HISTORICAL FACTS: 4 - Caught on Camera

Where is Gavin Newsom? Don’t try checking his schedule, because chances are you won’t find one

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It’s easy to know where President Joe Biden plans to be Thursday night. His schedule says he’s hosting a showing of the movie “Till” in the White House East Room.

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2023

Embattled Representative George Santos steps down from committees

The Republican from New York faces ongoing scrutiny into his finances as well as falsehoods he made during his campaign.

Al Jazeera · Feb 1, 2023

Spanberger takes swing-district views to Democratic leaders

WASHINGTON — Rep. Abigail Spanberger dismisses the idea that Democrats can’t win and hold conservative districts, despite some notable losses — including by fellow Agriculture Committee colleague Cindy Axne — in the 2022 elections.

Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2023

House GOP stops short of specific spending-cut demands for debt limit

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are refraining from making specific demands for federal spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling, offering a hint of flexibility that could allow Congress to avert risking a US payment default later this year.

Tribune News Service · Jan 10, 2023

US justice department investigating papers stored at Biden’s former institute

Classified documents found by president’s personal lawyers while closing out office at UPenn’s Biden Center for Diplomacy

The Guardian - US · Jan 10, 2023

Final defense authorization bill removes most House provisions on hate groups

WASHINGTON — The lawmakers who wrote this year’s final defense authorization bill deleted or diluted all eight House-passed NDAA provisions pertaining to extremism in the U.S. military or American society.

Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022

Final NDAA removes most House provisions on hate groups - Roll Call

Most of the provisions aimed at identifying and removing extremism in the U.S. military were stripped out of the annual defense policy bill.

Roll Call · Dec 14, 2022

Clyburn backed by acclamation as Democrats fill out leadership team

WASHINGTON — House Democrats continued Thursday to set their leadership team for the next Congress, approving outgoing House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn as assistant Democratic leader and picking four members to run the caucus’ messaging arm, among other posts.

Tribune News Service · Dec 1, 2022

Clyburn backed by acclamation as Democrats fill out leadership team - Roll Call

House Democrats approved outgoing House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn as assistant Democratic leader, among other posts.

Roll Call · Dec 1, 2022

Lieu elected vice chair of House Democratic Caucus

WASHINGTON — Rep. Ted Lieu won a four-way contest Wednesday to be the next House Democratic Caucus vice chair, replacing fellow Californian Pete Aguilar, who was elected to serve as caucus chair.

Tribune News Service · Dec 1, 2022