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Pelosi declines to say whether Clarence Thomas should resign over wife’s ties to Jan. 6

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to weigh in on whether Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should resign in the wake of reports showing his wife's potential ties to the Capitol riot.

March 31, 2022

Jan. 6 committee chairman calls gap in Trump phone records ‘concerning’

The Jan. 6 committee will look into a seven-and-a-half-hour gap in former President Donald Trump's phone logs the day of the Capitol riot last year.

March 30, 2022

House Jan. 6 committee ups pressure on DOJ to indict Trump figures for contempt

The House Jan. 6 committee is amping up pressure on the Justice Department to speed up charges against Trump officials who refuse to cooperate with the committee's investigation of the Capitol riot.

March 30, 2022

AOC declares end of deal-making, ‘buddy-buddy and backslapping’ days in Congress

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the aging leaders of the Democratic Party need to recognize that the days when Congress members can put aside their differences and get along are gone.

March 29, 2022

GOP’s Tiffany Smiley goes after 30-year incumbent Sen. Murray, makes Dem’s longevity a liability

A Republican political newcomer is picking up steam in the Washington state Senate race by going after Democratic Sen. Patty Murray for being outdated and out of touch.

March 29, 2022

House Dem leader says Ginni Thomas helped peddle ‘Big Lie,’ prompt Capitol riot

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, accused Ginni Thomas of having helped contribute to the U.S. Capitol riot by perpetuating the "Big Lie" that the 2020 election was stolen.

March 29, 2022

House Jan. 6 committee hits Trump figures Navarro, Scavino with contempt of Congress charge

The House committee investigating the Capitol riot voted unanimously Monday to hold former Trump aides Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt of Congress for their refusal to comply with the panel's subpoenas.

March 28, 2022

Jared Kushner to appear before Jan. 6 committee next week

Former President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will appear before the House committee investigating the 2021 U.S. Capitol riot next week.

March 28, 2022

Jan. 6 committee requests interview with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife

The House committee investigating the Capitol riot requested an interview with Virginia Thomas, wife of conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

March 28, 2022

Former Trump aide Peter Navarro decries Jan. 6 panel’s ‘witch hunt’ ahead of criminal contempt vote

Former Trump aide Peter Navarro slammed the House Jan. 6 committee for pursuing what he called a "witch hunt" against him and other Trump-connected officials ahead of their vote to hold him in contempt of Congress.

March 28, 2022

Jan. 6 committee unveils contempt reports for Peter Navarro, Dan Scavino

The House committee investigating the riot at the U.S. Capitol filed contempt reports on Sunday for former Trump administration officials Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino.

March 28, 2022

AOC warns Biden is facing ‘collapse of support’ among youth

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said young voters feel underappreciated by President Biden's efforts, despite their work to help get him elected in 2020.

March 25, 2022

Walker balances pro-, anti-Trump factions in bid for ‘strong’ conservative mantle in NC Senate race

Former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker says there's more to the Republican Party today than the pro-Trump, anti-Trump factions.

March 24, 2022

NRCC poll finds 75% of voters in swing districts see Democrats as out of touch

Three-quarters of voters in swing districts see the Democratic Party as being "out of touch," according to a new survey conducted by the House Republicans' campaign arm.

March 24, 2022

Filemon Vela, Texas Democrat, to resign from House seat in coming weeks, trigger a special election

Rep. Filemon Vela, Texas Democrat, will resign from Congress in the next few weeks to accept a position with the law firm Akin Gump.

March 24, 2022

Black Democratic lawmakers warn midterm elections will be rigged through voter suppression

Black House Democrats are preemptively challenging the results of the November elections, saying it will be tainted by the suppression of minority voters in Republican-run states because Congress failed to rewrite the country's election laws.

March 24, 2022

Ted Cruz: Biden slow-walking Ukraine aid, trying to ‘manage defeat’ rather than beat Russia

Lawmakers are increasingly accusing President Biden of intentionally delaying aid to Ukraine and treating the country's fight against Russian invaders as if it were a lost cause.

March 23, 2022

DCCC chair says he is ‘completely over’ mask mandates

The chairman of the House Democrats' campaign arm says he now wants to get rid of COVID mask mandates.

March 22, 2022

Secret Service says Pence taken to underground loading dock during U.S. Capitol riot

The Secret Service said Vice President Mike Pence was taken to an underground loading dock during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, where he stayed for about five hours.

March 22, 2022

First Capitol rioter convicted by jury requests new trial

The first U.S. Capitol rioter to be convicted by a jury is asking a federal judge to give him a new trial.

March 22, 2022