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House, in party-line vote, approves select committee to probe Jan. 6 riot

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.

June 30, 2021

House Republicans press for answers to origins of COVID-19

House Republicans took aim at China's Wuhan Institute of Virology Tuesday in a hearing Tuesday to investigate the origins of COVID-19.

June 29, 2021

Airstrikes raise war powers questions as Senate debates repeal of 2002 authorization

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.

June 28, 2021

Sasse proposes Congressional Gold Medal for Hong Kong pro-democracy Apple Daily staff

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.

June 26, 2021

Crenshaw releases complaints from service members about critical race theory exercises

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.

June 26, 2021

Questions surround U.S. plans to evacuate Afghan allies amid pullout

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.

June 24, 2021

‘He created this’: Biden under pressure to rescue Afghan allies before pullout

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.

June 23, 2021

House GOP demands probes, sanctions, lawsuits to hold China accountable for COVID-19

House Republicans on Wednesday redoubled efforts to hold China accountable for the COVID-19 pandemic, pressuring President Biden and congressional Democrats to take action.

June 23, 2021

Fonzone wins Senate approval despite GOP concerns about China links

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.

June 22, 2021

Senate Democrats halt committee vote on repeal of military force authorization, bow to GOP demand

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.

June 22, 2021

‘Awful message’: Biden’s slimmed-down Navy budget scorned as China threat looms

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.

June 22, 2021

Pelosi should punish Omar, rabbis say; inaction signals Democrats tolerate anti-Jewish hate

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.

June 17, 2021

‘A good day for Russia’: Trump rips Biden-Putin summit in wide-ranging interview with Hannity

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.

June 17, 2021

House awards Congressional Gold Medal to police who responded to Capitol riot

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.

June 16, 2021

Navy’s cut of nuclear missiles hurts U.S. position ahead of Biden-Putin summit: Rep. Mike Turner

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.

June 16, 2021

GOP escalates response to Ilhan Omar’s comments, calls for removal from House panel

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."

June 15, 2021

House Republicans demand Congress reviews any new Iran nuclear deal

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.

June 15, 2021

Republicans propose censure of Ilhan Omar and ‘The Squad’ for anti-Israel, anti-U.S. rhetoric

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.

June 14, 2021

Baltimore crime, deteriorating quality of life prompt threats of tax boycott, petition to oust mayor

Former Baltimore mayoral candidate Zulieka Baysmore on Monday joined a burgeoning tax boycott over rising crime and declining quality of life in the city, and she upped the ante by threatening a petition to oust Mayor Brandon Scott.

June 14, 2021

Blinken says U.S.-Russia relations at a low point going into summit

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that relations between the U.S. and Russia are at their lowest point as President Biden prepares to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

June 13, 2021