Jamaal Bowman calls Republicans who compared him to Capitol rioters ‘crazy’ Democrat pleads guilty to misdemeanour charge for pulling fire alarm in congressional building as crucial funding vote loomed The Guardian - US · Oct 26, 2023
Bowman pleads guilty over fire alarm According to Bowman, he mistakingly pulled the alarm as he was rushing to vote on the government funding bill Salon · Oct 25, 2023
Jamaal Bowman charged for pulling fire alarm amid House shutdown vote New York congressman said he pulled office building alarm handle because he thought it would open a door The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023
Rep. Bowman of New York faces misdemeanor charge in fire alarm pulled in House office building Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman was charged Wednesday with a misdemeanor for triggering a fire alarm as lawmakers scrambled to pass a funding bill before a government shutdown deadline in September The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023
Rep. Jamaal Bowman pleads guilty to fire alarm pull, plans to pay fine - Roll Call “I am responsible for activating a fire alarm, I will be paying the fine issued,” the Democratic congressman said. Roll Call · Oct 25, 2023
Biden vows to stand with Israel as war highlights Democratic rift on Hill As President Joe Biden traveled to Israel to show U.S. support, tensions among Hill Democrats were in public view. Roll Call · Oct 18, 2023
Democrat Jamaal Bowman walks back comments branding GOP ‘Nazis’ after fire alarm row ‘It is important to specify the term Nazi to refer to members of the Nazi party & neo-Nazis,’ New York rep says The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023
The IRS Sprang a Leak Plus: Donald Trump's creative accounting, those sneaky vegans, brain drain, and more... Reason · Oct 3, 2023
Fire alarm fracas gets noisier around Rep. Jamaal Bowman Republicans introduced a resolution to expel Bowman for pulling a fire alarm, officials urged caution and another controversy emerged over “Nazi.” Roll Call · Oct 2, 2023
Congressional Clown Show Plus: Dianne Feinstein's replacement doesn't even live in California, New York's biblical floods, and more... Reason · Oct 2, 2023
Up First briefing: McCarthy's job threatened; how a robot could fight climate change Congress averted a government shutdown. Now, Speaker McCarthy must avoid losing his job. And, this stinky seaweed-fighting robot could help fight climate change. WEKU · Oct 2, 2023
Republicans attacking Bowman but backing Santos should ‘check values’, AOC says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defends Democrat who set off fire alarm as key vote loomed, citing charges against New York opponent The Guardian - US · Oct 1, 2023
Trump calls for Bowman to be jailed for pulling Capitol complex fire alarm ‘His egregious act is covered on tape, a horrible display of nerve and criminality,’ Trump rants on Truth Social The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023
GOP wants Rep. Jamaal Bowman punished after he triggered a fire alarm on Saturday The New York Democrat says a mistake occurred as he was rushing to get to a vote, but Republicans have suggested Bowman was trying to delay the proceedings. WEKU · Oct 1, 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023 Jamaal Bowman ‘embarrassed to admit’ he pulled fire alarm during House vote Republicans accuse Democrat congressman of trying to delay vote on a stopgap spending bill
The Guardian - US · Sep 30, 2023 Democrat Jamaal Bowman denies pulling fire alarm to delay House vote Congressman says he mistakenly thought alarm, which prompted Capitol office building to be evacuated, would open a door
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023 Rep. Jamaal Bowman triggered a fire alarm in a House office building amid voting on a funding bill Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman has acknowledged triggering a fire alarm in a U.S. Capitol office building
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023 Democrat Jamaal Bowman accused of pulling fire alarm to delay House vote New Yorker is a second-term congressman representing parts of the Bronx and Westchester County
Roll Call · Sep 30, 2023 McCarthy promises ‘punishment’ over Bowman fire alarm before vote Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., denied that he was trying to cause delays, but Speaker Kevin McCarthy called pulling a fire alarm “a new low.”
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023 Matt Gaetz’s motion to vacate Kevin McCarthy as House speaker ‘found discarded in men’s restroom’ The Florida Republican has long opposed the House Speaker and has repeatedly threatened to remove him from his post
The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023 Jamaal Bowman leads Democrats in hilarious reaction to Trump’s mugshot New York congressman says mug shot is ‘jackpot for Trump who will use this image to raise MILLIONS of dollars from his cult’
The Guardian - US · Aug 11, 2023 ‘Affirmative action for the privileged’: why Democrats are fighting legacy admissions Critics argue that university’s preference toward legacy applicants exacerbates existing inequalities in higher education
WEKU · Jul 19, 2023 Israeli president focuses on 'friendship' with U.S. as progressives boycott speech Isaac Herzog's visit to Capitol Hill came after the House passed a GOP-led resolution reaffirming support for Israel in the wake of incendiary comments made and then walked back by a leading Democrat.
Los Angeles Times · Jul 18, 2023 McCarthy squeezes Democrats over ‘racist state’ comments about Israel WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a resolution Tuesday declaring that Israel is not a “racist state,” effectively rebuking Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who said Saturday that it was.
Al Jazeera · Jul 18, 2023 Israel ‘not a racist’ state, US House resolution proclaims Measure is the latest backlash against Israel’s critics in the US, as Israeli President Herzog visits the White House.