The House will vote Tuesday on Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s legislation to create a special envoy to combat Islamophobia, a week after progressives introduced a separate resolution to strip Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of her committee assignments fo…
House votes to refer Mark Meadows to Justice Department for contempt of Congress
The House is set to vote on whether former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows should be referred to the Department of Justice on criminal charges for failing to appear for a deposition with the select committee investigating the January 6 attack.
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‘Need to end this call’: Jan. 6 committee reveals new text message to Meadows
The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol released new text messages obtained from former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows that were sent to him in the days leading up to the insurrection and while the…
John Eastman suing Verizon and January 6 committee over subpoena
Conservative lawyer John Eastman is suing Verizon and the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol over a subpoena issued by the panel for his phone records, according to court documents.
Trump suffers big court loss in his bid to keep his tax records secret
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed former President Donald Trump’s bid in court to stop the Treasury Department from turning over his tax returns to the House.
Democrats face mounting obstacles to finishing social safety net bill before Christmas — and it’s not just Manchin
As Democrats race to finish the President’s Build Back Better legislation before the Christmas recess and convince a skeptical West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, there are other obstacles piling up that could prevent them from meeting their self-imposed d…
Ethics commission orders former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo to give state back earnings from $5.1M pandemic book deal
A New York State public ethics commission has voted to order former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to pay back earnings from the $5.1 million deal he received to write a book about leading the state during the coronavirus pandemic, after the commission previously f…
Analysis: January 6 committee seeks accountability for 2020. Trump backers seek control of 2024
Fox News personalities and Donald Trump Jr. may downplay the January 6 insurrection now, but as it was happening, they were frantically sending text messages to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.
Gov. Kristi Noem’s daughter given extra chance to obtain real estate license, former state employee testifies
The former state employee who is at the center of the controversy over whether South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem intervened to help her daughter obtain a real estate appraiser license testified before state lawmakers on Tuesday that Noem’s daughter was giv…
Liz Cheney’s latest move against Trump highlights her distinct path among Republicans
Televisions and phone screens lit up Monday night with the face of Rep. Liz Cheney as she slowly read text messages sent on January 6 to former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff.