#partisan-conflict

#partisan-conflict

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) tried to hold a somber moment of silence for Charlie Kirk on Wednesday, following the horrific news that the MAGA influencer had died from an assassin's bullet. The chair would ask that all members, present in the chamber and those in the gallery, please rise for a moment of prayer for Charlie Kirk and his family, Johnson said before a moment of silence.

State of play: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced plans to establish the panel as a House Judiciary subcommittee in January. Republicans are optimistic that, with allies now in charge at the Justice Department and FBI, they can dredge up information that contradicts the findings of the original Jan. 6 select committee. It will be chaired by Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), who previously led the House Administration subcommittee investigating Jan. 6 in the last Congress.

The committee voted along party lines to advance a new congressional map in response to a Republican redistricting effort in Texas that President Donald Trump wants.

Texas Republicans voted to issue civil arrest warrants for Democrats who fled the state to prevent a quorum during a special session called to redistrict the state.