Tag: nancy pelosi
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Vince Bzdek: Will an attempted assassination finally shake us out of our violent rhetoric?
After years of sowing the wind, did we just reap the whirlwind? Did the coarseness and violence of political discourse in this country plant the seeds of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump last week? “Unacceptable rhetoric makes unacceptable behavior acceptable — and for the dangerous, deranged among us, violence inevitable.” So said former…
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Colorado’s Lauren Boebert roasted by comics: ‘The Reverse Paul Revere’
Just days after being sworn into office, Rifle Republican Lauren Boebert has vaulted into the rarefied pantheon of Colorado politicians who have found themselves the brunt of national comedians and satirists. Boebert, a gun-rights activist and the owner of a Western Slope restaurant where the wait staff is armed, joins only a handful of the…
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Colorado congressman, House GOP ask Biden: Get Pelosi to stop impeachment efforts
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save U.S. Rep Ken Buck, in a letter signed by six other Republicans, asked President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday to request that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stop efforts for a second impeachment trial for President Donald Trump. The Republican lawmakers are asking Biden to step in…
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Colorado congressman, House GOP ask Biden: Get Pelosi to stop impeachment efforts
U.S. Rep Ken Buck, in a letter signed by six other Republicans, asked President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday to request that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stop efforts for a second impeachment trial for President Donald Trump. The Republican lawmakers are asking Biden to step in “in the spirit of healing and fidelity to our constitution.”…
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Rep. Jason Crow leads U.S. House letter requesting investigation of response to Capitol siege
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save U.S. Rep. Jason Crow led over 100 members of the House of Representatives on Thursday in asking Congress’ independent auditing agency to investigate law enforcement’s preparation and response to the mob invasion of the U.S. Capitol this week. “We write to you today with grave…
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Rep. Jason Crow leads U.S. House letter requesting investigation of response to Capitol siege
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow led over 100 members of the House of Representatives on Thursday in asking Congress’ independent auditing agency to investigate law enforcement’s preparation and response to the mob invasion of the U.S. Capitol this week. “We write to you today with grave urgency over the acts of insurrection that occurred yesterday at…
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U.S. House speaker term-limited, thanks to Arvada’s Ed Perlmutter
When members of the U.S. House of Representatives convene Thursday to elect their speaker, the votes are assured for Nancy Pelosi, the chamber’s Democratic leader since 2003. But for the first time, Pelosi and her top deputies — Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the majority leader-designee, and James Clyburn of South Carolina, the majority whip-designee —…
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Team Trump braces for ‘death by a thousand cuts’ from Democrats
The Trump administration is preparing for U.S. House Democrats to be a constant thorn in its side for the for the next two years, launching investigations into the president, his family, and members of his administration. House Republicans, who have been in charge of the chamber since Donald Trump became president, have been able to…