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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene stripped of positions on House committees

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The House on Thursday voted to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee positions over past comments she made promoting executing Democratic lawmakers and conspiracy theories. In a 230-199 vote, Greene's House colleagues voted to oust the newly elected Georgia Republican from the education and budget committees. The vote was largely divided along party lines with 11 Republicans joining Democrats in their vote to remove Greene from the committees. Lawmakers took issue with her past comments […]

todayFebruary 4, 2021 21

Governmental Watchdogs

Bipartisan legislators introduce two-part $908 billion stimulus package

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Monday introduced a two-part COVID-19 stimulus bill totaling $908 billion as they seek to end months of deadlock in Congress over the measure. The group of about 12 senators from both parties introduced the measure including a $748 billion package focused on funding for education, vaccines, and transportation, alongside a $160 billion add-on including the most contentious provisions such as state and local funding and a short-term liability shield for employers. […]

todayDecember 15, 2020 8

Governmental Watchdogs

House approves NDAA amid Trump veto threats

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The House on Tuesday granted overwhelming bipartisan approval to the annual defense spending bill despite threats by President Donald Trump that he would veto the bill. Lawmakers approved the $740 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a vote of 335-78, surpassing the two-thirds necessary to override a presidential veto, although there was no solid commitment that Republican lawmakers would vote against the action by Trump. A total of 140 Republicans joined a majority of Democrats in […]

todayDecember 8, 2020 11

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Pelosi lights 2020 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The Christmas tree at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., was lit during a ceremony on Wednesday evening. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lit the 55-foot tall, 25-foot wide Engelmann spruce from Colorado as she spoke alongside the architect of the Capitol, U.S. Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen, and members of the Colorado congressional delegation. "For over five decades Americans have come together, and especially in difficult times, to find joy and seek solace in what was called […]

todayDecember 3, 2020 3

National

Rep. Louie Gohmert tests positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Louie Gohmert, the Republican congressman from Texas who has frequently voiced opposition to wearing a mask amid the coronavirus pandemic, has tested positive for COVID-19. In a video message published on Facebook, Gohmert announced that while asymptomatic he has contracted the coronavirus. "The reports of my demise are a great deal premature," he said. "I don't have symptoms that are listed as part of COVID-19, but apparently I have the Wuhan virus," he said, calling the coronavirus […]

todayJuly 30, 2020 14

Financial News

More stimulus, school and jobless funds expected in $1 trillion GOP relief bill

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Senate Republicans plan to introduce a $1 trillion coronavirus relief package on Monday that will include another stimulus payment for Americans and funds to help schools reopen. After days of negotiating among GOP lawmakers and the White House, the Senate measure is expected to include a $1,200 stimulus payment, temporary and reduced unemployment benefits, funds to help schools reopen, $16 billion in funding for COVID-19 testing and tax incentives for companies to rehire employees. Senators said they […]

todayJuly 27, 2020 3

Columnists

KNAPP: Political parties are inevitable and ugly, but not entirely useless

George Washington, America’s first president, devoted part of his 1796 farewell address to warning against “[t]he alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge natural to party dissension.” He feared perpetual war for power between political parties both as “a frightful despotism” in and of itself, and as a prelude to some future tyrant seeking “his own elevation on the ruins of public liberty.” Was Washington right? Sort of. Political parties possess all the evil […]

todayJuly 20, 2020 7

National

NYC museum to remove ‘problematic’ Roosevelt statue

NEW YORK (UPI) -- Amid renewed calls nationwide for controversial statues to be torn down, the American Museum of Natural History announced it has asked the city to permit the removal of a bronze statue of former President Theodore Roosevelt that critics say symbolize systemic racism. The statue of the 26th president flanked by walking Native American and African figures was unveiled to the public in front of the museum's Central Park West entrance in 1940 as part of a larger […]

todayJune 22, 2020 7

National

McCarthy: GOP agrees with ‘concepts’ in Democrat police reform bill

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said Thursday there could be room for a bipartisan agreement on police reform after Democrats released a plan earlier this week. McCarthy said Republicans in the chamber agree with concepts included in the package unveiled by the Congressional Black Caucus and would be willing to compromise with Democrats despite launching their own bill. "I think there's a place where we can work together," McCarthy said. "There's a lot of concepts that we […]

todayJune 11, 2020 6

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