House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that a proposed commission to investigate the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol should have subpoena power. During her weekly news conference, Pelosi was asked if the commission, supposedly modeled after the one established by President George W. Bush to examine the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New…
Pelosi Says Commission to Probe Capitol Breach Should Have Subpoena Power
Pelosi: Speaking Up for Human Rights in China Is About ‘Honoring Our Values’
WASHINGTON—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Feb. 18 that protecting human rights in China is about promoting American values, as well as defending U.S. national security and the economy. “I’ve been working on human rights in China for over 30 years since Tiananmen Square. It’s really important for the world to know that human…
House Aims to Vote on COVID-19 Relief Bill by End of February: Pelosi
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that House Democrats will attempt to vote on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package by the end of the month, or next week. “At the same time, there is communication with the Senate as to what the Byrd rule will allow in the bills as we go forward,”…
House Aims to Vote on COVID-19 Relief Bill by End of Next Week: Pelosi
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said House Democrats will attempt to vote on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package by the end of next week. “At the same time, there is communication with the Senate as to what the Byrd rule will allow in the bills as we go forward,” Pelosi said on Feb. 18,…
Fearing Trump in 2024, Will Democrats Pursue the 14th Amendment?
Commentary With the Senate’s recent vote to acquit President Donald Trump, it’s worth reminding ourselves that an impeachment is, as author and historian Victor Davis Hansen describes, an “indictment process” and that the Senate is where the “trial” is actually held. It’s also worth noting that a Senate trial should never have been held in…
House GOPers Demand Answers from Pelosi on Jan. 6 Security Failures
Ranking Republicans on four key House committees concerned with security of the Capitol Complex are demanding answers from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on her actions before, during and after the Jan. 6 riot. “It has been widely reported and confirmed by multiple sources that when [former Capitol Hill Police] Chief [Steven] Sund…
House Republicans Demand Answers From Pelosi on Jan. 6 Security Failures
Ranking Republicans on four key House committees concerned with security at the Capitol complex are demanding answers from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) about her actions before, during, and after the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol building. “It has been widely reported and confirmed by multiple sources that when [then-Capitol Hill Police]…
‘Hypocrisy:’ Trump Team Shows Videos of Democrat Lawmakers During Impeachment Trial
Former President Donald Trump’s legal team on Friday accused legislators of hypocrisy as they played lengthy video montages of elected officials speaking about committing assault against Trump, threatening his supporters, and backing protests last year that regularly turned violent. Going on the offense in their first day of presentations during Trump’s second impeachment trial, the…
GOP Reps Demand Pelosi Pay Fine for Evading Metal Detectors
House Administration Committee Republicans said Thursday Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) should pay the same $5,000 fine assessed other members who avoid metal detectors guarding entrances to the lower chamber of Congress. “The Speaker of the House failed to complete security screening on February 4th, and closed-circuit television footage can provide irrefutable proof…
Pelosi Expects Stimulus Package to Be Signed Into Law Before Unemployment Programs Expire
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday said she expects the next COVID-19 stimulus package to be signed into law before federal unemployment benefits programs expire. In a news conference, Pelosi told reporters the $1.9 trillion bill might be approved in her chamber “by the end of February so we can send it to the president’s…
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