In a tweet, the House speaker urged House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to support ethics and law enforcement investigations.
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Rep. Paul Gosar tweets photoshopped anime video showing him killing Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Biden
The Arizona Republican’s tweeting of the video prompted condemnation and calls for his Twitter account to be suspended for glorification of violence.
Judge postpones Cuomo arraignment until January as district attorney criticizes sheriff’s handling of case as ‘potentially defective’
Friday’s decision by Albany City Court Judge Holly Trexler is a curveball in the case against the former New York governor, who was accused in a misdemeanor complaint last week of forcibly touching a woman in the executive mansion last year.
Colin Powell to be honored by Biden, military leaders at funeral at Washington National Cathedral
The former secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff died last month of complications from covid-19.
Edward Durr Jr., Republican truck driver and political novice, defeats longtime New Jersey state Senate President Steve Sweeney
The result was one of the most stunning Democratic defeats in this year’s elections.
Murphy’s narrow win in New Jersey does little to ease Democratic anxieties
Gov. Phil Murphy won his fight for reelection Wednesday night, but the margin appeared likely to be slight. Despite the victory, a Republican surge statewide alarmed Democratic leaders.
Senate panel approves Rahm Emanuel’s nomination as ambassador to Japan, even as two Democrats vote ‘no’
“Black Lives Matter. Here in the halls of Congress, it is important that we not just speak and believe these words, but put them into action in the decisions we make,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said in a statement opposing the nomination.
In sworn testimony, wife of Pa. Senate candidate Sean Parnell says he strangled her and abused their children
Parnell, who has been endorsed by former president Donald Trump, denied the claims in a statement Monday.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, outspoken GOP critic of Trump and his grip on the party, announces he won’t seek reelection
Kinzinger’s announcement came shortly after the Illinois legislature redrew his congressional district, which would have forced him into a race against GOP Rep. Darin LaHood.
Former New York governor Andrew M. Cuomo faces misdemeanor complaint for sex crime-related offense, court says
A spokesman for the New York courts said Thursday that the complaint was filed in Albany City Court.