Sue StoneFeb 9, 2023

Democratic Rep. Angie Craig assaulted in her D.C. apartment building elevator
https://www.axios.com/2023/02/09/rep-angie-craig-assaulted-apartment

#Democrats #Washington #D.C. #House_of Representatives

Democratic Rep. Angie Craig assaulted in her D.C. apartment building elevator

"There is no evidence that the incidence was politically motivated."

Axios
Sue StoneFeb 3, 2023

Democratic Socialism Isn’t Soviet Communism, You Idiots
https://www.thedailybeast.com/house-condemns-socialism-while-having-no-idea-what-it-is?ref=home?ref=home

#Communism #Socialism #House_of Representatives #Opinion

Democratic Socialism Isn't Soviet Communism, You Idiots

In a pointless, nonbinding resolution, Republicans (and 109 Democrats) conflated basic social safety net items with Communist dictatorships—and ignored U.S. support for Pol Pot.

The Daily Beast
Sue StoneFeb 2, 2023

House votes to remove Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee
https://www.axios.com/2023/02/02/house-votes-remove-ilhan-omar-foreign-affairs-committee

#House_of Representatives #Kevin_McCarthy

House votes to remove Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee

The vote marks the latest reprisal in an escalating partisan tit-for-tat over committee assignments.

Axios
Sue StoneJan 10, 2023

House Republicans pass bill to slash IRS funding
https://www.axios.com/2023/01/10/house-republicans-irs-funding

#Internal_Revenue Service (IRS) #House_of Representatives #House_Republicans

House GOP passes bill to slash IRS funding in first act of new Congress

The bill is unlikely to pass the Democratic-led Senate.

Axios
Sue StoneJan 9, 2023

Republicans Signal Cuts To Social Security, Medicare With New House Majority | HuffPost Latest News
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/social-security-medicare-cuts-republicans_n_63bc41fbe4b0b2e15069b0ae

#Republican_Party #House_Of Representatives #Social_Security #Kevin_McCarthy #Medicare

Republicans Signal Cuts To Social Security, Medicare With New House Majority

The House GOP is itching for a fight over spending cuts — including to major entitlement programs.

HuffPost
Sue StoneJan 5, 2023

Kevin McCarthy's concessions leave House GOP with institutional anarchy
https://www.axios.com/2023/01/05/mccarthy-republicans-house-speaker-vote-anarchy

#Congress #Republicans #House_of Representatives #House_Republicans

The GOP's institutionalized anarchy

His desperate scramble to win the speakership has made things a lot worse for any future leader.

Axios
Sue StoneJan 3, 2023

Anti-McCarthy mutiny paralyzes House speaker vote
https://www.axios.com/2023/01/03/mccarthy-house-speaker-votes

#Jim_Jordan #Congress #House_of Representatives #Hakeem_Jeffries

House adjourns after anti-McCarthy mutiny paralyzes House speaker vote

The House can't start regular business until a speaker is elected.

Axios
Sue StoneJan 2, 2023

McCarthy still short on votes in bid to become speaker
https://www.axios.com/2023/01/02/mccarthy-speaker-vote-rule-changes

#Czech_Republic #House_of Representatives #House_Republicans

McCarthy still short on votes in bid to become speaker

McCarthy has offered extraordinary concessions, including allowing members to easily fire him at any time, to secure the votes for speaker.

Axios
Sue StoneDec 23, 2022

Jan. 6 report: House committee releases final report of Capitol attack
https://www.axios.com/2022/12/23/january-6-committee-final-report

Article has link to the report

#Jan._6 #Department_of Justice (DOJ) #Capitol_riot #House_of Representatives #Jan._6 select committee

Jan. 6 final report alleges Trump engaged in "multi-part conspiracy"

The panel previously said it planned to make the report public by the end of the year.

Axios
Sue StoneDec 15, 2022

Jan. 6 committee teases new evidence ahead of final hearing
https://www.axios.com/2022/12/15/jan-6-committee-final-hearing-new-evidence

#Jan._6 #House_of Representatives

Jan. 6 committee teases new evidence ahead of final hearing

"It could be evidence that we have not shared in the hearings. It could very well be.”

Axios