Tag: Capitol
Bertie Bowman, Record-Setting Staff Member on Capitol Hill, Dies at 92
He was the longest-serving Black staff member in the history of the U.S. Congress, rising to a senior role with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee [...]
Nancy Pelosi Is Kicked Out of Bonus Office in the Capitol
Representative Nancy Pelosi had been given a “hideaway” office suite as a courtesy — one that was rescinded after she did nothing to help Representati [...]
Ripple on Edge as SEC Faces Capitol Hill Heat
Chairman of the Financial Services Committee Patrick McHenry targeted the SEC Chair, saying,
“You said the law is clear, but your actions have create [...]
Ray Epps, Target of Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theory, Charged in Capitol Attack
The former Marine, baselessly portrayed as part of a government plot to discredit Trump supporters, was charged with a single count of disorderly cond [...]
Dr. Brian Monahan, the Capitol Physician, Gets Pulled Into Politics
Dr. Brian P. Monahan has been thrust into the center of a political controversy as Senator Mitch McConnell, the minority leader, seeks to dismiss conc [...]
Proud Boy Who Smashed Window at Capitol Sentenced to 10 Years
Dominic Pezzola, the rank-and-file member of the Proud Boys who led the charge into the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, by shattering a window with a stolen [...]
Architect of Fake Electors Scheme Appeared to Be Outside Capitol on Jan. 6
Photographs and videos reviewed by The New York Times suggest that Kenneth Chesebro, one of the legal architects of former President Donald J. Trump’s [...]
Mitch McConnell Suffers an Episode at the Capitol, Freezing Midsentence
Senator Mitch McConnell, the longtime Republican leader who had a serious head injury in a fall earlier this year, froze midsentence during an appeara [...]
Euro Cautiously Higher As Mr Powell Heads to Capitol Hill
EUR/USD News and AnalysisEUR/USD edges up with Congressional testimony in focusThe Fed has paused its rate hike cycle, the European Central Bank hasn’ [...]
Golf’s Titanic Deal Stokes Anger on Capitol Hill
One of golf’s greatest tests will unfold starting on Thursday, when the U.S. Open begins at the Los Angeles Country Club. It might be an easier lift — [...]
Congress is Looking for a New Architect of the Capitol, With Little Success
Wanted: Motivated and versatile chief executive, preferably with engineering, architectural, academic and diplomatic skills, to manage 2,400 employees [...]
Inside the Debt Ceiling Negotiations on Capitol Hill
On Capitol Hill, the delicate talks to avert default on the government’s debts this week took place over middle-of-the-night video calls, marathon mee [...]
Bitcoin advocates rally at Texas State Capitol to oppose bill cutting mining incentives
Roughly 100 people answered the call from the crypto advocacy groups Chamber of Digital Commerce, Satoshi Action Fund, and Texas Blockchain Council to [...]
DeSantis Meets With Republicans on Capitol Hill, to a Lukewarm Response
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Tuesday made a rare return trip to Washington, where he served in the House before his run for governor, to mingle wit [...]
Push to Insure Big Deposits Percolates on Capitol Hill
The government only insures deposits of less than $250,000, but there is precedent for lifting that cap amid turmoil. It could happen again.
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