Pelosi dubs Trump 'Mr. Make Matters Worse' over his handling of coronavirus pandemic

“This president, I have a new name for him, Mr. Make Matters Worse,” Pelosi said when discussing the president’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The Issue Is: Government involvement in the pandemic; Rep. Schiff, Hasan Piker, and Michael Knowles

Elex Michaelson is joined on The Issue Is by Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), as well as progressive Hasan Piker and conservative Michael Knowles for a debate that cannot be missed.

Rep. Adam Schiff proposes additional unemployment assistance for gig workers

As Congress debates extending additional unemployment benefits for millions of out-of-work Americans beyond July 31, a bill by two California representatives aims to make up for an omission in the CARES Act.

No virus bill yet: White House, GOP at odds over jobless aid

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sent senators home, promising a Republican proposal would be ready on Monday.

White House drops payroll tax cut as GOP unveils virus aid

The White House has dropped a bid to cut Social Security payroll taxes as Republicans unveil a $1 trillion COVID-19 rescue package.

Pelosi calls coronavirus the 'Trump virus' following revived White House task force briefing

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., reignited her war of words with President Trump on Tuesday, calling the coronavirus the "Trump virus" in an effort to blame the ongoing pandemic on the president's response.

Trump's order to exclude non-citizens from census data criticized

President Donald Trump's memorandum on Tuesday directing the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to exclude undocumented immigrants from the U.S. Census population count used to determine congressional apportionment was drawing sharp criticism from civil rights groups and Southland Democrats, some of whom said they would fight the order.   

Trump faces divisions with Senate GOP on coronavirus aid

Lawmakers were returning to a Capitol still off-limits to tourists, another sign of the nation’s difficulty containing the coronavirus. Rather than easing, the pandemic’s devastating cycle is rising again, leaving Congress little choice but to engineer another costly rescue.

Rapper Kanye West criticizes Harriet Tubman at rally

Rapper Kanye West used part of his first event since declaring himself a presidential candidate to rant against historical figure Harriet Tubman.

GOP lawyer planning to sue Gov. Newsom over Calif. school closures

Friday, as the debate rages over reopening California’s schools, Governor Gavin Newsom announced new guidelines that would require some three-quarters of the state’s students to continue online-only learning in the fall. 

Trump down 15 points to Biden in latest national poll

As new cases of the coronavirus soar in much of the nation, a new national poll now shows Democratic challenger Joe Biden leading President Trump by 15 percentage points.

Bill would add taxpayers to list for juries in California

Paying taxes in California could make you eligible for jury duty under a proposal backed by some prominent state lawmakers on Wednesday who worry the people deciding criminal and civil cases are “wealthier and whiter” than the population.

President Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic

President Donald Trump on Saturday was seen for the first time in public wearing the type of facial covering recommended by health officials as a precaution against spreading or becoming infected by the novel coronavirus.

The Issue Is: John Bolton, Eric Swalwell publish new books surrounding Trump's impeachment

Ambassador John Bolton and California Congressman Eric Swalwell are of different generations, they hail from different sides of the political spectrum, but the men have a surprising amount in common.

Trump commutes Roger Stone's sentence, days before prison term set to begin

The White House announced Friday that President Trump signed an Executive Grant of Clemency commuting the "unjust sentence"  of Roger Stone, just days before the longtime political operative is slated to report to prison to serve more than three years for charges stemming from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.