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Why Republicans are clashing with the FBI over a confidential Biden document

The years-long feud between congressional Republicans and the FBI is reaching a new level of rancor

The Independent UK

House GOP presses forward with contempt against FBI director - Roll Call

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee plans to consider Thursday whether to hold the head of the FBI in contempt of Congress.

Roll Call

House panel sets hearing to hold FBI director in contempt of Congress

The Republican-led House Oversight Committee will meet Thursday morning to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress. If approved, the full House would vote on the charge.

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House Republicans ready contempt vote against FBI director Wray over document

The House Oversight chairman says he plans to move forward with holding FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress

The Independent UK

Democrats, worried about a Biden-McCarthy deal, push a backup plan to avoid default

Progressive Democratic lawmakers raised the alarm over comments Biden made earlier this week suggesting he's entertaining possible changes to federal safety net programs.

WEKU

House Oversight Committee holds ESG hearing

The House Oversight Committee on May 10 held a hearing on ESG, during which Republicans and Democrats took opposite perspectives on the issue. Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) criticized ESG in his opening statement. Among other things, Chairman Comer said that he intends to hold more oversight hearings to investigate ESG…

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Bowser argues for DC autonomy as she defends city on crime response - Roll Call

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser sought to “set the record straight” Tuesday as Republicans ramp up criticism of the city’s policies.

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Rick Perry hints at 2024 presidential bid and revives memories of debate gaffe

Republican former Texas governor, who has run twice before, once forgot name of government department he planned to abolish

The Guardian - US

Congress Tries Again To Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Abuses

Just about everybody agrees the practice is legalized theft, but cops and prosecutors oppose change.

Reason

Alarm after lawyer who aided Trump’s 2020 election lie attacks campus voting

Rightwing lawyer Cleta Mitchell faces criticism after comments to GOP donors urging new rules to make voting harder for students

The Guardian - US

Democrats still aim to probe oil giants’ climate-change knowledge - Roll Call

Senate Democrats aim to continue a House investigation into the oil industry's so-called supermajors and what they knew about climate change.

Roll Call

Rep. Jamie Raskin says his cancer is in remission

The Maryland Democrat said he'd received a preliminary diagnosis of being in remission after undergoing treatments for lymphoma. "I am overwhelmed with gratitude and love," the lawmaker said.

WEKU

Inside the GOP's 100-day "weaponization" war

Republicans face skepticism from the wider public that the investigations are worth the time and money.

Axios

Jan. 6 committee shows Congress can’t enforce subpoenas alone

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 select committee spent nearly a year trying to get former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows to testify, winning a protracted court fight to defend its subpoenas and voting to refer Meadows for prosecution of contempt of Congress.

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House Republicans paint DC as hellish in move to strike another city bill - Roll Call

Congressional Republicans on Wednesday took aim at D.C. as they seek to overturn a council vote for the second time in a month.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 panel’s video depositions become tantalizing tool for probes

WASHINGTON — In a larger-than-life video shown during the first minutes of the second hearing of the House Jan. 6 select committee, former Attorney General William Barr called claims of election fraud from his onetime boss, former President Donald Trump, “bullshit.”

The Independent UK

GOP weighs protecting Trump with law shielding ex-presidents from prosecution

Manhattan District Attorney’s probe could result Mr Trump facing criminal charges over hush money payments he made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016

Roll Call

Jan. 6 committee shows Congress can’t enforce subpoenas alone - Roll Call

The House Jan. 6 panel’s legal record on subpoenas highlighted how much Congress will rely on courts and federal agencies in future probes.

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Coordinated focus let House Jan. 6 panel grab the public’s attention

WASHINGTON — Through more than a dozen hearings, an 18-month investigation and a more than 800-page final report, the bipartisan House Jan. 6 select committee did something rare — it presented a single argument to the public.

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Jan. 6 panel's video depositions become tantalizing tool for probes - Roll Call

Lawmakers and potential witnesses will have to consider video depositions and technological advancements that grab public attention.

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Coordinated focus let House Jan. 6 panel grab the public's attention - Roll Call

The House Jan. 6 committee conveyed information to the public in innovative ways, with a coordinated presentation and unified narrative.

The Guardian - US

Golf clubs and a $24K dagger: Trump failed to report dozens of foreign gifts

Several items given to the former president, including a life-size painting of him given by El Salvador, are still unaccounted for

Tribune News Service

Trump’s family failed to report 100 valuable foreign gifts, say House Democrats

Former President Donald Trump’s family failed to disclose more than 100 foreign gifts valued above a reporting threshold and collectively worth more than $250,000, House Democrats said Friday.

Al Jazeera

Over 100 Trump presidential gifts unaccounted for: US Democrats

Legislators say Trump family didn’t disclose $250,000 in gifts from foreign governments received while in White House.

The Independent UK

Republicans quietly drop House investigation into Trump finances

‘I know exactly what I’m investigating: money the Bidens received from China,’ House Oversight & Accountability Chairman James Comer says

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