Opinion · 117th Congress
Republicans have a very strange idea of self-interest
As some might recall, there was a bit of a contretemps on Jan. 6, 2021, over Vice President Mike Pence’s purported power to reject duly cast electoral votes.
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Opinion · 117th Congress
It’s about more than one dinner and a man named Trump
But to ask anyone to ignore Trump’s well-documented history, his both-sides wink at the deadly Charlottesville, Va., “Unite the Right” rally and his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the
Policy · 117th Congress
Older adults face Medicare hurdles for substance use treatment
But only 6 percent received treatment. Of those who didn’t receive treatment, 38 percent cited financial barriers.
Opinion · 117th Congress
It’s time for a Christmas truce in the COVID wars
Can you grasp how small $9.25 billion is as part of a nearly $6 trillion federal budget? Or against the backdrop of the $31 trillion national debt?
Opinion · 117th Congress
Let’s talk turkey: Trump fever could be breaking in time for a Thanksgiving feast
That’s what some Trump-supporting rioters were yelling as they ransacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in search of congressional Democratic leaders and then-Vice President Mike Pence.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate Democrats plan spree of judicial confirmations in lame duck
Raphael Warnock wins his Dec. 6 runoff in Georgia, the 51-49 majority could smooth the process even more than in the current 50-50 Senate.
Congress · 117th Congress
Attack on Paul Pelosi puts focus on political violence
Both House and Senate committees have held hearings on threats to election administrators and other workers, including the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Who can lift up Congress? Maybe dogs
Teddy is almost always there, but not on Jan. 6, 2021. Rojas had left him with a friend because of a weird gut feeling, and she wonders if he would have been able to handle it.
Opinion · 117th Congress
‘What happened to your country?’: The poisoned well of the Trump era
(To his credit, he took in stride the then-No. 6 Aggies upset loss to his passenger’s alma matter, Appalachian State, earlier that day in a 17-14 defensive thriller.)
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Lawmakers break losing streak at Congressional Softball Game
With a final score of 6-5, it was a back-and-forth defensive battle that ended with a twist. Rep. Kat Cammack brought it home at the last minute with a bases-loaded walk.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Democrats get opponent they wanted in New Hampshire Senate race
Hansel had conceded in an emailed statement at 6:32 a.m.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Two systems of justice? Bet on it
But I don’t think many of the Jan. 6, 2021, crowd would ever link arms with those marching for accountability from authorities for one Black woman and others who fit her profile.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Biden rally blasts GOP, but real midterm effect will come on the road
At the Rockville rally, Biden touched on the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and the Supreme Court ruling overturning abortion rights set in the Roe v.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Murkowski, Palin advance to November in Alaska races
became the fourth House Republican to lose a primary after voting to impeach Trump in 2021 on charges of inciting the rioters who attacked the Capitol to stop the counting of electoral votes on Jan. 6,
Congress · 117th Congress
Sweeping budget package passes Senate; House on deck Friday
the table — although other Democrats kept prodding — were major party priorities like an expanded child tax credit, paid family and medical leave, universal pre-kindergarten, child care for kids under 6,
Congress · 117th Congress
Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski killed in car crash
Walorski was one of more than 130 House Republicans to vote against certifying President Joe Biden’s victories in Pennsylvania and Arizona in the 2020 election following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Angry callers are threatening Congress. These interns are on the front lines
Callers threaten his family, including his 6-month-old baby. “Gonna get your wife. Gonna get your kids,” one says. And that is just a taste. “We could have made that video 30 minutes long.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Pivotal few votes split Illinois members facing off in primaries
On Jan. 6, 2021, shortly after a violent mob of then-President Donald Trump’s supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol, newly sworn-in Rep.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Trump sent his supporters to the Capitol. They are still fighting ‘like hell’ and following his example
The most high-profile example of what Trump has sown is the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, moments before which Trump told a charged-up crowd of his MAGA backers to head over to the legislative hub and
Congress · 117th Congress
State officials tell Jan. 6 panel how they impeded Trump’s demands to overturn 2020 election
Doing so, one official from Arizona and two from Georgia told the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, would have violated their oaths of office and to the Constitution