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Gohmert Questions Whether Wearing Mask Led to Virus

As Nancy Pelosi announces new requirement

(Newser) - Rep. Louie Gohmert opposed the idea of a mandate to wear masks on the House floor, then tested positive for COVID-19 himself —and now such a mandate has come to pass. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday that masks are now required on the House floor, in the House...

House Votes 305-133 to Remove Confederate Statues

Roger Taney bust would also be removed

(Newser) - The House has approved a bill to remove statues of Robert E. Lee and other Confederate leaders from the US Capitol, as well as a bust of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, the author of the 1857 Dred Scott decision that declared African Americans couldn't be citizens. Besides Taney,...

House Passes Sweeping Police Overhaul Bill

It has almost no chance of becoming law, per the AP

(Newser) - The House has approved a far-reaching police overhaul from Democrats in a vote heavy with emotion and symbolism as a divided Congress struggles to address the global outcry over the deaths of George Floyd and other Black Americans, the AP reports. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gathered with members of the...

Newcomer Declares Victory in AOC-Like Stunner
Newcomer Declares Victory
in AOC-Like Stunner
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Jun 25, 2020 11:20 AM CDT

Newcomer Declares Victory in AOC-Like Stunner

Jamaal Bowman says he has ousted longtime Congressman Eliot Engel in New York City

(Newser) - The race hasn't been officially called, but it appears that longtime New York City Congressman Eliot Engel is being ousted by a political novice in the mold of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The newcomer is Jamaal Bowman, a 44-year-old middle school principal and progressive, who declared victory in the Democratic primary...

Pelosi's New House Rule: No Face Mask, No Entry

Several GOP congressmen, including one who got the virus, have been resistant to wearing them

(Newser) - Members of the US House of Representatives trying to get into a committee meeting had better have a face mask on—or they'll now be turned away by the on-duty sergeant-at-arms. That's according to a new order issued Tuesday by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a senior Democratic aide tells...

Republicans Sue to Stop House Voting by Proxy

First-ever proxy votes were cast Wednesday

(Newser) - It was a day for the history books on Capitol Hill: For the first time, House lawmakers voted by proxy, an unprecedented move to avoid the risks of travel to Washington during the pandemic. To mark Wednesday's history-making moment, House Republicans sued to stop the Democratic majority's new...

Elijah Cummings' Replacement Has Been Elected

Kweisi Mfume wins over GOPer Kimberly Klacik for 7th Congressional District seat in Maryland

(Newser) - It was a race in Maryland "dramatically reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic," and one man has easily emerged victorious, per NBC News . Democrat Kweisi Mfume, 71, who was the head of the NAACP for nearly nine years, defeated Republican Kimberly Klacik in a special election held Tuesday to...

Democrats Ditch Plan for House Lawmakers to Return

Trump accuses them of 'enjoying their vacation'

(Newser) - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer has abruptly dropped plans for lawmakers to return next week, saying he and Nancy Pelosi decided to change course after speaking to the Capitol's attending physician. Hoyer said the physician warned it would be unsafe for House lawmakers to return as planned on May...

House Approves $484B More for Small Businesses, Testing

Democrats add a panel to investigate administration's actions

(Newser) - A $484 billion coronavirus relief package cleared the House on Thursday and is on its way to President Trump, who has said he will sign it. The legislation re-funds a tapped-out loan program for small businesses struggling during the pandemic slowdown, the New York Times reports, with a $320 billion...

Pelosi Drops Plan for Proxy Voting
Pelosi Drops Plan
for Proxy Voting
Apr 23, 2020 8:43 AM CDT

Pelosi Drops Plan for Proxy Voting

Social distancing will be 'strictly enforced' during Thursday vote

(Newser) - House members are returning to Washington Thursday to vote on the $483 billion coronavirus relief bill—but they will no longer be voting on a controversial measure to allow voting by proxy for the first time in the chamber's history. The measure faced strong opposition from Republicans, and while...

Democrat Overseeing $500B: Sorry for My Stock 'Mistake'

Donna Shalala failed to report transactions

(Newser) - The one House Democrat on a committee overseeing $500 billion for companies affected by the pandemic has apologized over her own financial blunders. Rep. Donna Shalala says she sold stocks last year to avoid any conflict of interest, but violated the STOCK Act by failing to report the transactions within...

House Passes Rescue Bill, Overcoming Threat of Delay

Relief money to Americans should be coming soon

(Newser) - No delay after all . The House Friday approved a $2.2 trillion rescue package Friday, seen as a life preserver to a US economy and health care system left flailing by the coronavirus pandemic, per the AP . The House approved the sweeping measure by a voice vote, as strong majorities...

Congress Has Its First Coronavirus Patient

Diaz-Balart showed symptoms Saturday and has tested positive

(Newser) - Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart has become the first member of Congress to test positive for the new coronavirus. The Florida Republican showed symptoms Saturday and self-quarantined at his apartment in Washington, he said in a statement. He had decided not to return to Florida after casting House votes Friday, the Washington ...

After Intense Back-and-Forth, House Passes Virus Relief Bill

President Trump says he's ready to sign it after negotiations between Pelosi, his administration

(Newser) - After what the New York Times says was a "roller-coaster day of negotiations" between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Trump administration, the House passed a coronavirus relief bill in the early hours Saturday that will help families across the nation impacted by the illness. Per CNN , the bipartisan...

US Capitol Closing to Public
Outbreak Closes
US Capitol, White House
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Mar 12, 2020 9:40 AM CDT

Outbreak Closes US Capitol, White House

They're closed to public until next month, thanks to coronavirus

(Newser) - Congress is shutting the Capitol and all House and Senate office buildings to the public until April in reaction to the spread of the coronavirus, the AP reports. The House and Senate sergeants-at-arms said in a statement that the closure will begin at 5pm ET Thursday. Lawmakers, aides, journalists, and...

New Impeachment Evidence Ties Parnas to Top Nunes Aide

Derek Harvey was in frequent contact with indicted Giuliani associate; Nunes hasn't commented

(Newser) - If you thought we were done hearing from Lev Parnas , you were wrong. The former associate of Rudy Giuliani has been making the media rounds , accusing President Trump and other big names of being directly involved in the pressure campaign against Ukraine's president to investigate Joe and Hunter Biden—...

Liz Cheney Won't Be Running for Senate

Republican will stay put in Wyoming seat, amid speculation she could be House speaker

(Newser) - Liz Cheney is staying put in the House. The Wyoming congresswoman said Thursday she won't run for the Senate seat being vacated this year by fellow Republican Mike Enzi, reports Politico . Instead, Cheney will seek reelection to the House, where she serves as chair of the House Republican Conference....

Ex-Lawmaker: Don't Throw Me in Prison. I Was a Boy Scout

Rep. Chris Collins has pleaded guilty to insider trading

(Newser) - Prosecutors are seeking maximum prison time for a former lawmaker who's pleaded guilty to insider trading, Politico reports. Rep. Chris Collins, who initially denied the accusations, now faces up to five years in prison. "It is critically important that the sentence imposed on Congressman Collins drive home the...

Fight Over War Powers Looms in Congress
Fight Over War Powers
Looms in Congress
THE RUNDOWN
Jan 9, 2020 6:43 AM CST

Fight Over War Powers Looms in Congress

Pelosi says vote will be held Thursday

(Newser) - Iran and the US appear to have stepped back from the brink of war—but congressional Democrats still want to make sure President Trump's ability to take action against the country is reined in. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday that the chamber will vote Thursday on a war...

Rep. Hunter Quits, Doesn't Mention Corruption Conviction

One of GOP's few California seats is now vacant

(Newser) - US Rep. Duncan D. Hunter submitted his resignation Tuesday, one month after pleading guilty to a corruption charge, leaving vacant one of the GOP's few remaining House seats in heavily Democratic California. Hunter's departure effective Monday ends his family's political dynasty in which he and his father,...

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