Tag: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Pelosi Appears to Elbow Away Daughter of Newly Elected Congresswoman

Rep. Flores (R-Texas) has responded to a video in which House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) appeared to elbow away Flores’ daughter during her swearing-in ceremony last week. A video posted on social media Sunday night showed Pelosi standing next to Flores’ two daughters on stage as the speaker swore in Flores on June 21. Pelosi…


Republican Mayra Flores Sworn In as First Mexican-Born Congresswoman

Congresswoman Mayra Flores, the first Republican to represent her Texas district in more than 100 years, was sworn in to office today by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif). Flores was greeted by shouting and thunderous applause from Congress during the Capital ceremony broadcasted on C-Span. “In this country, if you work hard, you…


Mitch McConnell Declines Changes to Bill Protecting Supreme Court Justices

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned that House amendments to the bill providing protection to Supreme Court justices will not pass the Senate Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) delayed the House from voting on the Supreme Court Police Parity Act, which the Senate unanimously approved last month, and asserted that nobody is in danger and…


Clinton OK’d Release of Unverified Trump-Russia Claim: Witness; Pelosi Banned From Getting Communion | NTD Evening News

Testifying in federal court on May 20, a former Hillary Clinton campaign manager said that Clinton approved the release of unverified allegations against Donald Trump to the press. Those allegations purportedly showed a secret back channel between Trump’s business and Russia’s Alfa Bank. The Archbishop of San Francisco has barred House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from…


House Passes $1.5 Trillion Spending Bill With $13.6 Billion for Ukraine

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to pass a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill that includes $13.6 billion in aid for Ukraine and European allies, and would fund the federal government through to Sept. 30. Hours earlier, Democratic lawmakers scrapped the bill’s initial $15.6 billion COVID-19 aid provision, marking a major setback for…


Man Who Carried Nancy Pelosi’s Podium on Jan. 6 Sentenced to 75 Days in Jail, $5,000 Fine

The Florida man who said he “broke the internet” when photographed carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s podium at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced Friday to 75 days in jail, a $5,000 fine, and a year of supervised release. Adam Christian Johnson, 37, of Parrish, Fla., was sentenced by U.S. District Senior…


Man Who Carried Nancy Pelosi’s Lectern on Jan. 6 Sentenced to 75 Days in Jail, $5,000 Fine

The Florida man who said he “broke the internet” when photographed carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced Friday to 75 days in jail, a $5,000 fine, and a year of supervised release. Adam Christian Johnson, 37, of Parrish, Fla., was sentenced by U.S. District Senior…


Pelosi Smart in Keeping Her Re-election Plans Close to the Vest, Strategists Say

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi declined Monday to respond to a CNN report that she is planning to seek another term in the House of Representatives and has not definitively foreclosed on going for two more years holding the gavel. And keeping everybody guessing her intentions is exactly what she should do, according to…


Pelosi Smart in Keeping Her Reelection Plans Close to the Vest, Strategists Say

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi declined on Dec. 13 to respond to a CNN report that she’s planning to seek another term in the House of Representatives and that she hasn’t definitively ruled out seeking two more years of holding the gavel. And keeping everybody guessing her intentions is exactly what she should do,…


Mark Meadows Sues Pelosi, Jan. 6 Committee Members as Contempt Case Proceeds

Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows on Wednesday sued the House of Representatives panel investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). The lawsuit, filed in a Washington D.C. federal court, follows a move to hold him in contempt after he said he would not appear for…