelosi is less than pleased, CNN reports. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe notified lawmakers Friday that his office will no longer brief congressional intelligence committees on the hot-button...

This Time, Democrat Shouldn't Debate Trump, Pelosi Says

Biden says he'll fact-check the president himself

(Newser) - Calling Donald Trump's behavior during the 2016 presidential debates "disgraceful," Nancy Pelosi said the Democrats' nominee should refuse to face the president onstage. Trump also lacks a connection to "truth, evidence, data, and facts," the House speaker said. "I wouldn’t legitimize a conversation...

House Votes to Drop $25B on USPS
House Votes to
Drop $25B on USPS
Aug 23, 2020 5:33 AM CDT

House Votes to Drop $25B on USPS

Trump is against the measure, which is likely to stall in the Senate

(Newser) - With heated debate over mail delays, the House approved legislation in a rare Saturday session that would reverse recent changes in US Postal Service operations and send $25 billion to shore up the agency ahead of the November election. Speaker Nancy Pelosi recalled lawmakers to Washington over objections from Republicans...

Pelosi in Rare Saturday Session: 'Ignore' Trump

The speaker calls in lawmakers over Republican objections

(Newser) - The House is meeting for a rare Saturday session over mail delivery disruptions, poised to approve legislation that would reverse recent changes in US Postal Service operations and send $25 billion in emergency funds to shore up the agency ahead of the November election, the AP reports. Speaker Nancy Pelosi...

Trump Slams &#39;Mad Woman&#39; Harris, 3 Other Women
Trump Slams 'Mad Woman' 
Harris, 3 Other Women
the rundown
Aug 13, 2020 11:05 AM CDT

Trump Slams 'Mad Woman' Harris, 3 Other Women

AOC, Pelosi, and Mika Brzezinski also the target of presidential insults Thursday

(Newser) - President Trump used a Fox Business interview and his Twitter feed on Thursday to issue slams against four prominent women—three political rivals and a frequent media critic:
  • On Kamala Harris: "Now you have a, sort of a mad woman I call her, because she was so angry and
...

Agency Finds Jump in US Unemployment May Top Out at $300

Labor Department guidance says states can count existing payments

(Newser) - The way the Labor Department figures it, the federal government's increase in unemployment benefits under President Trump's plan might come to $300—half the size of the checks that had been going out. That's because the agency's guidance advises that states would be allowed to count...

Trump Threatens Executive Action on COVID Relief

Move would likely trigger another court battle; negotiations continue

(Newser) - With a coronavirus relief deal still elusive , President Trump is considering executive orders—he detailed three of them on Wednesday—unless a deal is reached by Friday. "My administration is exploring executive actions to provide protections against eviction" as well as "looking at a term-limited suspension of the...

Lawmakers Are Locked in COVID-19 Aid Talks

'It was more productive than the other meetings': Sen. Chuck Schumer

(Newser) - Lawmakers participating in rare weekend talks on a huge coronavirus relief measure reported progress on Saturday, as political pressure mounts to restore a newly expired $600-per-week supplemental unemployment benefit and send funding to help schools reopen, the AP reports. "This was the longest meeting we had and it was...

Gohmert Questions Whether Wearing Mask Led to Virus

As Nancy Pelosi announces new requirement

(Newser) - Rep. Louie Gohmert opposed the idea of a mandate to wear masks on the House floor, then tested positive for COVID-19 himself —and now such a mandate has come to pass. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday that masks are now required on the House floor, in the House...

Pelosi Slams GOP Over New Virus Relief Plan

The House Speaker criticizes White House 'dissaray'

(Newser) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday assailed Republican "disarray" over a new pandemic relief package as the White House suggested a narrower effort might be necessary, at least for now, the AP reports. The California Democrat panned the Trump administration's desire to trim an expiring temporary federal unemployment...

Ominous Warning from Counterintel Chief on Election

NCSC's William Evanina says Russia, China, Iran are trying to sway voters; Dems want more

(Newser) - The country's top counterintelligence official issued a warning Friday regarding the US election in November, though he's getting some pushback from Democratic leaders. "Foreign nations continue to use influence measures in social and traditional media in an effort to sway US voters' preferences and perspectives, to shift...

Schools Must Open, DeVos Says
Schools Must Open, DeVos Says
Jul 12, 2020 11:50 AM CDT

Schools Must Open, DeVos Says

CDC's coronavirus guidelines 'are just that,' education secretary says

(Newser) - Calling the reopening of the nation's schools "not a matter of if" but "a matter of how," Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Sunday that the students have to get back into the classroom. "Parents are expecting that this fall their kids are going to have...

Pelosi Removes Portraits of 4 Predecessors

They were Confederates

(Newser) - "There is no room in the hallowed halls of Congress or in any place of honor for memorializing men who embody the violent bigotry and grotesque racism of the Confederacy," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote. With that letter to Cheryl Johnson, House clerk, workers Thursday began removing from...

Pelosi's New House Rule: No Face Mask, No Entry

Several GOP congressmen, including one who got the virus, have been resistant to wearing them

(Newser) - Members of the US House of Representatives trying to get into a committee meeting had better have a face mask on—or they'll now be turned away by the on-duty sergeant-at-arms. That's according to a new order issued Tuesday by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a senior Democratic aide tells...

Pelosi: Remove Confederate Statues From Capitol

House speaker urges committee to take action, but it might not be possible

(Newser) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is demanding that statues of Confederate figures such as Jefferson Davis be removed from the US Capitol, the AP reports. In a letter, Pelosi told a House-Senate committee with jurisdiction over the controversial topic that Confederate statues “pay homage to hate, not heritage. They must...

Pelosi Unveils $3T Relief Package
Pelosi Unveils
$3T Relief Package
THE RUNDOWN
May 12, 2020 6:01 PM CDT

Pelosi Unveils $3T Relief Package

'Not acting is the most expensive course'

(Newser) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a new coronavirus relief package Tuesday—but Republicans say it will never pass the Senate. The $3 trillion "Heroes Act" includes around $1 trillion for state, local, and tribal governments, as well as a second round of direct payments to Americans of up to...

Next Move for Pelosi, Schumer Is 'Rooseveltian'

Senate minority leader says coronavirus relief plan is response to call for 'big and bold' action

(Newser) - With millions out of work and the future still murky amid the coronavirus pandemic, Americans are wondering what relief may soon be coming their way. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have something in the works: specifically, an aggressive economic stimulus plan that Schumer describes in...

Democrats Ditch Plan for House Lawmakers to Return

Trump accuses them of 'enjoying their vacation'

(Newser) - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer has abruptly dropped plans for lawmakers to return next week, saying he and Nancy Pelosi decided to change course after speaking to the Capitol's attending physician. Hoyer said the physician warned it would be unsafe for House lawmakers to return as planned on May...

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