Nancy Pelosi

Texas Republican Representative Louie Gohmert said Friday he had been fined $5,000 for violating the House of Representatives' new rule on metal detectors after ducking into the restroom. Metal detectors were installed in the House in the aftermath of a riot at the Capitol in January. Supporters of former President…

For a few short hours from Thursday afternoon to Friday morning, Larry Summers seemed to be on the verge of blowing up another big stimulus. Back in 2009, Summers, then the White House’s top economic adviser, had pushed Barack Obama to go small, based on overoptimistic economic projections and worries…

Ledyard King ,  Nicholas Wu   | USA TODAY WASHINGTON – The Democratic-led House Thursday voted mostly along party lines to remove Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her two committees following a charged floor debate rife with finger-pointing and threats of repercussions. The vote was 230-199 with 11 Republicans joining every Democrat in…

1.00am GMT01:00 Summary Here’s a recap of the day, from me and Joan E Greve: The House voted 230-199 in favor of removing Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments. Eleven Republicans voted with Democrats. Greene was assigned to serve on the House budget committee and the House education and…

The House of Representatives will vote Thursday on whether to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene, a freshman Republican lawmaker from Georgia, from her committee assignments. Steny Hoyer, the number-two Democrat in the House, announced the move after his GOP counterpart signaled that his caucus would not sanction Greene on its own.…

On Tuesday, the House instated new rules to issue a $5,000 fine to any lawmakers who refuse to go through the metal detector that was installed outside of the Congressional chamber four days after the January 6 insurrection. A second refusal will result in a $10,000 fine. The rules were…

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday called for the creation of a "9/11-type Commission" to investigate the January 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection. Pelosi called for the new commission in a letter addressed to her Democratic colleagues. The letter also urged the passage of an emergency bill to…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Tuesday called for a “9/11-type Commission” to investigate and issue a report on last month’s U.S. Capitol riot in which five people were killed, including a U.S. Capitol Police officer. “It may be difficult for Members to share their stories, but it is important…

Topline Democratic congressional leaders set the wheels in motion Monday to pass a sweeping $1.9 trillion stimulus package with no input from Republicans as partisan debate over the next round of federal aid legislation intensifies on Capitol Hill.  Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck…

As GameStop’s share price seized the internet’s attention this week, another set of news stories about the stock market went all but unnoticed. Senator Dianne Feinstein, according to a report published by Business Insider, acknowledged that she had failed to disclose a major stock purchase that her husband had made,…