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‘People Will Do What They Do’: Pelosi Refuses to Condemn Statue Destruction…

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declined to condemn the destruction of a statue of Christopher Columbus in her native city of Baltimore yesterday in the latest example of politicians enabling such mob action with their silence. When asked about a mob pulling down the statue and dumping it in the harbor (with no interference from police), […]

Pelosi Extends House’s Remote Voting Period Until August 18th…

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Monday that she is extending the House’s historic remote voting period until Aug. 18 due to the ongoing public health emergency caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Why it matters: The designated period, which began on May 20, marks the first time in history that congressional members have been able to vote […]

House of Representatives Votes to End ‘Qualified Immunity’ for Police…

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In a historic vote, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would end “qualified immunity” for state and local police officers as well as federal agents. Under qualified immunity, government officials can only be held liable for violating someone’s rights if a court has […]

McCarthy: Democrats Admitted They Won’t Allow Bipartisan Infrastructure Measure…No Jobs for You…

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters that Democrats acknowledged they would not allow any GOP provisions in a major infrastructure measure poised to pass the House this week. McCarthy, a California Republican, said Monday that he met with Majority Leader Steny Hoyer about the $1.5 trillion infrastructure package. “I said, ‘It’s very partisan,’ and […]

House Democrats’ Police Reform Bill Doesn’t Ban Chokeholds on Local or State Level…

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The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act on which the Democratic-led House is scheduled to vote Thursday does not ban chokeholds on the state and local level. The bill defines a “chokehold or carotid hold” as “the application of any pressure to the throat or windpipe, the use of maneuvers that restrict blood or oxygen […]

House GOP Leader: Democratic Party Should Change Its Name Given Its Intimate Ties to the Confederacy…

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House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy suggested Thursday that the Democratic Party change its name, considering its ties to the Confederacy and segregation laws. The comments by McCarthy, the chamber’s top Republican, follow House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying she wants to remove Confederate-era statues from the Capitol, most of which honor registered Democrats. Pelosi, a California […]

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