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Appeals court weighs protections for Congress members' cellphone contents

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Washington grappled with what constitutional protections members of Congress might have for content on their cellphones, during oral arguments Thursday related to a criminal grand jury probe.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023

Appeals court weighs protections for lawmaker cellphone contents - Roll Call

A federal appeals court grappled Thursday with what constitutional protections members of Congress might have for content on cellphones.

Roll Call · Feb 23, 2023

Scott Perry battles DoJ over work with Trump allies to overturn 2020 election

The far-right congressman is invoking a constitutional clause that allows him to block access to his phone

The Guardian - US · Feb 23, 2023

Republicans target Penn after classified documents found in Biden’s former office

A University of Pennsylvania think tank tied to President Joe Biden is facing one of the first inquiries from congressional Republicans as GOP lawmakers aim to use their new-found power in the U.S. House to investigate the Democratic president.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 19, 2023

White House slams far-right Republicans' committee assignments

"[I]t appears that House Republicans may be setting the stage for divorced-from-reality political stunts..."

Axios · Jan 18, 2023

How McCarthy’s speaker deals will cause ‘cannibalistic brawl among extremists’

The deals struck between Kevin McCarthy and the far-right House Freedom Caucus will give the most conservative figures considerable power

The Guardian - US · Jan 16, 2023

House Republicans to launch investigations into FBI, China

House Republicans are moving to swiftly establish the marquee investigations of their new majority, voting to create panels focused on China and what they assert is rampant abuse of power in the federal government

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023

GOP Rep. Scott Perry of Penn. won’t step back from House probe that could involve allegations against him

As the newly Republican-controlled House of Representatives readies to push back against recent federal investigations, one GOP lawmaker says he won’t sit things out in spite of a potential conflict of interest.

Tribune News Service · Jan 9, 2023

After chaotic week, McCarthy faces new battle as House votes on rules package

Some Republicans indicate they may withhold support unless details of concessions made to hard-right lawmakers are unveiled

The Guardian - US · Jan 8, 2023

‘Let’s fight now’ over debt ceiling, House GOP lawmaker says

WASHINGTON — A conservative Republican at the center of the tortured effort to elect House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he’d welcome a hard-fought battle over the U.S. debt ceiling, but said both parties should start negotiating terms for the increase now so it doesn’t go down to the wire.

Tribune News Service · Jan 8, 2023