Democrats Deride the Twitter Files Reporters as 'So-Called Journalists' Members of Congress showed their true colors at a Thursday hearing. Reason · Mar 10, 2023
Editorial: Angry New York congressmen are firing blanks against fraudster George Santos’ profiteering Thanks to the presence of George Santos (or Anthony Devolder or any other alias the con man may be using) being a freshman member of Congress from New York this year has been sullied. So we sympathize with the legitimate New York frosh and their frustration with the faker in… Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2023
House ethics committee opens inquiry into Rep. George Santos NEW YORK — Rep. George Santos, already under the microscope of prosecutors, faced a bipartisan rebuke on Thursday from a group of his House colleagues, who unanimously ordered their own inquiry into the Republican’s outlandish campaign fabrications. Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023
9/11 heroes still fight for health care Funding for 9/11 health program is set to run out of funding without congressional action Salon · Mar 1, 2023
News briefs Supreme Court to decide fate of Obama-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2023
US House bill would establish museum at African Burial Ground in NYC NEW YORK — U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman said Monday that he plans to reintroduce long-stalled legislation to build a museum at the Colonial-era African Burial Ground near Foley Square in lower Manhattan, a site that is believed to hold the remains of more than 15,000 free and enslaved Africans. Tribune News Service · Feb 27, 2023
McCarthy gives Carlson access to 1/6 footage, raising alarms Thousands of hours of surveillance footage from the attack on the U.S. Capitol are being made available to Fox News host Tucker Carlson The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023
US Senators: Netanyahu Has Put His Interests Above Israel's After a series of statements by US administration spokespeople criticizing the Israeli government's policy to carry out a coup against the judiciary, more and more US lawmakers are speaking up and warning that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is putting his interest above Israel's. Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dick… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 15, 2023
Commentary: House Republicans launched their big investigations last week. Guess how that went The House’s new GOP majority is ignoring a key principle I learned during my five years working for Republicans on the House Oversight Committee: Manage expectations. Its “make accusations first, get the facts never” approach to oversight is doomed to over-promise, under-deliver and fall flat with the vast majority of… Los Angeles Times · Feb 13, 2023
‘The country has been swindled:’ George Santos’s constituents take a bus trip to protest on Capitol Hill ‘We’re because Speaker McCarthy cannot hear us when we speak from Long Island,” one of the advocates says. The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023
With an eye on working families, Democrats launch the Congressional Dads Caucus A group of Democrats formed the Dads Caucus in the House, hoping to advocate for key democratic policies such as the expanded child tax credit and paid family leave. WEKU · Jan 28, 2023
McCarthy criticized for turning a blind eye on Rep. George Santos' lies U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is taking heat for claiming he “had a few questions” about the resume of Rep. George Santos while insisting the serial liar should not be forced out of office. Tribune News Service · Jan 17, 2023
George Santos a ‘bad guy’ who did ‘bad things’ but should not be forced out, top Republican says New York congressman’s résumé is largely fiction and campaign finance questions abide but support is vital for speaker McCarthy The Guardian - US · Jan 15, 2023
House Democrats ask ethics panel to probe Santos’ financial disclosures WASHINGTON — Two New York Democratic House members filed a complaint Tuesday with the House Ethics panel against fellow Empire State Rep. George Santos, a Republican who has found himself mired in scandal since winning his seat in November. Tribune News Service · Jan 10, 2023
Roll Call · Jan 10, 2023 Democrats ask ethics panel to probe Santos’ financial disclosures - Roll Call Two New York Democrats asked the House Ethics Committee to investigate the personal financial disclosures filed by Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y.
Roll Call · Dec 22, 2022 Criminal, ethics probes sought over background of Rep.-elect George Santos Republican Rep.-elect George Santos says he will address questions about his biography and business background next week.
WEKU · Dec 19, 2022 The Jan. 6 committee is about to have its last hearing. Here's what to expect The panel will take up criminal referrals against former President Donald Trump on at least three charges, including insurrection.
Tribune News Service · Dec 1, 2022 Familiar faces of the next Congress: These former staffers will be back as members WASHINGTON — The 118th Congress will welcome around 80 new members, and not all of them are strangers to the job. More than a dozen members of the incoming class have previously worked as congressional staff, whether that means calling the shots or answering the phones.
Roll Call · Nov 30, 2022 Familiar faces of the next Congress: These former staffers will be back as members - Roll Call More than a dozen incoming lawmakers already know the drill. They may be new to the 118th Congress, but they’ve worked here before.
Los Angeles Times · Sep 29, 2022 New book on Trump's first impeachment details Schiff’s role rallying moderates and Pelosi WASHINGTON — As momentum shifted toward impeaching then-President Donald Trump for withholding aid to Ukraine in 2019, U.S. Rep. Adam B. Schiff counseled Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the seven moderate freshman Democrats whose Washington Post op-ed supporting impeachment in essence forced the hand of House leaders, according to a new…
Tribune News Service · Aug 25, 2022 Yuh-Line Niou faces long odds of overtaking Dan Goldman in NY's 10th District as thousands of absentee ballots remain uncounted NEW YORK — Democratic Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou faces long odds of overtaking attorney Dan Goldman in the tight Democratic primary for New York's 10th Congressional District even though thousands of absentee ballots remain untallied.
Ballotpedia · Aug 25, 2022 Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 36 (August 25, 2022) August 25, 2022
WEKU · Aug 24, 2022 Tuesday brought more evidence abortion rights could help Democrats in November Abortion rights once again appeared to be a key motivator for Democratic voters — plus three other takeaways from primaries in New York and Florida.
Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022 Dan Goldman, former Trump prosecutor, wins race in NY-10 Congressional District Dan Goldman, the former federal prosecutor and Trump impeachment lawyer who flooded the Democratic race for New York’s 10th Congressional District with his own cash, was declared the winner of the primary early Wednesday morning.
Roll Call · Aug 24, 2022 District switch doesn’t save Rep. Mondaire Jones in New York primary After a redistricting shuffle, Rep. Mondaire Jones ran in a New York City district, but he lost a crowded Democratic primary.