Pete Aguilar

The youth movement among House Democrats? Don't believe the hype. Even as a few Democratic committee heads are being pushed aside for younger replacements, the party is elevating some of its most senior members to lead virtually every major committee in the next Congress. On Wednesday, the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee confirmed the ranking [...]

Multiple media outlets reported earlier this month that the White House was considering giving pardons to Trump's potential targets ahead of the start of his second term.

The head of the House Democratic Caucus is sending an early message to his troops heading into the 119th Congress: Attendance will be crucial given the razor-tight margins in the lower chamber. “It’s important for every member to come to work and to do their job. That's what we're telling our caucus,” Rep. Pete Aguilar [...]

Calls to limit presidential pardon powers have fallen on party lines in the House of Representatives.

Rep. Pete Aguilar says President Biden went back on his word when he pardoned his son, Hunter Biden.

House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) and Vice Chair Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) hold a post-meeting press conference at 10:45 a.m. ET on Dec. 4.

Rep. John Duarte, R-Calif., lost his reelection bid in the final 2024 House race to be decided.

We can provide tax relief to hostages without assaulting civil liberties. It's not that complicated.

After another election cycle that brought few bright spots for Nebraska Democrats, some former party officials have called on the state party's leader, Jane Kleeb, to resign.

Rep. Mike Johnson has won the Republican nomination to remain as House speaker, on track to keep the gavel after a morning endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump ahead of a full House vote in the new year. While Johnson has...

The final doors are being knocked, ads are blaring and candidates are making a last pitch to voters. Even with the high-energy final push, the races for control of Congress are at a stalemate, essentially a toss-up for the House and fight to the finish for the Senate.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pointing fingers over whether heated political rhetoric is contributing to violence in the wake of Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt on former President Trump. It's the second time the fierce debate has ignited in as many months, and lawmakers are getting more personal. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) — who [...]

The vote was 220-202, with 14 Republicans and all but three Democrats opposing the bill.

The House speaker’s spending plan lost critical support despite his inclusion of “election integrity” measures.

Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., spoke at the DNC to highlight how Vice President Harris' efforts on immigration and border security, and said she understood the values of "family, faith and hard work."

Democratic National Convention organizers have released the schedule for the event’s third day

Democrats have coalesced around tougher messaging around border security amid record levels of migrant crossings.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A top Democrat in the U.S. House says it will take a shift of power in Congress to ensure that legislation is finally passed to extend and expand a compensation program for people exposed to radiation following uranium mining and nuclear testing carried out by the federal government.

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana is scheduled to appear at a high-dollar fundraiser for Colorado congressional candidate Gabe Evans on Friday morning in Loveland, according to an invitation obtained by Colorado Politics.

A pro-Israel super PAC that helped defeat one member of the congressional group called the Squad is pushing to oust another — Missouri's Cori Bush

The Winklevoss twins, crypto money and other interests are seeking to shape the Phoenix-area Democratic primary on Tuesday for a U.S. House seat.

To boycott or not to boycott? That was the devilish question California's Democrats grappled with on Wednesday

The vice president is picking up endorsements from prominent Democrats.

Who has endorsed Kamala Harris for president now that Joe Biden has dropped out? Here is a list of the current Democrats who support her, and a few notable figures who haven't yet.

A number of Democratic lawmakers, governors and past leaders were quick to rally behind Vice President Harris as she pursues the Democratic Party's presidential nomination following President Biden's withdrawal from the race. Shortly after dropping out of the presidential race, Biden endorsed Harris as his successor, stating it is "time to come together and beat" [...]

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) was on the receiving end of a blizzard of insults after he used President Joe Biden's announcement on Sunday that he would no longer seek re-election to demand the president step down.Hawley took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to sneer, "Then RESIGN your office. If you can’t run a mere political campaign, you can’t be President."Commenters were quick to note that not only would that make Vice President Kamala Harris the president, thus the incumbent, but also pointed to Hawley's support for the Jan. 6 rioters he was filmed running away from, which led his hometown paper to label him a "fleeing coward."ALSO READ: How much access did $50,000 buy someone at the Republican National Convention?According to one Hawley critic, "All you can run, Senator, is your mouth. And your scared little legs."Journalist Luke Zaleski wrote, "thanks josh, for threatening americans, continuing to hold us hostage after letting trump get away with treason, after letting trump get away with obstruction, after letting trump get away with abuse of power, after letting russia get away with interfering in our elections—but no.""Harris will be president then. Nice self-own," Blue Georgia added.Joey Bonanno wrote, "Wrong little boy, campaign is a 4 year commitment, President Will finish his term, then we will elect President Harris in November.""YOU RESIGN! Traitor!" advised another commenter to which John Freeman added, "How about you resign, do you remember your role in January 6th & your support of a convicted felon."Another cited his infamous Jan 6 sprint, writing, "You’re never gonna be able to run away from running away."Another commenter summed it up with a meme: — (@)