The immigration crisis that’s being bused into big cities was on the agenda when the U.S. Conference of Mayors kicked off its winter meeting Tuesday in Washington, but the mayors’ big discussion about border jumpers will happen in private.
Author: Kerry Picket
Rep. Jim Jordan says new subcommittee will probe ‘disparate’ treatment of Jan. 6 defendants
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan said the new subcommittee on the weaponization of the federal government wants to investigate the alleged mistreatment of Jan. 6, 2021, defendants during their detainment.
House Speaker McCarthy says embattled Rep. Santos will not have access to top secret information
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says embattled freshman Rep. George Santos, New York Republican, is unlikely to have access to anything top secret.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy prepared to release all Capitol footage of Jan. 6 protest
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Thursday he is willing to make public unreleased security footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
House Republicans pass first pro-life measures in post-Roe era
The new House Republican majority launched its pro-life legislative agenda on Wednesday, passing measures protecting infants born alive during an abortion and condemning recent attacks on anti-abortion facilities and churches that provide aid to pregna…
More Republicans join in calls for George Santos to resign
Fellow New York Republicans and GOP officials in Rep. George Santos’ home county have joined the chorus of calls for him to resign.
House to vote on bills to protect infants in failed abortions, condemn attacks on pro-life centers
House lawmakers will vote Wednesday on a pair of abortion-related measures that would condemn the recent attacks on pro-life facilities and churches as well as protect infants born alive in failed abortion procedures.
Democrats file complaint with House Ethics panel against freshman GOP Rep. Santos over campaign lies
Two House Democrats on Tuesday filed a complaint with the House Ethics Committee against freshman GOP Rep. George Santos, who admitted to falsifying much of his campaign resume in his successful bid to win his seat in Congress representing New York’s 3…
Republicans poised to block high-profile Democrats from committee assignments
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is set to follow through with removing three Democrats from their committee assignments as Republicans lock in their control of the lower chamber.
Marjorie Taylor Greene goes from disruptor to negotiator as House Republicans take charge
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene went from being an accused insurrectionist stripped of committee assignments as a freshman congresswoman to a key negotiator in the House Republican Conference who helped persuade fellow conservatives to vote to elect Speake…