Posted March 18, 2022 at 3:18pmHouse Democrats, including many of the party’s vulnerable incumbents, are pushing to provide consumers relief from pain at the gas pump through rebates or tax cuts.But some admit the proposals aren’t going anywhere and would amount to little more than political messaging bills. “That’s not happening,” Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore., said.…Continue Reading
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave an impassioned virtual plea to Congress for more aid this week, while Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson continued to make the rounds of the Capitol before next week’s confirmation hearing. CQ Roll Call’s photojournalists were on hand to capture the action.Bill Croke has his head shaved by Lauren Canja…Continue Reading
Paul D. Irving, the former House sergeant-at-arms who resigned the day after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, recently provided testimony to the select committee investigating the Capitol attack, according to two sources familiar with the matter.Irving was one of four top security officials on the Capitol Police Board responsible for protecting the Capitol and has…Continue Reading
A Department of Homeland Security watchdog office recommended the immediate relocation of all immigrant detainees at the Torrance County Detention Facility in New Mexico after uncovering “safety risks and unsanitary living conditions” there.The inspector general’s office, which conducted an unannounced inspection in February of the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement facility, found that detainees were…Continue Reading
Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney, who in recent years has emerged as the Harley Quinn of Washington’s Never Trump suicide squad, is facing a tough reelection fight against Harriet Hageman, a former Cheney adviser who has since been Trump-pilled. Hageman has won the former president’s endorsement, but Cheney still has friends in high places: Republicans from…Continue Reading
Fewer than eight months out from Election Day, some Democrats are appearing to acknowledge that some of their biggest priorities are more likely to be accomplished by executive order than legislative action.With only a tenuous majority in Congress, Democrats have been unable to pass many of President Joe Biden’s key agenda items on climate change,…Continue Reading
On Friday morning, President Joe Biden spent close to two hours speaking with Chinese President Xi Jinping to convince and cajole him into rejecting Russian pleas for military and economic assistance—and publicly condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.We don’t yet know the details on how that went, beyond the usual diplomatic bromides,…Continue Reading
LVIV, Ukraine — Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces have fired at eight cities and villages in the eastern Donetsk region, using aviation, rocket and heavy artillery.Ukraine’s National Police said in a statement on Telegram Saturday that at least 37 residential buildings and infrastructure facilities were damaged; dozens of civilians were killed and injured…Continue Reading
About three dozen would-be asylum seekers from Russia found themselves blocked from entering the U.S. on Friday while a group of Ukrainians flashed passports and were escorted across the border.The scene reflected a quiet but unmistakable shift in the differing treatment of Russians and Ukrainians who enter Mexico as tourists and fly to Tijuana, hoping…Continue Reading
Followers of former Arizona Cardinals star Larry Fitzgerald have seen a different side of the former wide receiver this week.One that interacts a lot on social media.Fitzgerald has been very active on Twitter this week, responding to questions from fans and interacting on the platform.And like he did throughout his NFL career, Fitzgerald handled himself…Continue Reading
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