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American Jayapal in Washington; sets up fight with Nirav Sheth for November elections
WASHINGTON, Aug 5: Two Indian-Americans will face off in Washington state's seventh district as five-term member Pramila Jayapal will take on Republican Nirav Sheth in the November elections to the US Congress. Jayapal, the sitting member, won 83.3 per cent... Read More
Pramila Jayapal, Nirav Sheth to contest Washington's 7th district seat
Pramila Jayapal will face Nirav Sheth in Washington state's seventh district election. The unusual Indian-American versus Indian-American race also underlines the seat's strong Democratic tilt. Read More
Top progressive Pramila Jayapal introduces Green New Deal for public schools
Rep. Pramila Jayapal leads House progressives in introducing a Green New Deal for public schools. A similar bill targeted environmental inequities in public schools. Read More
Ilhan Omar and Rep. Jayapal conduct oversight at Whipple Federal Building
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) visited the Whipple Federal Building on Friday to conduct congressional oversight of the facility that has held increasingly more immigration detainees since the start of Operation Metro Surge. Read More
House again passes resolution seeking to halt military action in Iran as some Republicans defect
The House has narrowly passed a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran, sending a warning to President Donald Trump for the second time as the war has escalated and the future of the conflict is increasingly uncertain. The 214-208 vote requiring congressional approval for the war comes as the Senate is expected to consider a similar resolution later Thursday. Though the votes forced by Democrats are largely symbolic, they're meant as a strong signal to the Republican president his support on Capitol Hill is eroding as the war drags on and lawmakers in both parties question his administration’s endgame. Washington Democratic congresswoman Pramila Jayapal says the war has “no clear mission.” Read More
House votes to restrict Trump’s Iran war powers in latest rebuke over the conflict
By Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — The US House voted to halt President Donald Trump’s war in Iran absent congressional approval, the latest repudiation by lawmakers of the president’s handling of the conflict. Four Republicans voted with Democrats in support of the measure, which was brought Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal. The vote was 214 to Read More
Washington congresswoman introduces law calling for protection of children of immigrants
U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington is introducing new legislation named for a 3-year-old boy who was killed after being separated from his mother during federal immigration enforcement. Read More
Rep Pramila Jayapal slams Democrats for dismissing progressive victories
Rep. Pramila Jayapal called out Democratic Party colleagues for "disrespectful" treatment of Democratic socialists as progressive wing gains ground in primary elections. Read More
Sheridan Gorman's parents say Pramila Jayapal's 'sorry but' was 'disrespectful'
Gorman's parents said Jayapal's “sorry but” remark during a House committee hearing on sanctuary policies was “disrespectful.” Read More
Jayapal tells murder victims’ parents Congress has better things to do
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) tells the parents of children murdered by illegal immigrants that congress has better things to do. Read More
Rep. Lawler Calls Raskin, Jayapal, and Hochul 'F**king Assholes' for Sanctuary City Policies
Rep. Mike Lawler went OFF on Reps Jamie Raskin, Pramila Jayapal, and NY Governor Kathy Hochul ... repeatedly calling them "f**king assholes" for their sanctuary city policies that he says led to the murder of one of his constituents. Read More
Rep. Jayapal: Dems Talking About Expanding Supreme Court
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., said Friday that Democrats are absolutely discussing expanding the Supreme Court Read More
Dems 'Absolutely' Talking About Expanding Supreme Court
Friday on MS NOW's "On the Line," Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) revealed Democrat lawmakers were "absolutely" discussing expanding the Supreme Court and implementing term limits. | Clips Read More
'Hellhole' Row: US Lawmakers' Resolution Condemns Trump For 'Racist Rhetoric' Against Indians
Lawmakers led by Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ted Lieu and Pramila Jayapal accuse Trump of amplifying racist rhetoric targeting Indian and Chinese Americans. Read More
US Lawmaker Seeks Ban on Foreign-Born Congressmen, Judges; Faces Push Back
US Congresswoman Nancy Mace proposes a constitutional amendment to bar naturalised citizens from serving in Congress, as federal judges, or in Senate-confirmed posts, sparking fierce backlash from Democrats who denounce the move as racist, xenophobic and an attack on foreign-born lawmakers like Ilhan Omar, Pramila Jayapal and Shri Thanedar. Read More
Mace Wants Natural-Born Requirement for Congress
Ilhan Omar, Shri Thanedar, Pramila Jayapal — all born in foreign countries, none were citizens by birth, Mace said on social media. Read More
Nancy Mace unveils legislation to ban naturalized citizens - like Ilhan Omar, Pramila Jayapal and Shri Thanedar - from serving in Congress
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) unveiled legislation Wednesday aiming to ban foreign-born US citizens from serving in Congress and other high levels of the federal government. Read More
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal Backs Iran Competing in 2026 FIFA World Cup
Pramila Jayapal says Iran belongs at the World Cup right alongside everybody else ... no matter how heated world politics get. Read More
Rep Pramila Jayapal says she faces death threats over Cuba diplomacy trip
Rep. Pramila Jayapal says she received death threats after her Cuba trip, where she met with foreign ambassadors to discuss U.S. sanctions and the island's humanitarian crisis. Read More
Dem Rep. Pramila Jayapal admits to working with Mexico to sneak oil into Cuba
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., made the remarks during a recent Seattle briefing following a congressional delegation trip to Cuba, where she discussed the island’s worsening fuel shortages and US policy toward the communist regime. Read More