Members of bipartisan task force to probe Trump assassination attempt unveiled
Congressional leaders on Monday announced the members of a newly created bipartisan task force investigating the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump earlier this month. The 13-member committee will be chaired by Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pennsylvania) and led by Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colorado), according to a statement from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and […]
Bipartisan task force members named in Trump assassination attempt probe
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) on Monday announced the leaders who have been appointed to a bipartisan commission investigating the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump earlier this month. “We have the utmost confidence that this bipartisan, stalwart, extremely competent and capable group of lawmakers will […]
House Passes Bipartisan Resolution Establishing Trump Assassination Attempt Task Force
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a resolution to establish a bipartisan select committee to investigate the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. HR 1367: Taking the lead The select committee bill, introduced by House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, passed the House unanimously. The announcement comes […]
Mike Johnson, Hakeem Jeffries Announce New Bipartisan Task Force To Probe Trump Assassination Attempt
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) meet with newly elected UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 10, 2024. This week marks Starmer’s first international trip as prime minister, when he takes office on July 5, 2024. (Photo by […]
House forms bipartisan task force to probe Trump assassination attempt
House leaders launched a bipartisan special committee to investigate the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump, a day after the director of the Secret Service infuriated lawmakers by refusing to answer key questions about the case. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) announced the group on Tuesday to […]
Secret Service director’s days appear numbered after contentious oversight hearing ends with bipartisan calls for her resignation
‘ON JULY 13TH, WE FAILED’: The Secret Service — which, according to its official history, was created in 1865 to stamp out rampant counterfeiting — now only has one primary job: protection. It is tasked with protecting the president, major candidates for president, former presidents, and their immediate family members. At this one job, it […]
Bipartisan commission to study Trump assassination attempt teed up for House vote
The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on creating a bipartisan commission to investigate the assassination attempt on former President Trump during a campaign rally earlier this month. House Republican leaders became aware of the bill late Sunday that would create an investigative committee made up of five Democrats and six Republicans. […]
Bipartisan bill would ban members of Congress from trading stock
A bipartisan group of senators reached an agreement on new legislation Wednesday that would ban lawmakers from trading in stocks. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, along with Sens. Gary Peters of Michigan, Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Jon Ossoff of Georgia, D-Calif., pushed the new bill after a series of failed attempts to block lawmakers from […]
Senators unveil bipartisan plan to ban president, lawmakers from buying stocks
Senators on Wednesday unveiled a bipartisan plan to ban the president, vice president and members of Congress from buying stocks and a wide range of other financial assets. The proposal from Sens. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) is scheduled to be considered at a hearing in the […]
Election Integrity Should be Bi-Partisan
Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes Election integrity is something everyone should be concerned about. Both parties have an interest in ensuring the public has confidence in the process. If not, it is destructive to the very core of the democratic process. The reason: if elections are not “honest”, what is the point of elections and without elections […]