Washington Post: Nancy Pelosi donates her speaker’s gavel and suit to the Smithsonian

This wasn’t your average dry-cleaning drop-off: On Wednesday morning, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi handed over a burgundy skirt-suit to the Smithsonian Institution — not for a steam-and-press but to become, along with the gavel she wielded as the first female speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, part of the collection of artifacts documenting women in U.S. history.

American People Aren’t Fooled by the #GOPTaxScam

The American people aren’t fools.  They know a scam when they see one.

A new Gallup poll reveals the GOP tax scam remains overwhelmingly unpopular three months after passage with an approval rating of just  39%.  Even worse, Morning Consult/POLITICO found a mere 36% approve of the Republican tax bill. 

GOP Fails to Protect Our Democracy as Americans Head to Polls

This week, Americans across Texas and Illinois take to the polls in the first primary of the 2018 election cycle.  Yet, U.S. National Security Administration Director Admiral Mike Rogers testified before Congress last week that Russian interference is likely to continue into 2018 and that ‘what we’ve done hasn’t been enough.’

And how has the Republican-led Congress responded?  Under Speaker Ryan’s leadership:

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