In Congress
Keeping up with legislation, congressional investigations, member actions and the general goings-on in the halls of Congress.
NYT: McConnell ‘Pleased’ Democrats Impeaching Trump
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told Republicans that President Trump committed impeachable offenses and that he favors impeachment. The New…
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House Files Article of Impeachment Against Trump [Full Text]
For the second time in a single term, the snarling members of the House of Representatives have decided to impeach…
Read More » House Homeland Security Chair Urges Authorities To Put Capitol Rioters On ‘No-Fly List’
Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, on Thursday urged the TSA and the…
Read More »Rep. Ilhan Omar To Introduce Articles Of Impeachment Following Capitol Breach
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar announced she was drawing up Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump after protesters stormed…
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GOP Congressman: ‘This Is A Coup Attempt’
Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger called the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to protest the results of the election…
Read More » Democrats Take Control of Senate with Ossoff Win
Senate candidate Jon Ossoff is projected to win election to the U.S. Senate which will give Democrats control of both…
Read More »Watch: Joint Session of Congress to Certify the 2020 Electoral College Results – Day One: 1/6/21
The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate convened in a joint session of Congress to observe the unsealing of…
Read More »These 13 Senators Have Announced They Will Object to Biden’s the 2020 Election Results
Thirteen senators so far have said that they will object to the certification of the Electoral College vote on Wednesday.…
Read More »The 117th Congress Has Begun, But One New York Congressional Race Is Still Undecided
The 117th Congress began on Sunday, but two candidates in New York’s 22nd congressional district are still waiting on hundreds…
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Democrats Craft House Rules to Hide Costs of Climate Change Legislation
House Democrats blocked a Republican attempt on Monday to require any proposed climate change legislation to also include its projected…
Read More » Conservatives Mock Prayer Opening The 117th Congress Ending With ‘Amen And Awoman’
Conservatives mocked a Democratic representative’s Sunday prayer opening the 117th Congress that concluded with “amen and awoman.” “We ask it…
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84 Reps Want To Keep Ability To Carry Guns In Capitol, Say DC Is Unsafe
Colorado Congresswoman-elect Lauren Boebert, alongside 83 other Representatives, have countered an effort by Democratic legislators to disallow politicians from carrying…
Read More » How Will All Those Congressional Objections Affect the 2020 Election Results?
Several Republican Senators are considering whether to join Sen. Josh Hawley’s objection to one or more states’ electoral votes, but…
Read More »Democrats’ Proposed House Rules Eliminate Gendered Terms Like ‘Father’ And ‘Daughter’
The Rules Package for the 117th Congress includes a proposal to replace gendered language in referring to a representative’s family…
Read More »Bernie Sanders To Filibuster Defense Bill Override Unless Senate Votes On $2,000 Checks
Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders said that he will filibuster a Senate override of President Donald Trump’s military bill veto…
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