Tag: censure

Lawmakers Introduce Resolution to Censure ‘The Squad’ for ‘Inciting Anti-Semitic Attacks’

A group of U.S. lawmakers introduced a censure resolution against four House Democrats, accusing them of defending terrorist organizations and inciting anti-Semitic attacks across the nation. The resolution, introduced by Reps. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), seeks to censure Reps. Ilhan Omar, (D-Minn.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, (D-N.Y.), Ayanna Pressley, (D-Mass.), and…


Utah GOP Votes Against Censuring Romney Over Impeachment Vote

The Utah Republican Party voted narrowly on May 1 to not censure Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) for voting to convict former President Donald Trump during two impeachment trials in 2020 and 2021. According to a final tally shared by KUTV reporter Michael Locklear, 711 Republicans voted to censure Romney and 798 voted against doing so. The…


Utah GOP Votes Against Censure of Romney Over Impeachment Votes

The Utah Republican Party voted narrowly on May 1 against censuring Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) for his votes to convict former President Donald Trump on impeachment charges in 2020 and 2021. According to a final tally shared by KUTV reporter Michael Locklear, 711 Republicans voted to censure Romney, while 798 voted against. The U.S. Senate acquitted…


Laguna Beach City Council Votes to Censure Peter Blake

A Laguna Beach councilmember who was censured by city council says he’ll continue to attack the political colleagues when he feels provoked. “I think it’s just a waste of time, and why bother censuring me, because all you’re going to do is make me angrier,” Councilmember Peter Blake told The Epoch Times. “Today I’m angrier than I am…


Laguna Beach City Council to Debate Censure of Councilmember

Discord among Laguna Beach’s elected officials has led council to consider censuring a councilmember for allegedly making disparaging remarks. Councilmember Peter Blake will be the target of a March 9 vote, where his political colleagues will decide whether the city’s Rules of Decorum and Civility policy were violated. Council’s newest member, George Weiss, filed the…


New York Democrats Look to Censure Andrew Cuomo

Eleven New York State Democrats introduced a resolution on Monday to censure Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo for covering up nursing home deaths and threatening lawmakers. The resolution, signed by elected members of the New York State Democratic Party, condemned Cuomo for his lack of transparency on nursing home deaths and “belligerent conduct” towards public officials,…


Michigan County GOP Censures Rep. Meijer Over Vote to Impeach Trump

The executive committee of the Calhoun County Republican Party in Michigan voted on Feb. 11 to censure Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) for his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump, according to The Detroit News. The censure is the first of its kind for Meijer, but several other Republicans who voted to impeach Trump had…


Wyoming Republican Party Censures Cheney For Voting to Impeach Trump

The Wyoming Republican Party voted overwhelmingly on Feb. 7 to censure Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) for voting to impeach President Donald Trump. While there was no formal vote count, only eight of the 74 members of the party’s central committee stood up to show their opposition to the censure. The censure document stated that Cheney…


Wyoming Republican Party Censures Cheney Over Vote to Impeach Trump

The Wyoming Republican Party voted overwhelmingly on Feb. 6 to censure Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) for voting to impeach then-President Donald Trump. While there was no formal vote count, only eight of the 74 members of the party’s central committee stood up to show their opposition to the censure. The censure document stated that Cheney…