Former White House Staffer Says Trump Encouraged Jan. 6 Riot
Jan. 6
Former White House Staffer Says Trump Encouraged Jan. 6 Riot
2022-06-28 23:12:31
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The most condemning testimony yet among six House hearings into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol came from a Trump White House staff member Tuesday. Cassidy Hutchinson, a former assistant to the president’s chief of... Read More

Jan. 6 Panel Votes for Contempt Charges Against Mark Meadows
Jan. 6
Jan. 6 Panel Votes for Contempt Charges Against Mark Meadows

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has voted to recommend contempt charges against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows as lawmakers revealed a series of frantic texts he received as the attack was underway. The texts,... Read More

House Committee Seeks Contempt Citation Against Former Trump Advisor Meadows
Political News
House Committee Seeks Contempt Citation Against Former Trump Advisor Meadows
2021-12-13 18:40:01
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON – A House committee plans to vote as soon as Monday to recommend that former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows be charged with contempt of Congress for failing to cooperate in its investigation of the Jan. 6 riot... Read More

Jan. 6 Panel Set to Vote on Holding Meadows in Contempt
Jan. 6
Jan. 6 Panel Set to Vote on Holding Meadows in Contempt

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is set to recommend contempt charges against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Monday as lawmakers are releasing new details about thousands of emails and texts he has handed... Read More

Contempt Case to Continue as Mark Meadows Sues Jan. 6 Panel
Litigation
Contempt Case to Continue as Mark Meadows Sues Jan. 6 Panel
2021-12-09 16:06:33
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sued the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol Wednesday after its chairman vowed to pursue contempt charges against the former Trump advisor. The long running conflict... Read More

Select Committee on Jan. 6 Threatens Meadows With Contempt
Congress
Select Committee on Jan. 6 Threatens Meadows With Contempt
2021-12-07 22:16:38
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol says it will launch criminal charges on former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows if he refuses to cooperate with the probe. Meadows, who has been... Read More

Mark Meadows to Cooperate With Jan. 6 Committee
Political News
Mark Meadows to Cooperate With Jan. 6 Committee
2021-11-30 20:51:36
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Mark Meadows, the former North Carolina congressman and House Freedom Caucus chair, is now the highest ranking member of the Trump administration acknowledged to be cooperating with the Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2020, siege at the... Read More

Oversight Board Upholds Facebook Ban on Trump, With Caveat
Social Media
Oversight Board Upholds Facebook Ban on Trump, With Caveat
2021-05-05 15:22:55
by Dan McCue

Facebook’s Oversight Board has upheld the social media platform’s suspension of former President Donald Trump’s Facebook account, but in doing so, it said the company failed to impose the penalty properly. “It is not permissible for Facebook to keep a... Read More

Blumenthal, Tillis Help Veterans With Legal Claims Against VA
In The News
Blumenthal, Tillis Help Veterans With Legal Claims Against VA
2020-11-13 14:59:08
by Sean Trambley

WASHINGTON – This week, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., members of the Senate Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs Committees, introduced the Brian Tally VA Employment Transparency Act, bipartisan legislation requiring the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs... Read More

After Labor Day, Senate Plans to Vote on ‘Skinny’ Coronavirus Stimulus Bill
Congress
After Labor Day, Senate Plans to Vote on ‘Skinny’ Coronavirus Stimulus Bill

Senate Republicans hope to vote next week on a so-called “skinny” coronavirus stimulus package even as the gap between the White House and Democrats remains as wide as ever. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., a close ally of Majority Leader Mitch... Read More

White House Backs Stopgap Government Funding as Part of Coronavirus Aid Package, Meadows Says
Political News
White House Backs Stopgap Government Funding as Part of Coronavirus Aid Package, Meadows Says

WASHINGTON — Another COVID-19 relief package should be coupled with government funding, which expires Sept. 30 unless extended in a stopgap bill, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Wednesday. “I think that if we do a COVID deal... Read More

Hoyer Vows House Members Won’t Leave DC Without Relief Bill Deal
Congress
Hoyer Vows House Members Won't Leave DC Without Relief Bill Deal
2020-07-31 19:25:09
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., vowed Friday that members will not leave the nation's capital until there's a deal on a new coronavirus relief package. Speaking on the House floor, Hoyer said, "We will not start the... Read More

North Carolina’s Mark Meadows Won’t Run for Reelection
North Carolina’s Mark Meadows Won’t Run for Reelection

WASHINGTON — North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies and most vocal defenders on Capitol Hill, is not running for reelection in 2020. In an exclusive interview with CQ Roll Call, Meadows said he knows... Read More

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