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Facing punishment in House, Marjorie Taylor Greene says posts ‘do not represent me’ Nancy Pelosi

Facing punishment in House, Marjorie Taylor Greene says posts ‘do not represent me’

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…
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February 4, 2021
Joe Biden to set out his foreign policy goals in state department speech – live Nancy Pelosi

Joe Biden to set out his foreign policy goals in state department speech – live

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…
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February 4, 2021
Everyone Wins If the Republicans Banish Marjorie Taylor Greene—Including Her Nancy Pelosi

Everyone Wins If the Republicans Banish Marjorie Taylor Greene—Including Her

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.…
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February 3, 2021
House Will Fine Representatives $5,000 For Not Going Through Metal Detectors in Capitol Nancy Pelosi

House Will Fine Representatives $5,000 For Not Going Through Metal Detectors in Capitol

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…
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February 3, 2021
Nancy Pelosi Calls for ‘9/11-Type Commission’ on Capitol Riots, Extra Travel Security Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi Calls for ‘9/11-Type Commission’ on Capitol Riots, Extra Travel Security

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…
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February 3, 2021
Nancy Pelosi Calls for ‘9/11-Type Commission’ to Investigate Capitol Riot Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi Calls for ‘9/11-Type Commission’ to Investigate Capitol Riot

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…
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February 3, 2021
Democrats Take First Step To Push Biden Stimulus Plan Through Congress Over GOP Objections Nancy Pelosi

Democrats Take First Step To Push Biden Stimulus Plan Through Congress Over GOP Objections

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…
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February 1, 2021
This Might Be a Good Time for Democrats in Congress to Stop Trading Stocks Nancy Pelosi

This Might Be a Good Time for Democrats in Congress to Stop Trading Stocks

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,…
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January 30, 2021
Slain Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick To Lay In Honor At Capitol On Feb. 2 Nancy Pelosi

Slain Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick To Lay In Honor At Capitol On Feb. 2

Topline  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Friday that Brian Sicknick, the Capitol Police officer slain during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, will lay in honor at the Capitol Rotunda. The casket of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is carried…
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January 29, 2021