Sen. Joe Manchin has tested positive for Covid, the West Virginia Democrat announced on Monday. Manchin tweeted that he is experiencing “mild symptoms” and “will isolate and follow CDC guidelines” as he continues to work remotely. The diagnosis means Manchin may be unable to vote in key legislation Democrats plan to bring to the senate floor …
The House’s Jan. 6 select committee has completed its second prime-time hearing, and its eighth overall. What’s next? The specifics of any future business of the committee remain unclear — to the public, and quite possibly to the committee itself, since members have been saying for weeks that every new hearing has brought new witnesses …
The hearings are expected to shine a spotlight on the nine-member committee, which features seven Democrats and two Republicans. Here’s who they are: As chairman of the Homeland Security panel, Thompson introduced and oversaw the House’s passage of the legislative recommendations after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Thompson is a civil rights pioneer who …
Representative Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat who is a member of the House Select Committee investigating the Capitol riot, said this week that the Secret Service can not hide the truth about what happened on January 6. During an appearance on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday, Raskin said he was skeptical about …
“There isn’t a 12-year deadline or a one-year deadline,” Trembath told me this week. He argued that advocacy that leans on such deadlines is bound to provoke nihilism, and that a better way to talk about climate change is as a long-term issue that we will have to keep dealing with for as long as …
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), a member of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, said he doesn’t believe the Secret Service’s story regarding the deletion of text messages the panel subpoenaed. The committee asked the Secret Service to turn over text messages between agents from Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021, following …
“Jamie Raskin will be a brilliant and relentless champion for environmental protection in Congress. He is passionate about reversing the disastrous course of climate change and has a 100% environmental voting record as a State Senator from LCV. He not only takes clear and strong stands on tough issues like storm water, wind power, …
CNN — Two key moderate senators — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — announced Monday that they have tested positive for Covid-19. This morning I tested positive for COVID-19. I am fully vaccinated and boosted and am experiencing mild symptoms. I will isolate and follow CDC …
U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria represents Virginia’s Second Congressional District. Prior to her election in 2018, Rep. Luria served two decades in the Navy, retiring at the rank of Commander. Rep. Luria served at sea on six ships as a nuclear-trained Surface Warfare Officer, deployed to the Middle East and Western Pacific, and culminated her Navy …
On the afternoon of January 6, 2021, a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters descend on the U.S. Capitol, attempting to interfere with the certification of electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election. The rioters assaulted the Capitol police force and ransacked the complex, destroying property and sending members of Congress and their staff into …