NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., about President Trump continuing to stand with Saudi Arabia following the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and what Congress can do.
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For more on that, we're joined now by Representative Gerry Connolly. He's a Democrat from Virginia and a member of… Read more »
Robert McCartney
Democrats’ takeover of the U.S. House in Tuesday’s election instantly strengthened the Washington region’s deep blue congressional delegation, a change that may advance local goals such as Metro funding, statehood for the District, and protecting federal workers and the Chesapeake Bay.
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Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Vice Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, sent the following message, along with a copy of the U.S. Constitution, to President Trump in response to his unconstitutional proposal to end birthright citizenship.
“Mr. President, your new Executive Order ending citizenship for children born in the US is patently… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI), Ro Khanna (D-CA), and a bipartisan group of 55 Members of Congress in requesting Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats to release information regarding the U.S. intelligence community’s potential knowledge of Saudi Arabia’s plot to capture journalist and American resident Jamal Khashoggi. The letter comes… Read more »
Today, Reps. Don Beyer (VA-08), Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-AL), Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) sent a letter to Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke urging him to extend the public comment period for the National Parks Service’s proposal to modify the types of demonstration activities allowed on the National Mall.… Read more »
Caroline Kelly and Paul LeBlanc
President Donald Trump said Friday that he believes Saudi Arabia's explanation for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and called the arrest of 18 Saudis "a good first step."
The Saudi Arabian government announced Friday that Khashoggi died after a fistfight at the Saudi consulate in… Read more »
Administration emails show that President Donald Trump intervened personally to keep FBI headquarters in downtown Washington rather than relocate it to the suburbs as had long been planned, congressional Democrats said Thursday.
The letter from Democratic lawmakers on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform says… Read more »
Marissa J. Lang
Just beyond the metal-framed double doors of the Saudi Embassy in Washington, protesters gathered Wednesday to stand vigil for Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who has not been heard from since he disappeared inside the Saudi Consulate in Turkey last week.
They offered memories of the columnist and prayers for… Read more »
