Author: KERRY PICKET Washington Examiner
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Biden draws criticism from fellow Democrats over deadly Afghanistan withdrawal
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Congressional Democrats aren’t sparing a president from their own party of criticism over the chaotic U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan as the Taliban seized control of the country and images of fleeing Afghans at Kabul’s airport surfaced worldwide. “There’s no way to hide it. The situation in Afghanistan is another shame on this admin. Withdrawal was…
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House Ethics Committee drops further investigation of Boebert on allegation she helped instigate Capitol riot
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The House Ethics Committee will not investigate a claim from the co-chair of the Progressive Caucus that Rep. Lauren Boebert helped instigate the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. In a letter the Colorado Republican made public on Monday, Chairman Ted Deutch, Democrat of Florida, and ranking member Jackie Walorski, Republican of Indiana, stated, “In…
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Unhappy states consider census lawsuit to stop new political map
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Population figures that decide how many congressional seats each state gets left many suspicious of the federal agency’s final report. Now some state leaders plan to sue over it. Both parties have grievances with the Census numbers released on April 26, which found the United States to have just over 331 million people. New York,…
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Impeachment trial Day One: Democrats defeat move to end trial
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Senate Democrats and a handful of Republicans voted to carry out former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial after the first day of proceedings, defeating the argument it is unconstitutional because Trump is no longer in office. The vote means the trial will continue for at least a week, with Democratic impeachment managers presenting evidence Trump…
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‘Waste of time’: Pelosi rebuffs question about Jan. 6 security readiness
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday criticized a reporter who raised a question about whether Democratic leaders did enough to prepare the Capitol for the massive Jan. 6 protest that turned into a violent attack. “Your question is a waste of time,” Pelosi, a California Democrat, told a Washington Examiner reporter. The Washington Examiner asked…
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House Democrats want to stop lawmakers from carrying guns in Capitol
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House members and staff wouldn’t be able to carry guns on the sprawling Capitol grounds under legislation introduced Thursday by a pair of Democratic lawmakers. This is the second straight Congress that California Reps. Jared Huffman and Jackie Speier have sought to roll back a regulation on the books for more than a half-century, which…
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Congresswoman packing heat tells DC police chief she has followed district rules
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Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert, who is quickly gaining prominence as a member of Congress who plans to carry her gun on Capitol Hill, says she’s aware of the District of Columbia’s strict firearms laws and has abided by them. Boebert, on Tuesday, in a television interview, sought to make Washington’s Metropolitan Chief of Police Robert…
