#Censure of Adam Schiff blocked by House

#Censure of Adam Schiff blocked by House

The House on Wednesday effectively killed a resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), voting for a Democratic-led motion to table the measure. The chamber voted 225-196-7 to table the resolution. Twenty Republicans voted with Democrats to table the measure, while seven lawmakers — five Democrats, two Republicans — voted present. “I think it says that…

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#Five Takeaways from Trump’s arraignment 

#Five Takeaways from Trump’s arraignment 

Former President Trump was arraigned on 37 criminal charges on Tuesday in Miami — a day that was at once extraordinary and mundane. The extraordinary element was the nature of the event itself — the first-ever federal arraignment of a former president. The charges against Trump pertain to his possession of sensitive documents at his…

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#House to consider resolution to censure Adam Schiff

#House to consider resolution to censure Adam Schiff

The House is looking to consider a resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) this week after a Republican lawmaker moved to force a vote on the measure. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus, called the censure measure to the floor as a privileged resolution on Tuesday, forcing action…

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#GOP moderates strike back after conservative revolt paralyzes House

#GOP moderates strike back after conservative revolt paralyzes House

Frustrations among moderate House Republicans are bubbling over.  A week after a group of mutinous conservatives shut down the chamber floor, GOP moderates struck back, accusing the rebels of fracturing the conference and threatening to tank the party’s legislative agenda heading into the summer’s tough policy fights with President Biden.   Frustrations reached a boiling point…

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