Meadows’ lawyer George Terwilliger said in a statement to CNN that there is now an understanding between the two parties on how information can be exchanged moving forward, stating that his client and the committee are open to engaging on a certain set of topics as they work out how to deal with information that … Read more
2.47pm GMT14:47 Biden announces he will renominate Powell as Fed chairman Joe Biden has just announced he will renominate Jerome Powell to serve another term as chair of the Federal Reserve board of governors. In a new statement, the White House noted Biden will also nominate Dr Lael Brainard to serve as vice-chair of the … Read more
2.53pm GMT14:53 Joe Biden tasked vice president Kamala Harris earlier this year with addressing the root causes of migration, but Good Morning America anchor George Stephanopoulos pointed out that the past year had the highest number of illegal border crossings since they began being recorded since 1960. “What are you doing to turn that around? … Read more
7.42pm GMT19:42 Now congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is on the floor. Lauren Gambino (@laurenegambino) “This is not about me. This is not about Representative Gosar himself. This is about what we are wiling to accept.” @RepAOC November 17, 2021 Lauren Gambino (@laurenegambino) She said the Republican tolerance of Gosar’s action “betrays a certain contempt for the … Read more
Red-hot inflation data validates the instinct of [Manchin] to punt President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda until next year – potentially killing a quick deal on the $1.75tn package, people familiar with the matter tell Axios. … With a limited number of legislative days left in the year, Manchin is content to focus on the … Read more
“This mandate is unconstitutional, unlawful, and unwise,” said the court filing by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, one of several Republicans vying for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat next year. New regulations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration mandate that companies with more than 100 employees require their workers to be vaccinated against … Read more
4.06pm GMT16:06 Pelosi pushes back against Manchin’s criticism of paid leave proposal House speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked about Joe Manchin’s argument that the proposed paid family and medical leave program does not belong in Democrats’ reconciliation package. While thanking Manchin for supporting key proposals like establishing universal prekindergarten and expanding access to affordable childcare, … Read more
Mike Pence met with applause on Monday night in Iowa City, when he answered a question at an event held by a conservative youth group about why he didn’t do what Donald Trump wanted and help overturn the 2020 election. Mike Pence. Photograph: Patrick Semansky/AP “James Madison,” Pence said, citing the fourth president, the founder … Read more
Most House progressives signaled during a virtual meeting Sunday they are likely to back the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the social safety net bill when they both come up for a vote, which is likely to happen after Tuesday. Several sources on the call told CNN that President Joe Biden has committed to progressives that … Read more
4.05pm BST16:05 In his video announcing his retirement from Congress, Adam Kinzinger also denounced the tribalism that has come to define the Republican party. “In this day, to prevail or survive, you must belong to a tribe. Our political parties only survive by appealing to the most motivated and the most extreme elements within it,” … Read more