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POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

House Dem laments 'friendly fire' after losing a plum panel seat

A Jeffries spokesperson noted that Quigley had already served for four full terms on the Intelligence Committee, but otherwise declined to comment.The Intelligence Committee limits members to four terms on the panel, though members can receive waivers.Chairs and ranking members are exempt from the term limit.
POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

How McCarthy got here: From Young Gun to Trump ally

After McCarthy first sought to replace then-Speaker John Boehner in 2015, only to withdraw amid resistance from the conservative Freedom Caucus, he worked furiously to rebuild and solidify support in the Republican conference.That meant building alliances with some of the same figures who once thwarted his rise - like Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a one-time Freedom Caucus rebel and rival who's now McCarthy's trusted Judiciary Committee-leading lieutenant.
POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

Congress paralyzed by unresolved midterm races

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has spoken to Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)- whose reelection battles are still uncertain - and is telling colleagues he feels good about the party's trajectory, according to a person who has spoken to him.After winning another term of his own this week, Schumer spent the ensuing two days dialing up senators and advisers for updates on whether he'll have Senate control next year.
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POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

Fourth day of speaker crisis collides with Jan. 6 anniversary

"Look, January 6 is going to roll around every year, just like Pearl Harbor Day rolls around every year, treated like just another day in the calendar," Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.) said."I want us to keep going until we get a speaker.This is ridiculous stuff."The House will return to session Friday for what is expected to be McCarthy's twelfth attempt to win the top gavel.
POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

House Dems' leadership landscape frozen by their pleasant midterm surprise

House Democrats will be waiting hours, if not days, to know the full results of Tuesday's surprisingly close midterm election.They could have to wait even longer on the future of their leadership.Republicans are still poised to take back the House, but the size of that victory will be smaller than both parties had thought - with a final call taking longer than expected, too.
POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

McCarthy's victory party turns into a dud

McCarthy, flanked by RNC chair Ronna McDaniel and House GOP campaign arm chief Tom Emmer (R-Minn.),claimed that Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) lost his race and would be the first Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair to be ousted in 40 years, and that Republican candidate Anthony D'Espocito had won his seat in New York.
time.com
1 year ago
US politics

Are the Polls Trash? Maybe. Are You Over-Reading Them? Definitely

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Nytimes
1 year ago
Girls

Jill Biden, Rebuking 'Extremist Republicans,' Discusses Friend's Abortion

The first lady said she had once helped a friend recover from an abortion before there was a constitutional right to the procedure."Women will not let this country go backwards," she said.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

'The Squad' plans progressive events in Boston

Rep. Ayanna Pressley will be joined by fellow congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Cori Bush, and Rashida Tlaib to push for progressive politics.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC music

Paul Pelosi Cheered at Kennedy Honors in Public Return After Attack

WASHINGTON  It is not easy to upstage the stars at an event whose headliners include U2, Gladys Knight and George Clooney.But one of the biggest ovations here at the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday night went to Paul Pelosi, the husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, who made his first public appearance since he was brutally attacked in October at his home in San Francisco.
time.com
1 year ago
US politics

The Jan. 6 Committee Has Done Masterful Work. Can It Stick the Landing?

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Nytimes
1 year ago
Europe news

Nancy Pelosi visits Armenia after outbreak of deadly fighting with Azerbaijan.

LONDON - Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Armenia on Saturday, leading a congressional delegation in a show of support for the small nation after an outbreak of fighting with neighboring Azerbaijan.
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1 year ago
Apple

iPhone 14 Launch Likely Delayed After New Chinese Protocols; Will Apple Shift To Indian Assembly Units?

Apple iPhone 14 series is the talk of the town as people are eager to know what the new phones will offer.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

'Taiwan = China': An island accustomed to China's threats welcomes Pelosi's trip.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The news media and crowds gathered at the Taipei airport on Tuesday to watch the arrival of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the highest-level United States official to visit Taiwan in 25 years.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Europe news

Pelosi and Democratic lawmakers vow the U.S. will stand with Ukraine.

May 1, 2022, 8:26 a.m. ET
Towleroad Gay News
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Biden Unveils $800 Million In New Ukraine Military Aid, To Ask Congress For More - Towleroad Gay News

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Nytimes
1 year ago
New York City

Democrats Dodge 3rd-Party Challenge in N.Y.C. House Race

Sept. 6, 2022, 9:18 p.m. ET
For weeks, left-leaning New York City Democrats have publicly debated whether to launch a third-party bid in a race for a rare open House seat in the heart of New York City.
Nytimes
1 year ago
New York City

Biaggi Seeks to Block Sean Patrick Maloney's Chosen Path to Re-Election

Mr. Maloney, who leads the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, upset some Democrats by opting to run in a district currently represented by a Black congressman.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

Japan Tells China to Stop Military Drills Off Taiwan

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for "an immediate halt" to the exercises.Speaker Nancy Pelosi said China "will not isolate Taiwan."
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

U.S. Warns China Not to Turn Pelosi's Expected Trip to Taiwan Into a 'Crisis'

WASHINGTON - The United States warned China on Monday not to respond to an expected visit to Taiwan by Speaker Nancy Pelosi with military provocations even as American officials sought to reassure Beijing that such a trip would not be the first of its kind and would not represent any change in policy toward the region.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

Biden announces $800 million in new military aid and questions Russia's hold of Mariupol.

April 21, 2022, 2:44 p.m. ET
David E. Sanger is White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times.
Nytimes
2 years ago
Europe news

House Approves $13.6 Billion in Emergency Aid for Ukraine

Bipartisan backing for the assistance provided momentum for a broader, $1.5 trillion measure to fund the government through September.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

Pelosi trip could take U.S.-China acrimony to new heights, analysts say.

BRUSSELS - The visit to Taiwan by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the highest-ranking official to travel there in decades, could take the acrimony between the United States and China to new highs and leave U.S. allies in difficult positions.
San Francisco Bay Times
1 year ago
SF LGBT

Day of Action to Demand HHS Increase Monkeypox Vaccine Supply and Distribution - San Francisco Bay Times

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San Francisco Bay Times
1 year ago
SF LGBT

27th Annual Pink Triangle - San Francisco Bay Times

On Wednesday, June 1, 2022, the Pink Torch Procession began in Oakland with a kickoff led by Mayor Libby Schaaf near Oakland City Hall, followed by a procession to and around Lake Merritt.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

Bennie Thompson, chairman of the Jan. 6 panel, has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Representative Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, the chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol, announced on Tuesday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus and will not appear in person at what could be the committee's last hearing of the summer.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

Bennie Thompson, chairman of the Jan. 6 panel, has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Representative Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, the chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol, announced on Tuesday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus and will not appear in person at what could be the committee's last hearing of the summer.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Europe news

Pelosi says Russia's war merits the 'strongest possible' response.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine merits the strongest possible military response and the toughest sanctions, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday, adding that the West should not be deterred by the threat of retaliation from Moscow.
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