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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gustaf Kilander,Eric Garcia and Katie Hawkinson

House votes to censure Jamaal Bowman for setting off Capitol fire alarm

Capitol

The House has voted to censure New York Rep Jamaal Bowman for setting off a fire alarm in a US Capitol office building without there being an emergency.

The vote fell almost exclusively on party lines, with 214 members voting to censure Mr Bowman and 191 members voting against it. Three Democrats voted to censure Mr Bowman, including Jahana Hayes of Connecticut, Chris Pappas of New Hampshire and Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez of Washington.

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