KIMIHIRO HOSHINO/AFP/GettyImages The House Energy and Commerce committee, led by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), is planning to investigate the state of the video marketplace in America, as streaming companies like Google-owned YouTube and Disney-owned Hulu make a bid for dominance in TV distribution. The hearing comes as Adam Candeub, who led President Trump’s efforts
House committee chair on China warns of ‘relentless’ spying campaign
August 10, 2023 by
The comments from Rep. Mike Gallagher, who chairs the House Select Committee on China, come amid an uptick of concern among national security observers about Chinese espionage efforts in recent months. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), one of the Chinese Communist Party’s fiercest critics on Capitol Hill, warned Saturday that the U.S. does
Cornell University professor warns about new free speech committee being stacked with DEI scholars
July 15, 2023 by
Cornell University announced a new free speech committee which is staffed with several scholars with a background or interest in the diversity, equity, and inclusion [DEI]. Cornell University President Martha Pollack announced the theme of the 2023-24 academic year will focus on free expression, and she unveiled a Steering Committee for Free Expression. The deans […]
Facing Democrat Calls to Resign, Absent Feinstein Asks Schumer to ‘Temporarily’ Replace Her on Key Committee
June 17, 2023 by
Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) indefinite absence in Washington has sparked calls from her own party members for her resignation and a request from the senator for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to “temporarily” fill her seat on a key panel that decides judicial nominees. Feinstein, 89, has been home recovering from shingles for more
AOC Is One Election Away From Controlling The Committee In Charge Of Oil And Gas Drilling On Public Lands
June 8, 2023 by
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who led the charge for progressives’ once-fringe Green New Deal, is now just one election away from chairing the House subcommittee responsible for overseeing America’s oil and gas drilling on public lands, E&E News reported Tuesday. Ocasio-Cortez currently serves as the ranking member of the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, establishing
It Cost Steve Bannon $601,000 to Ignore the Jan. 6 Committee
May 16, 2023 by
Steve Bannon’s nihilist fight with the Jan. 6 Committee—in which the right-wing podcaster and one-time Donald Trump adviser ignored a congressional subpoena and ended up convicted of a crime—cost him more than half a million dollars.And that’s not to mention the four-month jail sentence he’ll start if his appeal fails or the $6,500 fine that
Former Trump campaign staffer subpoenaed by DOJ is now working for House committee on elections
May 5, 2023 by
The House Administration Committee has broad jurisdiction over elections — from campaign finance law to voting rights and election administration. | Charlie Riedel/AP Photo A former Trump campaign staffer who was subpoenaed by the Department of Justice as part of its investigation into the plot to overturn the 2src2src election, is currently serving on the
House Weaponization Committee Launches Probe into Air Force Leaking Service Members’ Private Records
April 4, 2023 by
House Weaponization Committee Launches Probe into Air Force Leaking Service Members’ Private Records Zach Nunn U.S. Congress Republicans on the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government have launched a probe into Air Force personnel leaking private military records of former and current service members who are either Republican members of Congress
A COVERUP BY JAN. 6TH COMMITTEE
March 31, 2023 by
Overwhelming evidence that you have been lied to about Jan. 6th. The more you watch the video the more enraged you will feel. Video Sources: 1. Bannon’s War Room – Julie Kelly: New Evidence of J6, Intelligence Agencies Had Foreknowledge & Coverup https://rumble.com/v2d681e-julie-kelly-new-evidence-of-j6-intelligence-agencies-had-foreknowledge-and-.html 2. Bannon’s War Room – Kash Patel: J6 Report Reveals Intel Withheld […]
House Judiciary Committee demands Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg testify
March 22, 2023 by
Jordan said the facts have not changed since 2018 and Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign is the ‘only intervening factor’ No one who is not Trump would conceivably be charged with this: Andy McCarthy The House Judiciary Committee is demanding that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg testify before Congress in the wake of his “unprecedented abuse […]
Dream Team: Oversight Committee Stacked with Conservative Firebrands
March 13, 2023 by
The House Republican Steering Committee on Tuesday selected several conservative firebrands to serve on the Oversight Committee during the 118th Congress, including multiple members who previously had their committee assignments stripped by House Democrats during the previous Congress. The GOP-led House Oversight Committee will be composed of Reps. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Tim Burchett (R-TN)
Report: Democrat Opposed to House China Committee Serves on Non-Profit Sharing Staff with Alleged Chinese Front Groups
March 11, 2023 by
Report: Democrat Opposed to House China Committee Serves on Non-Profit Sharing Staff with Alleged Chinese Front Groups AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Democrat Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), who voted against the creation of the House committee to investigate China, is reportedly the “honorary president” of the non-profit that shared staff with alleged front groups from a Chinese intelligence
Tucker Carlson: Ray Epps Lied to January 6 Committee About When He Left Capitol
March 7, 2023 by
Mysterious January 6 figure Ray Epps lied to the January 6 Committee about when he left the Capitol grounds on the day of the riot, Fox News’s Tucker Carlson argued Monday. Carlson, releasing never seen video footage from January 6, 2021, alleged that Epps misled the January 6 Committee in a sworn testimony. Carlson claimed
January 6 Committee Howls as Kevin McCarthy Gives Footage to Tucker Carlson
March 4, 2023 by
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Members of the now-defunct January 6 Committee howled in protest as Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) reportedly gave Fox News host Tucker Carlson access to over 40,000 hours of footage of the Capitol riot. The Committee, hand-picked by then Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for their hatred of former President
Georgia Poll Workers Pick Up Where Jan. 6 Committee Left Off
March 3, 2023 by
Two Georgia poll workers who were attacked by 2020 election conspiracy theorists are picking up where the Jan. 6 congressional investigation left off—by trying to independently examine the private communications between two of the men behind the firestorm: Rudy Giuliani and former President Donald Trump.Giuliani, who played a central role in the Republican attempt to
House Republicans Rip January 6 Committee over Ethics Referrals: ‘Another Partisan and Political Stunt’
February 12, 2023 by
House Republicans tore into the January 6 select committee after it referred them on Monday to the House Ethics Committee for the members’ purported “failure to comply with the subpoenas issued to them,” according to the executive summary of the committee’s final report. The members who were referenced in the 154-page executive summary, which was issued after a committee meeting
SEAN HANNITY: Ilhan Omar ousted from committee because of terrible behavior, anti-Semitic rhetoric
February 3, 2023 by
Fox News host Sean Hannity reacted to the Republican House booting Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee in a party-line vote. SEAN HANNITY: Here are the facts. Congresswoman Omar was removed from the Foreign Affairs Committee because of her own terrible behavior. Her reckless rhetoric, her irresponsible rhetoric, anti-Semitic rhetoric. For example, […]
George Santos Is Stepping Down From His Committee Assignments
January 31, 2023 by
Rep. George Santos (R-NY) told House Republicans on Tuesday he will step down from his committee assignments, according to multiple reports.Santos told his Republican colleagues that he planned to recuse himself from serving on House committees during a closed-door meeting, GOP aides told CBS News. He had been assigned to the House Small Business Committee
Schumer: GOP CCP Committee, FBI Probe Don’t Help People
January 14, 2023 by
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that “None” of the things House Republicans have done with their House majority — which include forming committees on law enforcement abuses and a bipartisan one on the Chinese Communist Party — “helped the American people.” And Americans “don’t want
Florida Rep. Byron Donalds reveals committee appointment in exchange for McCarthy House Speaker vote
January 10, 2023 by
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., revealed on Sunday that he is being placed on the House Republican Steering Committee in exchange for supporting Kevin McCarthy for House speaker. Donalds revealed the new appointment during a Sunday appearance on “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo. FILE: Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., is interviewed on his way to the […]
Schiff declines to say which criminal referrals the Jan. 6 committee might make
January 8, 2023 by
Rep. Adam Schiff speaks as the Jan. 6 committee holds a hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2src22. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo Rep. Adam Schiff said Sunday he believes there is enough evidence to charge former President Donald Trump with crimes in relation to the Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2src21
Read the full Jan. 6 committee report
January 6, 2023 by
The House select committee holds its third hearing on the Jan. 6th investigation in the Cannon House Office Building on June 16, 2src22 in Washington, D.C. | Getty Images By POLITICO Staff 12/22/2src22 1src:2src PM EST It’s the product of nearly 1,2srcsrc interviews with witnesses and reams of hard-won documents, and came just days after
McConnell team raised worries about attack on Biden inauguration, ex-NSA O’Brien told Jan. 6 committee
January 5, 2023 by
Mitch McConnell’s own national security aide, Robert Karem, was on the call as well and raised similar concerns about Navy SEALs, O’Brien said. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Two days after pro-Donald Trump rioters attacked the Capitol, then-national security adviser Robert O’Brien got a call from Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell and an aide who asked
Jan. 6 report committee releases 34 transcripts of witnesses who pleaded the Fifth
January 4, 2023 by
Committee members have raised the prospect of potential campaign finance violations related to the pre-riot rally. | Jon Elswick/AP Photo The Jan. 6 select committee’s final report will include analysis of foreign adversaries’ attempts to capitalize on Donald Trump’s election disinformation, according to a person familiar with the investigation’s long-awaited culmination that’s now set for
Jan. 6 committee interview sheds light on origins of Proud Boys ‘1776 returns’ document
January 4, 2023 by
Samuel Armes, a former State Department and Special Operations official, said he recognized components of the “1776 Returns” document as ideas he had composed as part of a “war gaming” exercise he did in 2src2src. | Joe Minchillo/AP Photo An obscure cryptocurrency advocate from Florida may be the original source of an incendiary document at
House committee staffers face no pay if speaker isn’t decided by Jan. 13, officials warn
January 2, 2023 by
The impact on committee staff is just one of many domino effects from the conference’s speaker struggle. | Patrick Semansky/AP Photo House Republicans’ fight over the speaker’s gavel could have an unintended victim: their staff. New guidelines sent to committees on Thursday and obtained exclusively by POLITICO lay out a messy, complicated process for how
The January 6 Committee Unfair Circus
December 20, 2022 by
This was a shameful and unfair circus planned by Pelosi and her allies, but its recommendation was expected! How about the FBI assets who were part of the assault on the Capitol together with Antifa criminals? How about the four capitol police officers who removed the wooden barriers and opened the very thick Columbus metal […]
Jan. 6 committee votes to subpoena Trump. Now what?
November 30, 2022 by
POLITICO Politico Logo Congress Minutes Pro E&E News Search The Jan. 6 select committee voted unanimously Thursday to subpoena Donald Trump, a remarkable bid to tie up one of its last remaining threads that’s unlikely to successfully compel the former president’s testimony. Browse Videos Watch Video ‘They did it’: Biden celebrates U.S. men’s soccer team
Trump taps firm to handle his Jan. 6 committee subpoena
October 21, 2022 by
Harmeet Dhillon, the firm’s managing partner, is a national Republican committeewoman from California. She has helmed litigation related to other conservative causes including pushing back on policies that shut down schools, churches and businesses during the Covid pandemic. Dhillon has also been critical of previous select committee and Justice Department grand jury subpoenas to her…
Trump doesn’t say whether he’ll testify in letter to Jan. 6 committee
October 16, 2022 by
The former president also criticized the Jan. 6 committee in the letter for not investigating his long-held, baseless claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election and repeated his false claims that he won the election over President Joe Biden. The committee has shown evidence that Trump himself knew he had lost the election…