Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Hill staffers are organizing. What could their unions look like?
The initial talks began before Jan. 6, 2021, but the attack on the Capitol changed the tone.
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Campaigns · 117th Congress
House GOP feels no fundraising backlash for opposing electors
House Republicans who voted against certifying Electoral College results for President Joe Biden last Jan. 6 did not face any overall backlash from campaign contributors in 2021, a CQ Roll Call analysis
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
What to read (and gift) now: Capitol Hill insiders share their picks for 2021
“Then Jan. 6 happened,” said Dick. “Then I started reading the William Gibson ‘Jackpot’ books, about a dystopian future.” Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash.
Congress · 117th Congress
First Jan. 6 select committee hearing gives cops spotlight
Five people died in connection with Jan. 6, and more than 140 Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police officers were injured from that day.
Congress · 117th Congress
Vulnerable Democrats bet earmark stigma has worn off
Pete Sessions in 2018 and won reelection last year by a 6-point margin with nearly 52 percent of the vote, doesn’t expect earmarks to be used against him in the midterms.
Congress · 117th Congress
Elise Stefanik ascends to House GOP No. 3 after Cheney ouster
She promulgated false claims that the 2020 presidential election was illegitimate after insurrectionists tore through the Capitol on Jan. 6, and she continues to sow doubt about the results in some states
Congress · 117th Congress
House Republicans oust Liz Cheney from No. 3 leadership post
Cheney was steadfast after leaving the closed meeting where the vote took place, maintaining her stance against Trump’s lies about the 2020 election and his actions surrounding the Jan. 6 insurrection
Congress · 117th Congress
McCarthy needs to rout Cheney to move past 2020
[jwp-video n=”1″] Before he began deflecting questions about it, McCarthy was among those Republicans who blamed Trump for the deadly Capitol riot of Jan. 6.
Congress · 117th Congress
Knives out: GOP leaders turn on Cheney
signal their support for dumping House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney from her leadership spot, with momentum building as Cheney has held former President Donald Trump to account for his role in the Jan. 6
Congress · 117th Congress
The evolution of Elise Stefanik
Cheney, by contrast, denounced Trump after the Jan. 6 attacks and voted for his impeachment.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Democrats appear unfazed after Texas shutout
“In no way is Congressional District 6 a bellwether for what is going on politically,” said Matt Angle, a Democratic strategist and consultant with the Lone Star Project.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Democrats shut out of runoff in bid for open Texas seat
Marine veteran who campaigned as an anti-Trump Republican, got $17,000 in support from Veterans for Responsible Leadership, a nonpartisan group that has condemned veterans who were involved in the January 6
Congress · 117th Congress
Nunes tops Ways and Means fundraising as GOP weathers PAC ‘pause’
Means Committee outraised their Democratic counterparts in the first quarter of the year, despite many corporate donors hitting the pause button on giving campaign cash to GOP lawmakers after the Jan. 6
Congress · 117th Congress
House set to pass Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, with renewed hope for Senate action
Corrected 6:40 p.m. | The House will vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act this week, after standoffs over LGBTQ issues and gun rights prevented an update of the law for years.
Congress · 117th Congress
When it comes to security clearances, rules for others don’t apply to Congress
But in the wake of the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol, some are asking whether certain members of Congress, including Republican leaders of defense
Congress · 117th Congress
Election vote divides Republicans as party wrestles with post-Trump identity
But Jan. 6 was the day members of Congress had to vote.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
RNC fact check: Pence distorts Biden’s positions
Transcripts on May 6: Joe Biden, Kelly Ayotte, Diane Swonk, Tom Brokaw, Chuck Todd. 06 May 2012. CNN. Transcript: The Situation Room. 29 May 2020. Biden/Harris campaign website.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Race to succeed Roe gets tight as candidates spend big, and hit hard
Phil Roe in Tennessee’s 1st District, but viewers watching TV ads from Republicans running in the Aug. 6 primary might wonder whether he’s endorsed several of them.
Congress · 116th Congress
Impeachment news roundup: Nov. 18
Holmes said in his deposition, which was conducted Friday, that he first told Taylor about the phone call on Aug. 6 but Taylor testified Wednesday that Holmes had only told him about
Congress · 116th Congress
Impeachment news roundup: Oct. 22
Eight-seven percent of Democrats in the survey, released Tuesday, supported the move, while just 6 percent of Republicans backed it. Fifty percent of independents favored impeaching Trump.