Rep. Pramila Jayapal

Politics & Government

Progressive Democrats withdraw letter calling for more diplomatic efforts with Russia

3:51pm October 25, 2022

After pushback, the Congressional Progressive Caucus walked back a letter to the White House pressing for more direct negotiations with Ukraine.

Despite Sen. Joe Manchin's opposition Senate Majority Leader Schumer says he still intends to bring up the $2 trillion social and climate policy bill for a vote

Politics & Government

Democrats plan to vote on the social spending bill, despite Manchin's 'no'

5:12pm December 20, 2021

by Brian Naylor

Senate Majority Leader Schumer said the Senate will take up the measure "very early" in the new year

President Joe Biden speaks with members of the press before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Washington. Biden spent the weekend at his home in Delaware.

Politics & Government

A top House progressive says $1.5 trillion is not enough to pass social spending plan

4:32pm October 03, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, rejected the price tag put forward by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin for President Biden's sweeping domestic spending priorities.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., looks on as Negah Hekmati talks about her hours-long delay returning to the U.S. from Canada with her family days earlier, at a news conference on Monday.

Border Screenings Spark Travel Fears For Iranian Americans Amid Rising Tensions

2:47pm January 07, 2020

by Joel Rose

As many as 200 were held for questioning at a border crossing near Seattle. Some Iranian Americans are so concerned that they are canceling plans to travel abroad.