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FOUND: 6 - What They Never Told You

Jamaal Bowman charged for pulling fire alarm amid House shutdown vote

New York congressman said he pulled office building alarm handle because he thought it would open a door

The Independent UK

Rep. Bowman of New York faces misdemeanor charge in fire alarm pulled in House office building

Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman was charged Wednesday with a misdemeanor for triggering a fire alarm as lawmakers scrambled to pass a funding bill before a government shutdown deadline in September

The Independent UK

Rep. Jamaal Bowman pleads guilty to fire alarm pull, plans to pay fine - Roll Call

“I am responsible for activating a fire alarm, I will be paying the fine issued,” the Democratic congressman said.

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Biden vows to stand with Israel as war highlights Democratic rift on Hill

As President Joe Biden traveled to Israel to show U.S. support, tensions among Hill Democrats were in public view.

Roll Call

Democrat Jamaal Bowman walks back comments branding GOP ‘Nazis’ after fire alarm row

‘It is important to specify the term Nazi to refer to members of the Nazi party & neo-Nazis,’ New York rep says

The Independent UK

The IRS Sprang a Leak

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Reason

Fire alarm fracas gets noisier around Rep. Jamaal Bowman

Republicans introduced a resolution to expel Bowman for pulling a fire alarm, officials urged caution and another controversy emerged over “Nazi.”

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Congressional Clown Show

Plus: Dianne Feinstein's replacement doesn't even live in California, New York's biblical floods, and more...

Reason

Up First briefing: McCarthy's job threatened; how a robot could fight climate change

Congress averted a government shutdown. Now, Speaker McCarthy must avoid losing his job. And, this stinky seaweed-fighting robot could help fight climate change.

WEKU

Republicans attacking Bowman but backing Santos should ‘check values’, AOC says

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defends Democrat who set off fire alarm as key vote loomed, citing charges against New York opponent

The Guardian - US

Trump calls for Bowman to be jailed for pulling Capitol complex fire alarm

‘His egregious act is covered on tape, a horrible display of nerve and criminality,’ Trump rants on Truth Social

The Independent UK

GOP wants Rep. Jamaal Bowman punished after he triggered a fire alarm on Saturday

The New York Democrat says a mistake occurred as he was rushing to get to a vote, but Republicans have suggested Bowman was trying to delay the proceedings.

WEKU

Jamaal Bowman ‘embarrassed to admit’ he pulled fire alarm during House vote

Republicans accuse Democrat congressman of trying to delay vote on a stopgap spending bill

The Independent UK

Democrat Jamaal Bowman denies pulling fire alarm to delay House vote

Congressman says he mistakenly thought alarm, which prompted Capitol office building to be evacuated, would open a door

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman triggered a fire alarm in a House office building amid voting on a funding bill

Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman has acknowledged triggering a fire alarm in a U.S. Capitol office building

The Independent UK

Democrat Jamaal Bowman accused of pulling fire alarm to delay House vote

New Yorker is a second-term congressman representing parts of the Bronx and Westchester County

Roll Call

McCarthy promises ‘punishment’ over Bowman fire alarm before vote

Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., denied that he was trying to cause delays, but Speaker Kevin McCarthy called pulling a fire alarm “a new low.”

The Independent UK

Matt Gaetz’s motion to vacate Kevin McCarthy as House speaker ‘found discarded in men’s restroom’

The Florida Republican has long opposed the House Speaker and has repeatedly threatened to remove him from his post

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Jamaal Bowman leads Democrats in hilarious reaction to Trump’s mugshot

New York congressman says mug shot is ‘jackpot for Trump who will use this image to raise MILLIONS of dollars from his cult’

The Guardian - US

‘Affirmative action for the privileged’: why Democrats are fighting legacy admissions

Critics argue that university’s preference toward legacy applicants exacerbates existing inequalities in higher education

WEKU

Israeli president focuses on 'friendship' with U.S. as progressives boycott speech

Isaac Herzog's visit to Capitol Hill came after the House passed a GOP-led resolution reaffirming support for Israel in the wake of incendiary comments made and then walked back by a leading Democrat.

Los Angeles Times

McCarthy squeezes Democrats over ‘racist state’ comments about Israel

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a resolution Tuesday declaring that Israel is not a “racist state,” effectively rebuking Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who said Saturday that it was.

Al Jazeera

Israel ‘not a racist’ state, US House resolution proclaims

Measure is the latest backlash against Israel’s critics in the US, as Israeli President Herzog visits the White House.

The Guardian - US

Why progressives like AOC are right to boycott Israeli President Isaac Herzog

For Democratic leaders like Joe Biden, Herzog embodies the good Israel. Unfortunately, they are wrong

The Independent UK

Modi receives raucous applause in Congress despite some progressives boycotting over human rights record

The prime minister receives multiple applause lines despite concerns about human rights in India

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