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Brawl Nearly Erupts on House Floor After Pa. Democrat Accuses GOP of Lying
A small group of House lawmakers came close to physically fighting early Thursday morning as the congressional count of electoral votes stretched into the wee hours and a Pennsylvania Democrat charged that Republicans had been telling “lies” about his state’s votes.
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Despite Deaths, Chaos, 8 Pa. Republicans Still Object to Biden's Victory
Despite the chaos and death caused when a mob of President Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, nearly all members of Pennsylvania’s Republican delegation in Congress objected to Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory.
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Even After Chaos, Pa. Republicans Still Object to Biden's Win
Despite chaos caused by Trump supporters storming the U.S. Capitol, nearly all of Pennsylvania’s Republican delegation in Congress objected to the Electoral College votes in favor of President-elect Joe Biden. NBC10’s Randy Gyllenhaal reports.
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Tempers Flare in House During Speech by Rep. Conor Lamb
Conor Lamb, D-Pa., was making his speech against the objection to the electoral vote count in Pennsylvania when tempers flared.
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All Pennsylvania Democrats in Congress Now Support Impeachment Probe Against President Donald Trump
All nine Pennsylvania Democrats in the U.S. House now say they support Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s move to open impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb of suburban Pittsburgh on Friday joined the eight other Pennsylvania Democrats in the chamber saying they support it.
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Voters Give House Democrats a Check on Trump
The Democrats took back the House with a surge of fresh new candidates and an outpouring of voter enthusiasm Tuesday, breaking the GOP’s monopoly on power in Washington and setting the stage for a multitude of investigations of President Donald Trump that could engulf his administration over the next two years. Ending eight years of Republican control that began with...
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Pelosi Says Dems, Trump Have Common Ground on Infrastructure
Nancy Pelosi says she and President Donald Trump spoke via phone to talk about working together in the coming year with infrastructure being something they could agree upon.
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Pennsylvania Democrat Conor Lamb Takes Oath, Joins House
Democrat Conor Lamb has been sworn in as the newest member of Congress after winning a closely watched special election in Pennsylvania.
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Republican Rick Saccone Concedes to Democrat Conor Lamb in Pennsylvania Race
Lamb’s lead is 758 votes, based on totals reported Wednesday by the four counties in the 18th Congressional District.
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Trump, Ryan Face Off in Rare Public GOP Clash Over Tariffs
In a remarkably public confrontation, House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republican allies of President Donald Trump pleaded with him Monday to back away from his threatened international tariffs, which they fear could spark a dangerous trade war. Trump retorted: “We’re not backing down.” The president said U.S. neighbors Canada and Mexico would not be spared from his plans for...
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Democrats Ponder Midterm Choices: Liberals, Moderates, Both?
Pennsylvania’s Conor Lamb and Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, the new miracle men of the Democratic Party, offer a clear model for how to run in Republican territory: Focus on economics, not guns, immigration or President Donald Trump. But that won’t be easy when much of the party is whipped into a fervor over those topics. As the party barrels into...
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Democrat Lamb Is Apparent Winner in Pa. Special Election
Democrat Conor Lamb is the apparent winner in the closely watched special election in Pennsylvania’s 18th congressional district, NBC News projected. A surprisingly strong bid by the first-time candidate has severely tested Donald Trump’s sway in a GOP stronghold. There are only 200 outstanding votes, all absentee ballots in Greene County and the provisional ballots that the district will count...
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‘Late Night': A Closer Look at Conor Lamb's Win
Seth Meyers takes a closer look at Democrats racking up another major win, #NationalStudentWalkout and President Donald Trump musing about weaponizing space.
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Pennsylvania Race Offers Midterm Lesson for Democrats
A national model for victory in the midterms for Democrats looks and sounds a lot more like Conor Lamb than the lions of the left, NBC News says in an analysis of Wednesday’s apparent upset win by Lamb in Pennsylvania. If the special election squeaker holds up — Lamb led by 641 votes with absentee ballots still being counted and...
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Democrat Claims Victory in Pa. Special Election
Democrat Connor Lamb is the apparent winner of a nationally-watched special congressional election in western Pennsylvania. Republican Rick Saccone has yet to concede as the two are separated by just hundreds of votes.
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Pa. House Election Hits Final Day of Campaign in Close Race
The final day of campaigning Monday before votes are cast in western Pennsylvania’s closely watched congressional election drew a visit by Donald Trump Jr. and lots of door-knocking all over the southwestern district where polls show a close race. President Donald Trump tweeted about “steel and business” in a final push to sway voters while Donald Trump Jr., visiting a...
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Trump Promotes Agenda at Rally for GOP House Candidate in Pa.
President Donald Trump told western Pennsylvania voters Saturday night that his new tariffs were saving the steel industry and urged them to send a Republican to the House so he can keep delivering those kinds of results. The president lent his weight to Republican Rick Saccone in the final days of a surprisingly competitive special election outside Pittsburgh that could...
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Europe's Counter to Trump's Tariffs Could Hit Harley, Levi's, Bourbon
The European Union says it is ready to retaliate against the U.S. over President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum, with counter-measures against iconic U.S. products like Harley Davidson motorcycles, Levi’s jeans and bourbon. Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem said Wednesday that the EU, the world’s biggest trading bloc, rejects Trump’s reasoning that the tariffs are backed by the...
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Trump Says He'll Push Tariffs Despite Pressure From GOP
Warning of economic fallout, congressional Republicans and industry groups pressed President Donald Trump on Tuesday to narrow his plan for across-the-board tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum. Trump appeared unmoved, declaring: “Trade wars aren’t so bad.” The president said he planned to move forward with special tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, contending the U.S. has long been “mistreated”...
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‘Late Night': Dr. Jill Biden Prefers Being Called ‘Captain of the Vice Squad'
If there’s one thing Dr. Jill Biden is used to, it’s campaigning. “I’ve done 13 campaigns between my son’s campaign for attorney general and my husband’s campaign for senate, and then for vice president,” she told “Late Night” host Seth Meyers on Wednesday.