Congress · 117th Congress
House passes bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to Capitol, DC police
Capitol Police and Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department for protecting the Capitol and members of Congress during the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats set the bar high for COVID-19 relief law’s success
Brian Higgins of Buffalo, N.Y., said it would boost economic growth by 6 percent, a rate, he acknowledged, “not seen in many, many decades.”
Congress · 117th Congress
Factions on the left and right are standing down for now
At the same time, more than 60 percent said they sided with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in his charge that Trump bore moral responsibility for provoking the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
Congress · 117th Congress
Variety of last-minute changes made to Senate aid package
The flurry of activity on Friday and Saturday that resulted in trimming added unemployment benefits from $400 to $300 per week, coupled with a one-week extension to Sept. 6, also probably freed up
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate passes massive COVID-19 relief bill, sending changes back to House
Schumer brokered deals to reduce federal unemployment insurance payments from the $400 included in the House-passed package to $300 per week through Sep. 6.
White House · 117th Congress
After Tanden withdrawal, Biden nominees slowly roll on toward confirmation
Many of the delays in the confirmation process can be attributed to the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and the subsequent Trump impeachment and trial.
Congress · 117th Congress
Retired Lt. Gen. Karen Gibson tapped as Senate sergeant-at-arms in wake of Capitol attack
will take over the Senate’s SAA operation at a pivotal moment, as lawmakers are calling for an overhaul of Capitol security and the Capitol Police Board in the wake of the violent insurrection on Jan. 6
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers, Capitol Police Board unmoved by union no confidence vote
Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman and six other top officials received votes of no confidence from the department union regarding their ability to lead the department after the Jan. 6 insurrection
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate votes to open Trump trial to allow witness depositions
The surprise twist comes after the House managers said they want to depose a witness who has new information about Trump’s response to the Jan. 6 insurrection on the Capitol they’re charging him
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate trial’s last day punctuated by a chaotic morning, objections and a North Carolina surprise
He first objected to a reference about a lack of contact between Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in the hours and days after Pence’s life was in danger on Jan. 6. “Objection!”
Congress · 117th Congress
In quick reversal, Senate opts not to depose witnesses after all in Trump trial
“When McCarthy finally reached the president on January 6 and asked him to publicly and forcefully call off the riot, the president initially repeated the falsehood that it was antifa that had breached
Congress · 117th Congress
New revelation could derail plan for Senate to acquit Trump Saturday
But then news broke late Friday of a damning statement Trump made to House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy during the Jan. 6 insurrection on the Capitol the House is charging him with inciting.
Congress · 117th Congress
Trump defense to cite ‘middle ground’ between election ‘fight’ and inciting insurrection
Trump’s defense team will present Friday boils down to this: Trump made some inappropriate remarks, but none of his rhetoric, covered under the First Amendment, rises to the level of inciting the Jan. 6
Congress · 117th Congress
Tension, misery, laughs and a small moment of unity as Trump trial nears end
Trump’s defense team claimed, contrary to facts, that Trump had consistently called for peace as the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol unfolded and had never glorified violence during his presidency or
Congress · 117th Congress
‘Wow’: Senators face unsettling reality of their close call
Two of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump saw senators riveted to previously unseen Capitol security footage that showed them a terrifying view of the violence of the Jan. 6
Congress · 117th Congress
House managers weave senators’ experiences into Trump impeachment evidence
Senators often saw themselves in the evidence Wednesday while House impeachment managers made their case against Donald Trump, on new security footage from the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol Building or
Congress · 117th Congress
First day of second Trump impeachment trial will decide constitutionality of trying a former president
Senate, which means 17 Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats in finding Trump guilty of the House’s charge that he incited insurrection by provoking his supporters to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Congress · 117th Congress
Trump impeachment trial could conclude within a week under procedural agreement
This is significantly curtailed from the 16 hours provided for in Trump’s first trial, but senators having been present for the Jan. 6 insurrection on the Capitol will likely have fewer questions about
Congress · 117th Congress
House invitation to Trump adds wrinkle to impeachment drama
invitation, we reserve any and all rights, including the right to establish at trial that your refusal to testify supports a strong adverse inference regarding your actions (and inaction) on January 6,
Congress · 117th Congress
Congress honors Officer Brian Sicknick’s heroic defense of the Capitol
military brass, President Joe Biden and hundreds of Capitol Police paid their respects to Officer Brian Sicknick, who suffered fatal injuries when defending the Capitol from the violent insurrection on Jan. 6.