Author: EMILY BROOKS, Washington Examiner
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Defiant Meadows cracks text message joke, welcomed by conservatives ahead of contempt vote
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ATLANTA – A defiant Mark Meadows joked about his text messages and glad-handed Republicans as the House of Representatives debated whether to hold him in criminal contempt of Congress for his refusal to cooperate with the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. “The enemy means … for evil. He will make it…
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Pair of military veterans in Congress make secret, unauthorized trip to Kabul
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Two members of Congress, Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts and Republican Rep. Peter Meijer of Michigan, made a secret, unauthorized whirlwind trip to the Kabul airport in Afghanistan on Tuesday to see the chaotic situation. “We conducted this visit in secret, speaking about it only after our departure, to minimize the risk and disruption…
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House Democrats pass HR 1 election overhaul bill with public financing and automatic voter registration
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The House passed Democrats’ massive election reform bill, the “For the People Act,” on Wednesday in the wake of lingering bitterness over the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Republicans warned that the legislation amounts to a federal takeover of the election system that will create opportunities for fraud, while Democrats say that…
