Biden has been preparing to fight an impeachment for almost a year. This is his strategy
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden has been preparing to fight an impeachment for almost a year. This is his strategy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — On Capitol Hill, House Republicans were all-in Wednesday on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s announcement of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. I’ve got to deal with the issues that affect the American people every single solitary day.” The we’re-all-better-than-this attitude is central to the White House strategy for countering impeachment proceedings being launched ahead of the 2024 election by Republicans who are trying to link Biden to the business dealings of his son, Hunter. “Americans deserve better.” Meanwhile, lawyers for Hunter Biden filed a suit Wednesday in Los Angeles accusing former Trump White House aide Garrett Ziegler of violating computer privacy laws. US represtentatives are divided over House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s call to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden While the overall White House strategy is not expected to change, this week’s announcement of a formal inquiry shifts the dynamics somewhat.

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Trump allies promise revenge as Dems ram through Biden judges
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump allies promise revenge as Dems ram through Biden judges

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Something strange has been happening in the U.S. Senate this month: Senators have been working. But former President Donald Trump’s win has awoken Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s slumbering Senate, as he’s been ramming through a slate of outstanding, Democrat-approved judicial nominees before Republicans take over Washington in January. “It’s been a busy week” Before senators flew home last …

Key Informant who lied in Biden impeachment indicted on 10 tax fraud charges
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Key Informant who lied in Biden impeachment indicted on 10 tax fraud charges

Raw Story  

A key informant for House Republicans' impeachment case against President Joe Biden has been indicted again, reported NBC News — this time on 10 charges of tax fraud. According to the report, federal prosecutors said that Alexander Smirnov received more than $2 million in income from "multiple sources in 2020, 2021, and 2022” and bought “a $1.4 million Las Vegas …

A year ago Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that fate
3 months ago

A year ago Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that fate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — One year since Kevin McCarthy was booted from the House speaker’s office after Congress voted in a bipartisan way to prevent a federal government shutdown, the new House Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself courting, but so far avoiding, a similar political fate. “The vast majority support Speaker Johnson — it’s a shame that we’ve got like 10 people …

'What a joke': Even MAGA influencers aren't buying GOP's Biden impeachment report
4 months ago

'What a joke': Even MAGA influencers aren't buying GOP's Biden impeachment report

Raw Story  

House Republicans released a long-awaited report, hours before the Democratic National Convention is set to begin, accusing president Joe Biden of impeachable conduct, but conservatives were disappointed. "Republicans releasing a report on impeachable offenses by Biden a month after Democrats kicked him to the curb, and WHILE THEY ARE STILL ON VACATION, is the most Republican thing that ever Republicaned," …

House Republicans release impeachment report on President Biden, but next steps are uncertain
4 months ago

House Republicans release impeachment report on President Biden, but next steps are uncertain

The Hindu  

House Republicans have released their initial impeachment inquiry report into President Joe Biden, alleging an abuse of power and obstruction of justice in the financial dealings of his son Hunter Biden and family associates. The report said the Constitution's “remedy for a President's flagrant abuse of office is clear: impeachment by the House of Representatives and removal by the Senate.” …

James Comer: Launching impeachment inquiry 'didn't have anything to do with impeachment'
5 months ago

James Comer: Launching impeachment inquiry 'didn't have anything to do with impeachment'

Raw Story  

Rep. James Comer's impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden appeared to be on shaky ground even before President Joe Biden announced he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential election. As reported by Politico's Jordain Carney, Comer revealed that he has finished his portion of the Biden impeachment inquiry report, although he said he's unsure about whether it will be …

Joe Biden Drops Out of US Presidential Race, Says Will Speak In Detail Later This Week
5 months ago

Joe Biden Drops Out of US Presidential Race, Says Will Speak In Detail Later This Week

News 18  

US President Joe Biden said he is standing down and will not run for reelection on Sunday. Harris who also welcomed Biden’s decision and vowed to win the party’s nomination and defeat Donald Trump in the November elections. This move throws the White House race into an uncharted territory which already became tense following the recent attempt on the life …

Republicans get into 'tussle' over release of Biden impeachment report
5 months, 1 week ago

Republicans get into 'tussle' over release of Biden impeachment report

Raw Story  

House Republicans won't let Rep. James Comer release a 400-page impeachment inquiry report on President Joe Biden that has left him political limbo, a new report claims. The House Oversight Committee chair is reportedly "eager" to show the nation this week a report that fellow Republicans admit is unlikely to result in any impeachment effort, Punchbowl News reported Thursday. "Napoleon …

'Fizzling' Biden impeachment probe picked apart by conservative paper
6 months, 1 week ago

'Fizzling' Biden impeachment probe picked apart by conservative paper

Raw Story  

The conservative Washington Examiner newspaper this week lambasted Republican House members for failing to fully implement former President Donald Trump's demands. Trump was impeached twice by a Democratic-led House and "has sought to wield House Republicans," the report says, to do the same to Biden. "These efforts have come to naught, however, despite an enormous effort from House Republicans, who …

House Republicans issue criminal referrals against James and Hunter Biden, alleging false testimony
6 months, 2 weeks ago

House Republicans issue criminal referrals against James and Hunter Biden, alleging false testimony

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans issued criminal referrals Wednesday against President Joe Biden’s son and brother, accusing them of making false statements to Congress as part of the GOP’s yearlong impeachment inquiry. The Republican leaders of the House Oversight and Accountability, Judiciary and Ways and Means committees sent a letter to the Justice Department recommending the prosecution of Hunter Biden and …

The Biden impeachment is over despite 'the best efforts of the House GOP’s worst people'
7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Biden impeachment is over despite 'the best efforts of the House GOP’s worst people'

Raw Story  

Based upon the fact that the Fox News daily drumbeat about President Joe Biden's impeachment being right around the corner has gone noticeably silent, House Republicans have seemingly admitted defeat. The only ones humiliated were the bush-league Javerts of the GOP," Waldman wrote while pointing the finger at former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for loading the investigating committees, including the …

White House rejects long-shot House Republican effort to get President Joe Biden to testify
8 months, 1 week ago

White House rejects long-shot House Republican effort to get President Joe Biden to testify

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday rejected a long-shot effort from House Republicans to get President Joe Biden to testify before lawmakers in the GOP’s stalled impeachment inquiry. In a letter to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, the White House dismissed the invitation sent to Biden last month, calling it a “partisan charade” in an impeachment probe that …

House Republicans invite President Biden to testify at public hearing as impeachment inquiry stalls
8 months, 3 weeks ago

House Republicans invite President Biden to testify at public hearing as impeachment inquiry stalls

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Thursday invited President Joe Biden to testify before Congress in what appears to be a last-ditch effort to deliver on their stalled monthslong impeachment inquiry into the Biden family businesses. Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to the Democratic president, inviting him to sit for a public hearing to …

House Speaker Mike Johnson will send Mayorkas impeachment to the Senate next month
8 months, 3 weeks ago

House Speaker Mike Johnson will send Mayorkas impeachment to the Senate next month

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday indicated he will send articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate shortly after Congress returns to Washington next month. The House impeached Mayorkas on a razor-thin party-line vote in February, but Johnson had delayed sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate while Congress addressed funding for …

House GOP Member Admits Biden Impeachment Vote Is ‘Not Gonna Happen’
9 months ago

House GOP Member Admits Biden Impeachment Vote Is ‘Not Gonna Happen’

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING House Republicans’ monthslong effort to impeach President Joe Biden is going to end without a vote because lawmakers “don’t have the guts” to take action, said a Republican member of the House Oversight Committee. “Yeah, that’s not gonna happen, but I wish we would vote on it regardless,” Rep. Tim Burchett said in an interview Friday with …

Republicans make last-ditch request for Biden to testify as impeachment inquiry winds down
9 months ago

Republicans make last-ditch request for Biden to testify as impeachment inquiry winds down

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden is all but winding down, lacking the political appetite from within the Republican ranks to go forward with an actual impeachment, but facing political pressure to deliver after months of work. The chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, Republican Rep. James Comer, made a last-ditch push at Wednesday’s …

With Biden impeachment inquiry at a crossroads, GOP eyes next move
9 months ago

With Biden impeachment inquiry at a crossroads, GOP eyes next move

LA Times  

Reps. James Comer, left, and Jim Jordan during a hearing this month. House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer pushed ahead at a hearing Wednesday, claiming the Democratic president was either “complicit” in his son Hunter Biden’s business dealings or “incompetent” when it came to the family’s finances. Comer said earlier on Fox News that there would be “multiple” …

White House encourages House Republicans to ‘move on’ from their Biden impeachment effort
9 months, 1 week ago

White House encourages House Republicans to ‘move on’ from their Biden impeachment effort

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s top White House lawyer is encouraging House Speaker Mike Johnson to end his chamber’s efforts to impeach the president over unproven claims that he benefited from the business dealings of his son and brother. White House counsel Ed Siskel wrote in a Friday letter to Johnson, R-La., that testimony and records turned over to the …

House Republicans send new Justice Department subpoenas in impeachment inquiry, drawing pushback
9 months, 3 weeks ago

House Republicans send new Justice Department subpoenas in impeachment inquiry, drawing pushback

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is pushing back against a new set of subpoenas quietly sent out by House Republicans related to the Hunter Biden criminal investigation in another brewing faceoff in the President Joe Biden impeachment inquiry. Republicans who blasted that proposed agreement as a “sweetheart deal” have been probing allegations from Internal Revenue Service agents that the Justice …

'A criminal lie': Politico writes obituary for GOP's Biden impeachment probe
10 months ago

'A criminal lie': Politico writes obituary for GOP's Biden impeachment probe

Raw Story  

Politico's Playbook on Wednesday published what was essentially an obituary for House Republicans' impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. In particular, Playbook zeroed in on explosive new revelations that Alexander Smirnov, the main source for Republicans' bribery claims leveled against Biden, admitted to FBI agents that he got that information from people who are connected to Russian intelligence services. Smirnov …

Biden fumes after GOP-led House impeaches his immigration chief Mayorkas: ‘Petty political games’
10 months, 1 week ago

Biden fumes after GOP-led House impeaches his immigration chief Mayorkas: ‘Petty political games’

Hindustan Times  

Launching a scathing attack on the 214 House Republicans who supported Alejandro Mayorkas' impeachment, US President Biden asserted that "history will not look kindly" on them. U.S. President Joe Biden In a vote of 214–213, the House accepted two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas, accusing him of deliberately disobeying immigration law and misleading Congress about the state of border security. …

Latest Republican impeachment witnesses fail to link Biden to family’s businesses
10 months, 1 week ago

Latest Republican impeachment witnesses fail to link Biden to family’s businesses

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A series of witnesses in the House Republican impeachment probe …

House Republicans reveal plan to issue new subpoenas for Hunter Biden in coming weeks
11 months, 1 week ago

House Republicans reveal plan to issue new subpoenas for Hunter Biden in coming weeks

Hindustan Times  

House Republicans will once again subpoena US President Joe Biden' son Hunter Biden after he agreed to give testimony to Congress if the House Oversight and Judiciary committees issue new summons. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden In a letter to Hunter Biden’s lawyer Abbe Lowell, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., and House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, …

House GOP could be laying a 'trap' in Biden impeachment inquiry: report
11 months, 3 weeks ago

House GOP could be laying a 'trap' in Biden impeachment inquiry: report

Raw Story  

The House impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden has been criticized for its lack of evidence for the GOP's allegations that the president laundered bribes through his son Hunter's international business deals. "Some experts suspect the GOP will try to trap Biden by making outlandish requests for information that he doesn’t provide, and then argue that he impeded the inquiry," …

'It's getting old': Jim Jordan scolded by MAGA over 'boring' letter to White House
11 months, 3 weeks ago

'It's getting old': Jim Jordan scolded by MAGA over 'boring' letter to White House

Raw Story  

Conservatives blasted Reps. Jim Jordan and James Comer on Wednesday after they used an ongoing impeachment inquiry to demand the White House hand over materials about Hunter Biden. In a letter to White House Counsel Edward Siskel, Jordan and Comer suggested President Joe Biden sought to obstruct his son's deposition, which did not occur due to a dispute about the …

Frustrated GOPers fear Biden impeachment plans have them painted into a corner
1 year ago

Frustrated GOPers fear Biden impeachment plans have them painted into a corner

Raw Story  

With lawmakers slated to return to Washington, D.C. after the holidays, there is growing concern among some Republican House members that the Joe Biden impeachment inquiry being led by Reps. James Comer and Jim Jordan has become a "trap" the party can't escape from now that hearings are being scheduled. According to a report from Politico's Jordain Carney, there are …

US House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden, ‘they are choosing to waste time', he says
1 year ago

US House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden, ‘they are choosing to waste time', he says

Hindustan Times  

Months before America goes to vote Republicans have formally initiated impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Since September there's been a noticeable shift, especially among independents and some Republican voters, with opposition among independents rising from 36% to 43% who believe there is no substantial evidence to prove corruption charges against Biden.Some House Republicans, particularly those hailing from politically divided …

BIG trouble for Biden as US House presses impeachment inquiry into President's role in family business dealing
1 year ago

BIG trouble for Biden as US House presses impeachment inquiry into President's role in family business dealing

India TV News  

Biden impeachment: The House on Wednesday authorised the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with every Republican rallying behind the politically charged process despite lingering concerns among some in the party that the investigation has yet to produce evidence of misconduct by the president. Ahead of the vote, Johnson called it “the next necessary step" and acknowledged there are “a …

U.S. House launches Republican impeachment inquiry against Biden
1 year ago

U.S. House launches Republican impeachment inquiry against Biden

The Hindu  

December 14, 2023 05:04 am | Updated 09:44 pm IST - WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives voted on December 13 to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, escalating Republicans’ battle with Democrats ahead of the 2024 election in a move Mr. Biden himself slammed as a “baseless” stunt. “As President Biden continues to stonewall lawful Congressional subpoenas, …

Critical Senate Republicans to House GOPers pushing impeachment: 'do something meaningful'
1 year ago

Critical Senate Republicans to House GOPers pushing impeachment: 'do something meaningful'

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Critical Senate Republicans said Wednesday they didn't see the value in chasing an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden that lacks evidence, is unlikely to be voted through, and serves as a distraction from pursuing policy. Sen. Lisa Murkowski finds some revelations about Hunter Biden, who serves no public office, "worrisome," but she doesn't approve of the "normalization …

House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden as Republicans rally behind investigation
1 year ago

House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden as Republicans rally behind investigation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday authorized the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with every Republican rallying behind the politically charged process despite lingering concerns among some in the party that the investigation has yet to produce evidence of misconduct by the president. “Instead of doing their job on the urgent work that needs to be done, they are …

Republicans' plan to get Biden impeached hits a roadblock, new poll reveals surprising details
1 year ago

Republicans' plan to get Biden impeached hits a roadblock, new poll reveals surprising details

Hindustan Times  

Days before Republicans are poised to launch their official impeachment investigation into Joe Biden, their strategy appears to have reached an impasse. 58% of those favoring probe believe Biden has committed impeachable offenses The silver lining for Republicans is that 58% of those favoring the inquiry believe Biden has committed impeachable offenses. In a USA Today op-ed, Johnson stated that …

Joe Biden feels guilty for Hunter's legal challenges: Report
1 year ago

Joe Biden feels guilty for Hunter's legal challenges: Report

Hindustan Times  

US President Joe Biden has reportedly confided in close associates, expressing a sense of guilt regarding Hunter Biden's legal challenges. Hunter Biden was indicted late December 7, 2023 on nine counts of tax evasion, the second time this year President Joe Biden's troubled son has been charged by a special counsel investigating his personal and business dealings. According to Axios, …

House Republicans split on whether Joe Biden impeachment is 'a real impeachment' or not
1 year ago

House Republicans split on whether Joe Biden impeachment is 'a real impeachment' or not

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans seemed split on the impeachment of Joe Biden when Raw Story questioned them on Tuesday. He directed the House Oversight Committee "to open a formal impeachment inquiry." Rep. Don Bacon promised Raw Story, that it’s not a real impeachment: “It’s just an inquiry." Comer's statement claimed the payments "are part of a pattern revealing Joe Biden …

US House votes to open Biden impeachment inquiry
1 year ago

US House votes to open Biden impeachment inquiry

The Telegraph  

Republicans have voted to formally approve an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden, a move that heaps fresh pressure on the president. “Today, the House took a critical step in our investigation into serious matters involving President Joe Biden by formally opening an impeachment inquiry,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said afterwards. “As President Biden continues to stonewall lawful Congressional subpoenas, today’s …

House will vote Wednesday on formalizing impeachment inquiry into President Biden
1 year ago

House will vote Wednesday on formalizing impeachment inquiry into President Biden

NPR  

House will vote Wednesday on formalizing impeachment inquiry into President Biden The House will vote Wednesday on formalizing the impeachment inquiry into President Biden that Republicans began earlier this year. The president's son refused to attend the closed-door deposition that Republicans demanded as they conduct an impeachment investigation into his father. MCDANIEL: Comer said that a contempt of Congress vote …

House votes to formalize Biden impeachment inquiry
1 year ago

House votes to formalize Biden impeachment inquiry

NPR  

House votes to formalize Biden impeachment inquiry Enlarge this image toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP Jose Luis Magana/AP The House of Representatives has voted along party lines to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, as House Republicans intensify the investigation into Biden they opened earlier this year. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., who served as an impeachment manager in former …

Republicans have already lost the American public on impeachment
1 year ago

Republicans have already lost the American public on impeachment

Salon  

I know this will come as quite a shock, but the current U.S. Congress is the least productive in almost a hundred years. It's ridiculous and even the Republicans must know it since they're focusing more on silly things like Hunter paying back his father for covering his car payments for a few months. And we'll Related House Republican admits …

Opinion: House GOP can't govern, but keeps trying to impeach Biden
1 year ago

Opinion: House GOP can't govern, but keeps trying to impeach Biden

LA Times  

House Republicans’ last gasp of 2023 is a desperate attempt to tie President Biden to the sins of his long-troubled son Hunter. Surely you remember them, given that the Republicans described each “scandal” in its time as “worse than Watergate.” We might call the Biden impeachment inquiry a fishing expedition, but that’s been long underway. No less than Peter Doocy, …

Showdown on Capitol Hill expected on Wednesday: Republicans advance Joe Biden impeachment inquiry vote as Hunter Biden lands in DC ahead of compelled deposition that he's expected to skip
1 year ago

Showdown on Capitol Hill expected on Wednesday: Republicans advance Joe Biden impeachment inquiry vote as Hunter Biden lands in DC ahead of compelled deposition that he's expected to skip

Daily Mail  

The House is on track to vote on authorizing the Biden impeachment inquiry on Wednesday - and nearly all Republicans are onboard. We're following the law' The vote will come on a day when Hunter Biden is in DC - but is not expected to show up to his mandatory deposition on Capitol Hill Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy had declared …

The Biden impeachment story is a Trump revenge story
1 year ago

The Biden impeachment story is a Trump revenge story

Raw Story  

Last week, I said that the insurgent Republicans in the US House of Representatives are probably going to impeach the president, not because Joe Biden has done anything wrong, but because Donald Trump wants them to. The Roll Call columnist noted today that while the current House speaker, Mike Johnson, is about to set up a formal vote to authorize …

Editorial: No evidence for Biden impeachment inquiry? No problem. The House GOP doesn’t seem to care
1 year ago

Editorial: No evidence for Biden impeachment inquiry? No problem. The House GOP doesn’t seem to care

LA Times  

Rep. Jim Jordan speaks during a House Oversight Committee hearing in September about an impeachment of President Biden. Deposed Speaker Kevin McCarthy launched the Biden impeachment inquiry in September without securing a floor vote, thus avoiding a scenario in which saner members of his fragile majority — including Republicans elected in districts where Biden is popular — might rebel. Republicans …

The House will vote next week on formalizing its Biden impeachment inquiry, Speaker Johnson says
1 year ago

The House will vote next week on formalizing its Biden impeachment inquiry, Speaker Johnson says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House will vote next week on formally authorizing its impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday, asserting Republicans have “no choice” but to push ahead as the White House has rebuffed their requests for information. “The House has no choice if it’s going to follow its constitutional responsibility to formally adopt an …

Democrats mock Biden impeachment inquiry as GOP making Trump happy
1 year ago

Democrats mock Biden impeachment inquiry as GOP making Trump happy

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This all culminated in California Democratic Rep and House Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar mocking …

House Republicans consider holding a formal vote to authorize their Biden impeachment inquiry
1 year ago

House Republicans consider holding a formal vote to authorize their Biden impeachment inquiry

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republicans are considering holding an official House vote next month to authorize their impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden as the party looks to formalize a process that has yet to yield any direct evidence of wrongdoing by the president. Republican leaders have long said a vote on the impeachment investigation was unnecessary, but are reconsidering as White House …

James Comer and Jim Jordan urged to drop Biden impeachment inquiry: report
1 year, 1 month ago

James Comer and Jim Jordan urged to drop Biden impeachment inquiry: report

Raw Story  

In a letter sent to House Oversight Chairman James Comer and House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, White House special counsel Dick Sauber questioned the legitimacy of the Republican-led impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, The Washington Post reported. "Both of you previously supported the position that moving forward with an impeachment inquiry without a vote of the House ‘represents an …

White House denounces ‘irresponsible’ subpoenas from House GOP and says they should be withdrawn
1 year, 1 month ago

White House denounces ‘irresponsible’ subpoenas from House GOP and says they should be withdrawn

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House is firing back on a recent slate of subpoenas issued by House Republicans targeting members of President Joe Biden’s family and his inner circle of aides, describing the GOP’s impeachment push as an illegitimate endeavor that has repeatedly failed to produce proof of wrongdoing. The four-page letter from a top White House attorney to Republican …

Comer’s impeachment pursuit runs out of steam: New Biden subpoenas are a dead end
1 year, 1 month ago

Comer’s impeachment pursuit runs out of steam: New Biden subpoenas are a dead end

Salon  

House impeachment proceedings against President Joe Biden have reached a boil with new subpoenas against his brother James, his son Hunter, and one of Hunter’s business associates. That is because it does not meet the constitutional standard of “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” That standard is so strict that when I was representing House Democrats, they initially …

Speaker Johnson led House passage of Israel aid. But the hard part comes next in confronting Biden
1 year, 1 month ago

Speaker Johnson led House passage of Israel aid. But the hard part comes next in confronting Biden

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As new Speaker Mike Johnson grabbed hold of the House gavel, he made a plea for Americans to “give me a chance” before making up their minds about the newcomer’s ability to lead the far-right House Republican majority that elected him to power. Jordan, a firebrand former rival allied with Johnson, said the new speaker is doing a …

DC Edit | Speaker ousted, US House chaos
1 year, 2 months ago

DC Edit | Speaker ousted, US House chaos

Deccan Chronicle  

‘Revenge’ time in US politics continues like sequels of a horror movie. This is a historic first for the US as Republicans took revenge on him for saving the government from a spending authorisation deadline with a group of eight hard right legislators voting with the Democrats to oust a legislator they had named a “feature of the swamp” in …

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