#Mike Lee, Title 42 drama holds up omnibus passage

#Mike Lee, Title 42 drama holds up omnibus passage

Mike Lee, Title 42 drama holds up omnibus passage An effort led by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) to maintain Title 42 is threatening efforts to pass a sweeping government funding bill before a shutdown deadline later this week. Congressional negotiators on both sides say the biggest holdup is ongoing negotiations to decide what the voting threshold…

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#Republican ‘shadow committee’ issues counter-report on Jan. 6

#Republican ‘shadow committee’ issues counter-report on Jan. 6

Republican ‘shadow committee’ issues counter-report on Jan. 6 A “shadow committee” of the five House Republicans who were originally nominated to sit on the House Jan. 6 select committee released a counter-report about security failures on Wednesday, ahead of the official select committee’s final report. The report focuses on changes to Capitol Police intelligence protocols in the…

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#Jan. 6 committee punts release of report to Thursday

#Jan. 6 committee punts release of report to Thursday

Jan. 6 committee punts release of report to Thursday The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol is punting the release of its final report, moving the expected publication date from Wednesday to Thursday. “The Select Committee now anticipates its final report will be filed and released tomorrow,” the panel…

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#READ: House panel’s reports on Trump tax returns

#READ: House panel’s reports on Trump tax returns

READ: House panel’s reports on Trump tax returns The House Ways and Means Committee voted Tuesday along party lines to release information surrounding six years of former President Trump’s tax returns. The redacted tax returns will likely be released publicly within the coming days. In the meantime, the panel on Tuesday released a pair of…

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#Greene and Boebert trade public barbs over McCarthy, ‘space lasers’

#Greene and Boebert trade public barbs over McCarthy, ‘space lasers’

Greene and Boebert trade public barbs over McCarthy, ‘space lasers’ Tension between conservative firebrand Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has spilled into public view, with the two trading barbs over House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) Speakership ambitions, controversial and fringe statements Greene has made and Boebert’s narrow reelection. A comment…

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#Congressional negotiators roll out sweeping .7 trillion funding bill 

#Congressional negotiators roll out sweeping $1.7 trillion funding bill 

Congressional negotiators roll out sweeping $1.7 trillion funding bill  Congressional negotiators unveiled a mammoth $1.7 trillion funding bill early Tuesday, as leaders scramble to quickly sort out government funding for fiscal 2023 before the end of the month. The 4,155-page funding package, which lawmakers hope to pass later this week, includes $772.5 billion in non-defense discretionary…

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#Jan. 6 committee goes out swinging 

#Jan. 6 committee goes out swinging 

Jan. 6 committee goes out swinging  The House committee investigating last year’s attack on the U.S. Capitol is going out with guns blazing, using its final appearance on the public stage to recommend severe criminal charges against former President Trump and accuse four sitting GOP lawmakers — including Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) — of ethical…

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