Campaigns · 117th Congress
Capitol attack, threats not deterring congressional hopefuls
And recent security questions underscore the persistent threats facing lawmakers, which were on full display as a mob attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Q-ing up for ’22
Starting gate Still running: In the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and amid ongoing threats against lawmakers, some potential candidates have been raising questions about their safety.
Congress · 117th Congress
Congress risks losing ‘bridle’ on the executive in Trump impeachment trial
Such a conclusion would allow Republicans to avoid casting judgment on Trump, who remains popular among their party’s voters, for actions between the Nov. 3 election and the Jan. 6 insurrection,
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Peters says it’s ‘too early to speculate’ on DSCC endorsements
Peters said some potential candidates have been spurred to run after the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol, when a mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters, fueled by lies that the 2020 election
Policy · 117th Congress
Congressional mandates unfulfilled by Trump’s Interior Department
[Interior watchdog to examine Jan. 6 Capitol riot, events before] Bill Lee, of The Trust for Public Land, was blunt about the transfer of the urban parks funding.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate Ethics has not sanctioned a member in 14 years
month, seven Democratic senators asked the Ethics Committee to investigate Texas Republican Ted Cruz and Missouri Republican Josh Hawley for objecting to the Electoral College vote certification on Jan. 6,
Congress · 117th Congress
Wall Street ‘hate’ seen driving GameStop trades
He likened it to the storming of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6, calling the two events peas in a “chaotic pod.”
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers prepping supplemental appropriations for Capitol security
Pelosi’s comments come three weeks after supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Kevin McCarthy taps Trump donors in seeking to retake House majority
It comes at a pivotal moment for the GOP as party insiders wrestle with the role that will now be played by Trump, whose supporters rioted at the Capitol on Jan. 6 but who also remains hugely popular
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Primary pipe dreams
Fear, guilt, anguish: Congressional staffers are still struggling in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, whether they hid from the violent mob in their workplace or watched in terror
Opinion · 117th Congress
No surprise, American Catholics are as split as the nation over Biden
America is not a theocracy, but it was impossible to miss or not be appalled at the religious imagery invoked at the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection and assault on the U.S.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Winning wasn’t everything for Krishnamoorthi. Then along came Obama
Q: It’s a hard time to work in politics or on Capitol Hill as a staffer, whether that’s lack of diversity or low pay, or now the attack on Jan. 6. What do you say to those staffers?
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers probe Russian support for US extremists
Capitol on Jan. 6 was made in the USA. But members of Congress are increasingly concerned there may be a foreign source of support for such extremism: Russia.
Policy · 117th Congress
Advocates urge Biden, Congress to leave Section 230 intact
Calls by Democrats to overhaul the 1996 law, known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, have intensified since the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
Congress · 117th Congress
After Capitol riot, a call to protect veterans from disinformation
A prominent veterans advocate wants the Biden administration and Congress to help retired servicemembers protect themselves from online disinformation following the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Sen. Rob Portman’s exit leaves void in chamber and 2022 map
Stivers criticized former President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection but did not vote to impeach him.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Ohio Sen. Rob Portman not running for reelection
Steve Stivers, the former National Republican Congressional Committee chairman who has criticized Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 insurrection but did not vote to impeach Trump, is considering a Senate run,
Policy · 117th Congress
Raimondo hearing may examine Biden recovery plan
According to her Office of Government Ethics paperwork, she’s resigned from several board positions and has a minimum of $6 million in assets.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats called for witnesses in first Trump impeachment trial, but not this time
Several Democrats have also said they don’t expect the impeachment trial to be long, given that lawmakers were all witnesses to the Jan. 6 insurrection on the Capitol that the House has charged Trump
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats file ethics complaints against Hawley and Cruz, but action unlikely
Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley for objecting to the Electoral College certification of President Joe Biden’s victory on Jan. 6, a day in which a violent pro-Trump group of insurrectionists invaded the Capitol