The Hill reports, House votes to hold Bannon in contempt of Congress: The House on Thursday voted to hold [insurrection co-conspirator] Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee, a remarkable censure of the former Trump White House strategist that leaves the Department of Justice to weigh … Read more
Catching up on the news, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol sent a preservation letter to telecom companies for “Traitor” Kevin McCarthy’s communications, and the communications of other Sedition Caucus members. House Panel Requests McCarthy’s Phone Records Be Preserved in Jan. 6 Inquiry: The House committee investigating … Read more
Update to CDC Announces New Eviction Moratorium, Likely To Face Challenge Before The Radicalized Republican Supreme Court. There is a legal axiom that “the wheels of justice turn slowly.” This is not always the case. Favored groups, in this case property owners and big corporations that manage apartments and other multi-family housing units, can get … Read more
I watched the House debate on HR 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. It was infuriating to watch many of the 137 Sedition Party members who aided and abetted the MAGA/QAnon insurrection on January 6 (some of whom may have been coconspirators), defend the Big Lie, deny that dozens of new voting … Read more
Nine Democratic House members, a rump “suicide squad” drawn from the House Problem Solvers Caucus – a misnomer, because this group has never solved any problem despite all the attention it receives – is inexplicably threatening the Biden agenda and fellow Democrats. Its members mostly have voted for whatever House Speaker Nancy Pelosi brings to … Read more