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GOP turmoil could snarl Jan. 6 certification of Trump's election: report
2 weeks, 1 day ago

GOP turmoil could snarl Jan. 6 certification of Trump's election: report

Raw Story  

Republicans are worried that a rebellion against House speaker Mike Johnson could put the start of Donald Trump's presidency in jeopardy. Rep. Pat Fallon suggested that Trump should invite Johnson to celebrate Christmas with him at Mar-a-Lago to affirm his support, and other GOP lawmakers agreed that replacing him as speaker could throw the start of Trump's second term into …

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House election results: Congressional races in New York and California could decide control
2 months ago

House election results: Congressional races in New York and California could decide control

Salon  

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Democrats flipped their first seat late Tuesday as John Mannion unseated Rep. Brandon Williams in New York's 22nd District in a battle for control of the House of Representatives. In New York, at least six House races appeared highly competitive in the state's 1st and 4th Districts on Long Island, as well as in the 17th, …

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George Latimer, a pro-Israel centrist, defeats Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York Democratic primary
6 months, 2 weeks ago

George Latimer, a pro-Israel centrist, defeats Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York Democratic primary

LA Times  

George Latimer, a pro-Israel centrist, defeated U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman on Tuesday in a Democratic primary in suburban New York that highlighted the party’s deep divisions over the war in Gaza. AIPAC’s political action committee spent nearly $15 million on the primary, filling airwaves and mailboxes with negative ads in an effort to unseat Bowman, who has accused the influential …

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GOP’s Jim Jordan is shoring up support and peeling off detractors ahead of a House speaker vote
1 year, 2 months ago

GOP’s Jim Jordan is shoring up support and peeling off detractors ahead of a House speaker vote

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With a push by allies of Donald Trump, far-right firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan appeared Monday to be shoring up support to become U.S. House speaker, winning over reluctant Republicans who have few options left two weeks after Kevin McCarthy’s ouster. After a private late-night meeting at the Capitol turned into a venting session of angry Republicans, he acknowledged: …

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Election law changes moving forward in South Dakota
1 year, 11 months ago

Election law changes moving forward in South Dakota

Associated Press  

— Lead Republicans in South Dakota are advancing a package of bills that they say would strengthen security of the 2024 elections, with hearings that began this week. “South Dakota has an excellent election system but we can always be better,” said Republican Rep. Tony Venhuizen, who proposed that the timing of runoff elections for general elections should be extended …

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'I'm still subject to death threats': Retiring pro-impeachment Republican has some advice for the GOP
2 years ago

'I'm still subject to death threats': Retiring pro-impeachment Republican has some advice for the GOP

Raw Story  

Sitting at a borrowed desk in the Washington, D.C., office of his longtime friend and colleague U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton had two words to describe 169 Republican House members voting against a bill protecting marriage rights for same-sex and interracial couples: “dark ages.” “This is about people’s housing and pensions, about people’s marriages not disappearing overnight,” …

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Democrats hoping Biden can provide West Coast election boost
2 years, 2 months ago

Democrats hoping Biden can provide West Coast election boost

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — President Joe Biden’s visit to California and Oregon so close to Election Day shows how Democrats are summoning crunch-time reinforcements in states that are usually afterthoughts for the party. In Los Angeles on Thursday, Biden hit a tiny eatery called Tacos 1986 with Democratic Rep. Karen Bass, who is now running to be the city’s mayor, and …

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Rep. Scott Perry says FBI agents seized his cellphone
2 years, 4 months ago

Rep. Scott Perry says FBI agents seized his cellphone

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Scott Perry said his cellphone was seized Tuesday morning by FBI agents carrying a search warrant. Former senior Justice Department officials have testified that Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican, had “an important role” in Trump’s effort to try to install Jeffrey Clark — a top Justice official who was pushing Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud — …

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Bills on poll watchers, earlier presidential primary advance
2 years, 6 months ago

Bills on poll watchers, earlier presidential primary advance

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Proposals to hold Pennsylvania’s presidential primaries in March rather than April and to permit poll watchers to operate outside the counties where they live were advanced Wednesday by a divided House State Government Committee. “Right now Pennsylvania’s primary really doesn’t matter in the scheme of national politics,” said committee chair Seth Grove, R-York, noting a recent exception …

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Two Trump impeachment trials later, Rep. Zoe Lofgren will help lead hearing on his Jan. 6 actions
2 years, 6 months ago

Two Trump impeachment trials later, Rep. Zoe Lofgren will help lead hearing on his Jan. 6 actions

LA Times  

Rep. Zoe Lofgren was at work on Capitol Hill each of the four times Congress moved to impeach a president in modern U.S. history, first as a staffer and later as representative — the only member with such experience. In a video deposition shown by the panel Thursday night, Barr said that he told Trump he didn’t agree with his …

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Stop treating the Jan. 6 insurrectionists with leniency. Throw the book at them — including Trump
3 years ago

Stop treating the Jan. 6 insurrectionists with leniency. Throw the book at them — including Trump

Raw Story  

Understanding why January 6 happened is not merely a question for the history books. It “has failed to charge anyone with sedition or treason” despite the fact trying to stop Congress from certifying the electoral vote is “textbook sedition.” Perhaps Garland thinks sedition charges would be unorthodox. Barring a blood vessel clogging or bursting, Trump is likely to be the …

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Jan. 6 committee prepares to go public as findings mount
3 years ago

Jan. 6 committee prepares to go public as findings mount

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — They’ve interviewed more than 300 witnesses, collected tens of thousands of documents and traveled around the country to talk to election officials who were pressured by Donald Trump. “The full picture is coming to light, despite President Trump’s ongoing efforts to hide the picture,” said Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the committee’s vice chairwoman and one of its two …

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Fury at the shaken Capitol over the attack, security, virus
3 years, 11 months ago

Fury at the shaken Capitol over the attack, security, virus

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — This time the fury enveloping the Capitol comes not from an insurgent mob but from within. In contrast, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky explicitly criticized Trump’s drive to overturn Biden’s election, saying it would “damage our republic forever.” He did so even as the mob breached the Capitol and lunged toward the chambers against outnumbered police. …

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Opinion: Why more Republicans should follow Rep Mitchell’s lead
4 years ago

Opinion: Why more Republicans should follow Rep Mitchell’s lead

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Republican Charlie Dent is a former US congressman from Pennsylvania who served as chairman of the House Ethics Committee from 2015 until 2016 and chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies from 2015 until 2018. In the House, Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois has shined brightly by standing against those …

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Pelosi out to block Trump if disputed election ends in House
4 years, 3 months ago

Pelosi out to block Trump if disputed election ends in House

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A single House race in Montana could determine the presidential election. Or Pennsylvania, Florida, Michigan or even Alaska — all districts where Speaker Nancy Pelosi has set out to not only expand the House majority but to tip party control of the states’ congressional delegations in case a disputed presidential election needs to be decided by the House. …

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