J6 Committee Dem Points Fingers At DOJ For Not Prosecuting Trump Sooner After Jack Smith Drops Case
California Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren on Monday slammed the Justice Department for delaying the prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump, calling it a “big mistake” that allowed Trump to evade “accountability.” insisted. Special Counsel Jack Smith moved Monday to dismiss charges against Trump over his efforts to challenge the 2020 election and his handling of classified […]
Senate Intelligence Committee will ask Gabbard 'lots of questions,' Lankford says
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said Sunday that the Senate Intelligence Committee will ask “many questions” of former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (R-Hawaii), whom President-elect Trump has nominated to be director of national intelligence. said. “There's going to be a lot of questions,” Lankford told CNN's “State of the Union” anchor Dana Bash. “She met with […]
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Gaetz’s status in the House and the Ethics Committee report
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) resigned from the House last week. That's the final one. Under House precedent, once you resign, that's it. Therefore, Gates cannot rescind his resignation from last week. He announced his resignation “effective immediately.” As previously reported, Gaetz may serve as a member of the new Congress. Mr. Gaetz has been […]
Mayorkas, Wray Refuse to Testify Before Senate Committee on Terrorism Threats to U.S.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray refuse to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on terrorist threats facing the United States did. Hours before both men were scheduled to testify before the Senate on Thursday, a Department of Homeland Security […]
House Ethics Committee says no agreement reached on releasing Matt Gaetz report
The House Ethics Committee has not reached an agreement to release its report on current and former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), the committee chairman told reporters Wednesday. The bipartisan committee met behind closed doors for more than two hours. Chairman Michael Guest (R-Mississippi), who was the last to leave the room, said, “There was no […]
Credit Card Competition Act will not face a vote, despite threats from Judiciary Committee – The Points Guy
Based on Tuesday's ruling, the Credit Card Competition Act will remain stalled until the 119th Congress begins in January. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing in washington d.c. Senate Bill 1838 This would require credit card issuing banks to offer at least two networks to merchants processing electronic credit card transactions, leaving Visa and Mastercard functioning as […]
House Ethics Committee plans to discuss probe into Gaetz after resignation from Congress
The House Ethics Committee could meet Wednesday to discuss an investigation into allegations against former Rep. Matt Gaetz, a week after President-elect Donald Trump nominated him to be the next attorney general. The meeting came after a woman reportedly told the Ethics Committee that she had a sexual relationship with Gates when she was 17, […]
FEMA officials ‘view Trump supporters as domestic terrorists,’ whistleblower tells House Oversight Committee
A whistleblower informed the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday that at least some Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials consider supporters of President-elect Donald Trump to be “domestic terrorists.” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) revealed A “new whistleblower” claimed that a FEMA contractor visited the home of an elderly disabled veteran's family last […]
House Ethics Committee Sets Stage to Defy Johnson, Release Gaetz Report
House Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest (R-Mississippi) said the committee would withhold its investigation into Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) ) recommendations are likely to be ignored. Matt Gaetz, who resigned after President-elect Donald Trump announced his nomination for attorney general, is not currently a member of the House of Representatives […]
House committee demands interviews with FEMA employees about order to avoid Trump supporters’ houses
Fox's first appearance — The House Homeland Security Committee requests interviews with three FEMA employees about possible “systemic bias” against Trump supporters — The agency says now-fired employee Marni Washington told relief workers As he deals with the fallout from his directive to skip homes that clearly advertised support for the president — elected Donald […]