#House Dems hire ex-gang member to top campaign post

#House Dems hire ex-gang member to top campaign post

“#House Dems hire ex-gang member to top campaign post” The House Democrats’ campaign arm has hired an ex-gangster turned high-profile criminal-justice advocate for a top leadership position, The Post has learned. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, headed by Hudson Valley area Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, tapped Dyjuan Tatro as a senior advisor for diversity and…

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#Reddit, Robinhood bosses to testify at GameStop hearing

#Reddit, Robinhood bosses to testify at GameStop hearing

“#Reddit, Robinhood bosses to testify at GameStop hearing” The bosses of Robinhood, Citadel, Melvin Capital and Reddit will testify next week at a House hearing about the wild trading involving GameStop and other stocks. Citadel’s Ken Griffin, Robinhood’s Vlad Tenev, Melvin Capital Management chief Gabriel Plotkin, Reddit co-founder Steve Huffman, and Keith Gill, a Reddit user…

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#Man kills self outside home of Texas congresswoman

#Man kills self outside home of Texas congresswoman

“#Man kills self outside home of Texas congresswoman” A man killed himself outside the home of a Texas congresswoman on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. The man fatally shot himself in front of Republican Rep. Beth Van Duyne’s home in Irving shortly before 4 p.m., KXAS-TV reported citing Irving police. When police officers arrived, they found…

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#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 6, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 6, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 6, 2021” The Issue: The House’s vote to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments. While the bigoted, false and vitriolic statements of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene may have been outside of the limits of decency, House Democrats should have been careful in their successful effort to…

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#MD Rep. Andy Harris tries to carry gun onto House floor

#MD Rep. Andy Harris tries to carry gun onto House floor

“#MD Rep. Andy Harris tries to carry gun onto House floor” A Maryland congressman was reportedly prevented from entering the US House chamber on Thursday when his firearm set off the newly installed metal detectors. Republican Rep. Andy Harris was stopped after House security “saw a firearm on [his] person” and he never made it…

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#Letters to the editor — Jan. 6, 2021

#Letters to the editor — Jan. 6, 2021

“#Letters to the editor — Jan. 6, 2021” The Issue: Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s proposal to use only gender-neutral language in House rules. At first glance, I thought, for sure, it was a satirical piece that I was reading in The Post (“Nancy Cancels Mom,” Jan. 5). But no! Lo and behold —’twas not a satire…

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