Congressional Republicans faced swift criticism on Wednesday for voting to formalize the GOP’s ongoing impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Joe Biden despite any evidence of wrongdoing by the Democrat. “Today, the first year of MAGA Republicans’ control of the House of Representatives ended just how it started: consumed by chaos and political stunts, with zero […]
U.S. House Republicans are progressing toward a vote this week that would formalize the ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. But whether leadership has enough votes to approve the measure remains unclear. Polling released Monday morning indicated that a small plurality of Americans thought the inquiry should move forward, but that even among self-identified […]
“The oil and gas industry could stick taxpayers with a massive bill of between $2.9 billion and $17.7 billion,” warned Public Citizen’s Alan Zibel. Fossil fuel industry-funded Republicans on the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee voted Wednesday to advance Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bill that would saddle taxpayers with the massive cost of cleaning up oil and gas wells […]
“A majority of Republicans voted against Santos’ expulsion. That speaks volumes about the state of the Republican Party,” said one observer. The U.S. House voted overwhelmingly to expel Republican Rep. George Santos on Friday, ending a brief tenure in Congress that was engulfed by glaring and often bewildering scandals. Santos—who is facing 23 criminal counts including wire fraud, […]