Pelosi likely to retire after this term, House Democrat says

House Speaker nancy-pelosi” target=”_blank”>Nancy Pelosi<from eyeballing her position. Party insiders have begun speculating on the future of congress”>Democratic leadership<. “I see a lot of people who would be the presumed successors donating a lot of money to their colleagues.”  MEET THE DEMOCRATS WHO COULD REPLACE PELOSI AS PARTY LEADER IN 2023 Pelosi, D-Calif., has previously…

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Education Secretary Cardona facing calls to resign after email shows he solicited controversial NSBA letter

education” target=”_blank”>Education< protesting parents to domestic terrorists.  The NSBA’s Oct. 22 letter, which it has since apologized for, called for federal action to address hostilities toward school boards as possible acts of “domestic terrorism” and suggested using the Patriot Act against parents. EDUCATION SECRETARY CARDONA SOLICITED NSBA LETTER COMPARING PROTESTING PARENTS TO DOMESTIC TERRORISTS: EMAIL…

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Biden judicial nominee had driver's license suspended 3 times due to citations

EXCLUSIVE: The FBI background investigation into joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Biden’s< In the letter, Mathis addressed details of the FBI’s background investigation.  As is standard procedure, the FBI leads background check investigations into judicial nominees. Reports are typically shared with the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is charged with vetting the nominee.  “I understand that the Committee is…

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Bob Saget's pal Vanna White speaks out on 'Full House' actor’s death: 'I’ll miss the laughs'

celebrity-news” target=”_blank”>Vanna White< Vanna White appears on an episode of ‘Full House’ that aired on Jan. 11, 1994. (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment) The actor’s daughter, Aubrey, 34, posted a screenshot of a message from her dad on her Instagram Story late Sunday night, according to the New York Post. In it, Saget appeared eager…

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House sergeant-at-arms says Capitol will remain closed to visitors: 'I'm afraid of COVID’

The Capitol will remain closed to visitors as cases of the highly contagious coronavirus continue to escalate nationwide, the House sergeant-at-arms told lawmakers Tuesday.  The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch met for a hearing on the security of the U.S. Capitol and to examine what changes are needed as staffing shortages continue to…

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Threats against lawmakers doubled in 2021 as staffing shortages continue to plague Capitol Police

Since the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, capitol-protests” target=”_blank”>police officers< and a spike in threats levied at members of Congress. House Sergeant-at-Arms William Walker told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch Tuesday that almost 9,000 threats were made against lawmakers in 2021, nearly “double” the number of threats issued in…

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