Articles by Joseph Clark
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday named Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, an outspoken foe of former President Donald Trump, to serve on the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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July 1, 2021
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Senate Republicans are calling on the chamber's leadership to halt confirmation of nominees involved in ending an investigation into the origins of COVID-19.
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June 30, 2021
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The House on Wednesday approved Speaker Nancy Pelosi's bill to establish a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 pro-Trump attack on the Capitol, giving Democrats significant leeway to shape the inquiry after the Senate balked at establishing a bipartisan commission.
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June 30, 2021
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House Republicans took aim at China's Wuhan Institute of Virology Tuesday in a hearing Tuesday to investigate the origins of COVID-19.
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June 29, 2021
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Lawmakers are raising questions about the Biden administration's unilateral decision to strike Iranian-backed militia targets in Iraq and Syria over the weekend as Congress eyes repealing several standing war authorizations.
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June 28, 2021
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Sen. Ben Sasse has introduced a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to journalists and executives from Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily, which ceased operations Wednesday amid mounting pressure from the Chinese government.
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June 26, 2021
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Rep. Dan Crenshaw has begun publicly releasing whistleblower complaints from service members who object to military training initiatives which they say incorporate critical race theory instruction.
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June 26, 2021
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Key lawmakers said Thursday that they need more details as the Biden administration prepares to relocate Afghan nationals who aided the war effort amid an accelerating U.S. troop withdrawal and a backlogged visa program. "There's probably nothing that makes me more concerned about this plan than the fact that there is no clear person in charge at this point," said Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton, a Marine veteran.
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June 24, 2021
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A bipartisan group of House lawmakers on Wednesday upped the pressure on President Biden to ensure safe haven for interpreters and other Afghans who helped the U.S. war effort and now face Taliban retaliation when the troops pull out in September.
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June 23, 2021
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House Republicans on Wednesday redoubled efforts to hold China accountable for the COVID-19 pandemic, pressuring President Biden and congressional Democrats to take action.
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June 23, 2021
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The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Christopher Fonzone as general counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence over objections from several Republicans because of his previous legal work for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies.
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June 22, 2021
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez has honored a Republican request and hit the brakes on a bill to repeal Iraq War authorizations, a Menendez spokesman said.
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June 22, 2021
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Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are sounding the alarm on the Navy's "divest-to-invest" strategy that they say is leaving the service vulnerable to a rising China.
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June 22, 2021
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More than 200 rabbis have joined the call to oust Rep. Ilhan Omar from her seat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, telling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that her lack of response demonstrates the Democratic Party's tolerance of hatred against Jewish people.
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June 17, 2021
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Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that President Biden paid a heavy cost for his recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin but received little in return.
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June 17, 2021
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The House has voted overwhelmingly to award the Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. Capitol Police and others who responded to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
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June 16, 2021
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Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Harker came under fire this week in Congress for his decision to defund the Navy's nuclear cruise missile program, including accusations that he weakened President Biden's position ahead of a summit Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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June 16, 2021
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and he promised he would do so if Republicans take the majority in the House, speaking to "Fox and Friends."
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June 15, 2021
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Republican members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs have sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanding a congressional review of any nuclear agreements reached with Iran.
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June 15, 2021
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House Republicans on Monday announced plans to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar and three other members of the far-left "The Squad" over their comments last week equating the U.S. and Israel with Hamas and the Taliban.
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June 14, 2021
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