Mark Meadows, the onetime chief of staff to former President Trump, said Monday that Trump moved swiftly to curb the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6 – a claim contradicted by the events of the day, when Trump waited hou…
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Omar allies dig in on calls for Boebert punishment
House liberals are charging ahead with efforts to discipline Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) for her incendiary comments targeting a Muslim colleague, arguing that the response thus far from Democratic leaders – a promised…
Jan. 6 panel threatens Meadows with contempt
The leaders of the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are vowing to launch criminal charges against Mark Meadows if he refuses to cooperate in the probe.Meadows, who was chief of staff…
Democrats livid over GOP’s COVID-19 attacks on Biden
Democrats are up in arms this month over GOP charges that President Biden is to blame for the prolonged COVID-19 crisis.They argue that Republicans, from former President Trump to his most vocal allies in Congress…
Pelosi: Democrats can’t allow ‘indecent’ Boebert comments to stand
As Democratic leaders weigh potential punitive action against Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) for her recent Islamophobic remarks, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested Wednesday that one option is off the table: doing…
Omar, Muslim Democrats decry Islamophobia amid death threats
A group of House Democrats called on GOP leaders Tuesday to discipline Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) for a series of Islamophobic comments she’s lobbed in recent months against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and other Muslim l…
Democrats plan Thursday vote on massive Biden bill
House Democrats are planning to vote Thursday evening on the massive social benefits and climate package at the core of President Biden’s domestic agenda, lending the embattled party a significant victory heading into the…
Pelosi on Gosar punishment: ‘It’s an emergency’
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday defended the Democrats’ decision to punish Rep. Paul Gosar, saying the Arizona Republican crossed a bright red line – and may have committed criminal acts – in posting an anima…
Hoyer: Vote on $1.75T spending package likely Thursday or Friday
The second-ranking House Democrat said Tuesday that party leaders are aiming to vote on President Biden’s $1.75 trillion climate and social spending package on Thursday or Friday.House Majorit…
Pelosi calls for ethics, criminal investigations into Gosar
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is calling for a series of investigations into Rep. Paul Gosar after the Arizona Republican took to Twitter this week to advertise violence against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) an…