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June 24, 2021

Manchin won't commit to progressives' infrastructure wish list putting passage in limbo

The delicate political balancing act of passing infrastructure legislation through a divided Senate hit a snag Thursday, with Sen. Joe Manchin saying he's not ready to commit to passing a progressive-backed companion bill that could hit $6 trillion in new spending.

June 22, 2021

Pelosi to form select committee to investigate Jan. 6 Capitol riot

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Democratic colleagues on Tuesday that she is creating a new committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, according to a person familiar with her remarks.

June 22, 2021

Pelosi signals new panel to investigate Jan. 6 Capitol riot

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is signaling that she is poised to create a new committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, pushing closer to a partisan investigation of the attack after Senate Republicans blocked the creation of an independent probe.

June 20, 2021

Steve Scalise accuses Pelosi of ‘Soviet-style cover-up’ of COVID-19 origins

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., had some fiery words for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while speaking at the Faith and Freedom Coalition, accusing her of thwarting efforts to investigate the truth origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

June 19, 2021

Nearly 60 House Democrats call on Catholic bishops to stop targeting pro-abortion pols in Communion dispute

Nearly 60 House Democrats are calling on Catholic bishops to cease the "weaponization" of Holy Communion and urged them to stop targeting Democrats who support abortion as being unworthy of the sacred sacrament of the Eucharist. 

June 18, 2021

David Bossie: Radical Dems attack Manchin – GOP should be ready to welcome West Virginia senator

The answer to the question about who’s really in control of the Democrat Party is coming to a head. Is it President Joe Biden or Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.?

June 17, 2021

Pelosi elevates AOC to new House committee on tackling economic disparities

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tapped progressive firebrand Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for a new House committee she formed to address wealth inequality in America. 

June 17, 2021

Pelosi punts question on unborn babies, says she's a 'big supporter of Roe v. Wade'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi didn’t directly answer a yes-or-no question about whether an "unborn baby at 15 weeks is a human being," instead reaffirming a woman’s right to choose. 

June 17, 2021

Pelosi defends Democratic divisions, says party is 'not a lockstep rubber stamp'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday defended the Democratic divisions in her caucus that have been on display in recent weeks, saying she'd rather belong to a party that's dynamic than to the GOP.

June 17, 2021

House repeals 2002 authorization of use of force in Iraq; Biden backs

The House Thursday voted to repeal the 2002 authorization for use of military force in Iraq and will send the legislation to the Senate, which is expected to take up the issue in the coming weeks.