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Democrats mull ‘go-it-alone’ approach on Capitol security measures
House Democrats may vote next week on one or two bills responding to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol without Republican support.
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House Democrats may vote next week on one or two bills responding to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol without Republican support.
The department is looking to counter a developing narrative that it was disorganized or unprepared during the Jan. 6 attacks.
The money would help state and local governments, under frequent attack, upgrade their equipment and cybersecurity.
Legislation by two senators would require notification to Congress of major cyber attacks and set up $20 million cyber assistance fund.
House members in both parties are asking for nearly $15 billion in earmarked projects in the upcoming federal highway bill.
Texas Reps. Beth Van Duyne and Colin Allred rank first and second, thanks to two DFW airport earmark requests totaling nearly $234 million.
A bipartisan group that includes former lawmakers urges Congress to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6. attack.
The attack on the Capitol was made worse partly by a lack of direction from department commanders to the rank and file.
A close encounter with a drunk driver led Sen. Ben Ray Luján to back advanced alcohol detection technology and require automakers to use it.
Capitol Police inspector general questions accuracy of department timeline and is moving up his review of command and radio traffic to June.
ANALYSIS — McCarthy hopes that ousting Cheney will satisfy pro-Trump GOP voters and allow him to move on to attacking Democrats’ failings.
Of the $14 billion Trump diverted to border wall construction, $9.9 billion was from the military. Very little will return to the Pentagon.
The House Oversight Committee told a judge that it should be easier to obtain Donald Trump’s financial records now that he is not president.
A group of House Republicans on Thursday demanded a briefing on how the National Archives will deal with a backlog delaying veterans benefits.
Vulnerable House Democrats are pressing party leaders to exempt family farms from President Biden's proposed tax increase on inherited assets.
The House Natural Resources Committee approved a bill that would raise the royalty fees oil and gas companies pay to operate on federal land.
House Republican leaders continue to turn on GOP Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney and look to vote her out of leadership.
House Republicans are seeking funds for highways and other home-state projects, after some of them opposed the spending process.
The U.S. will back a World Trade Organization proposal that could make more COVID-19 vaccines available to poor countries.
Her willingness to buck her party on policy, but not on politics, may now vault Rep. Elise Stefanik into Republican House leadership.