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Watch Live: Senate committee votes on whether to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress
The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee votes Thursday on whether to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his response to questions in a COVID pandemic hearing last week.
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Senate committee votes in favor of holding Fauci in contempt of Congress
The vote follows Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment, which protects people from self-incrimination, over 100 times during a committee last week's hearing on the pandemic response and the origins of the virus.
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Trump pushing Senate to support delay on ban of hemp-derived THC products: report
The White House is working on a framework to allow people to use THC products for medical uses, which the ban could complicate.
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Watch: House speaker vote and swearing in of 118th Congress
This year's race for Speaker of the House is the most uncertain in years, since Kevin McCarthy may not have the votes he needs.
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Congressman: Alternate House speaker candidate would be 'outside of the House' if McCarthy fails
Fitzpatrick predicted that McCarthy would ultimately become the new speaker
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Stefanik nominates McCarthy for speaker on House floor
The speaker election takes places on Tuesday
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In upcoming book, ex-Capitol Police Chief Sund again ties Capitol riot to government intel failures
Sund argued the federal government’s multibillion-dollar security network failed to adequately gather intelligence about a possible riot.
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Pelosi announces maximum salary hike for House staffers to over $200,000
High salaries will help Congress “retain and recruit the best talent."
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Biden White House won't honor GOP lawmakers' oversight request unless they are refiled next year
The White House is not constitutionally obligated to respond to the House minority party.
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California Democrat Ted Lieu deletes tweet after Elon Musk fact-checks him
"Ted is linking to misleading data," Musk tweeted, calling for the platform's Community Notes to add missing information to the congressman's tweet.
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'I am not a criminal': Newly elected congressman admits 'embellishing' resume
Long Island Republican George Santos admits he "never worked directly" for Goldman Sachs and Citigroup despite listing them as past employers.
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Scalise must be ready to take House speaker gavel if McCarthy falls short of votes: GOP insiders
"I think people just trust Steve more, and they don't always trust Kevin," a Republican source reportedly said.
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Text messages reveal lax security response to threat to crash plane into Capitol before Jan. 6 riot
Laissez-faire response upset some as leadership kept in dark about terror threat until media reports.