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Senior Biden administration aides summoned Amazon officials to the White House during the height of the pandemic to discuss “propaganda and misinformation” in books for sale on the retail giant’s website that questioned the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. White House officials “spent a week berating Amazon” in March 2021 over books related to “vaccine misinformation” and asked what steps company officials could take “to reduce the visibility of these titles,” according to Amazon emails released Monday by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, Ohio Republican. The Amazon pressure campaign overseen by Andy Slavitt, who was Mr. Biden’s senior...

During the first California Senate debate, former baseball player turned Republican candidate Steve Garvey confronted Congressman Adam Schiff for lying to millions of Americans about Russian collusion with President Trump’s campaign. The debate, which took place Monday, featured four candidates vying for the seat left vacant by Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Adam Schiff, or “Shifty Schiff,” known for his role in the sham impeachment trials of former president Trump, faced off against World Series & 10x MLB All-Star champion Garvey, as well as fellow Democrats Katie Porter and Barbara Lee. Throughout the debate, the Democrats focused their criticism on Trump’s presidency...

Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) slammed her colleagues who voted to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Tuesday over her comments on the Israel-Hamas war that sparked criticism on both sides of the aisle. “Shame on every Member who voted to censure @RepRashida. 10,000 Palestinians have been killed, including 4,000 children, & your focus is on trying to silence the only Palestinian-American in Congress. History will prove you were wrong,” Bush wrote Wednesday on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

The House is headed for a showdown vote Wednesday on whether to punish Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan - the only Palestinian American in Congress - for her rhetoric about the Israel-Hamas war. A vote to move forward on censuring Tlaib, a punishment one step below expulsion from the House, advanced Tuesday in a procedural vote. Republican Rep. Rich McCormick of Georgia proposed the measure in response to what he called Tlaib’s promotion of antisemitic rhetoric. “Rep. Tlaib has levied unbelievable falsehoods about our greatest ally, Israel, and the attack on October 7,” McCormick said. Debate on the censure...

“Squad” Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) dodged a censure vote in the House over her history of anti-Israel remarks and participating in a pro-Palestinian protest last month that spilled into a Capitol office building. The lower chamber on Wednesday night voted 222-186 to block a resolution to censure Tlaib after Firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) introduced the measure last week. Every Democrat voted to table the resolution, along with Michigan GOP Reps. John Moolenaar, Tim Walberg and Bill Huizenga and 20 other Republican lawmakers. Thirteen other Democrats and 11 Republicans were absent. After Greene introduced the resolution to censure Tlaib,...

A group of 22 House Republicans voted Wednesday night with Democrats to table a resolution that would censure Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her “anti-Semitic beliefs.”The resolution was introduced by Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. The House did not end up voting on the legislation after 22 Republicans voted with Democrats on a motion to table the vote. 13 Republicans did note vote. The vote was 222-186. After the vote, Rep. Van Orden changed his vote to no.READ THE NAMES HERE: Rep. Armstrong Rep. Buck Rep. Duarte Rep. Edwards Rep. Griffith Rep. Grothman Rep. Hageman Rep. Huizenga Rep....

Representative State CR-Score Assumed Office Duarte, John (CA) New 2023 LaMalfa, Doug (CA) 71% 2013 McClintock, Tom (CA) 92% 2009 Buck, Ken (CO) 96% 2015 Scott, Austin (GA) 65% 2011 Miller-Meeks, Mariannette (IA) 63% 2021 Spartz, Victoria (IN) 79% 2021 Massie, Thomas (KY) 96% 2012 Huizenga, Bill (MI) 74% 2011 Moolenaar, John (MI) 60% 2015 Walberg, Tim (MI) 62% 2011 Edwards, Chuck (NC) New 2023 Armstrong, Kelly (ND) 74% 2019 Miller, Max (OH) New 2023 Turner, Mike (OH) 43% 2003 Roy, Chip (TX) 100% 2019 Griffith, Morgan (VA) 78% 2011 Grothman, Glenn (WI) 78% 2015 Van Orden, Derrick (WI) New...

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) has a history of divisive remarks and toxic behavior, but on Wednesday the House of Representatives nevertheless voted down a resolution to censure her for her antisemitic rants and her cheering on of an “insurrection" at the Capitol.Almost two dozen Republicans joined every single House Democrat in voting to table the resolution and give Tlaib, a member of the progressive "Squad," a pass. The final tally was 222-186. Democrats broke out into applause after the vote, because that's who they are. Many Dems have been largely silent on the myriad recent incidents of antisemitism and pro-Hamas...

House lawmakers voted Wednesday to torpedo a resolution censuring Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) for her harsh criticisms of Israel in the wake of Hamas’s deadly attacks last month. The effort required 23 Republicans, joined by all Democrats, to vote in favor of a procedural motion that blocked the disciplinary resolution from reaching the floor. The final tally was 222 to 186. The vote was something of a surprise: Tlaib, a staunch liberal who’s been harshly critical of Israel, has few fans in the GOP when it comes to Middle Eastern politics. It’s unclear why several Republicans came to her rescue...

(CBS DETROIT) - U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, is facing censure for her response to the Hamas attack on Israel. U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, filed a censure resolution against Tlaib Wednesday, saying she has a "long history of making anti-semitic and anti-Israeli remarks."

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a top contender for the U.S. Senate race in California, revealed Wednesday his campaign raised $8.1 million in the second quarter of 2023. Schiff, who is hoping to replace retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) in the solid blue state, said the haul came from 144,000 unique donors and that the average contribution was $34. He now has $29.5 million in cash on hand. Schiff’s campaign touted a remark in Politico that “nothing so far comes close to Rep. Adam Schiff’s record-breaking” $8.1 million, a massive figure that far surpasses any other candidate who has announced his...

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., gloated about his censure during an appearance on “The View” Thursday and said he was “doing pretty damn well.” Co-host Whoopi Goldberg asked Schiff about the censure and argued there were a lot of other things House Republicans could be doing. He told the hosts that the GOP goes after people they think are “effective.”

Trump-Ukraine impeachment conspirator Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, USA Ret., had a meltdown Wednesday night over the censure of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) by the Republican controlled House of Representatives over his lies and deceitful conduct falsely accusing President Trump of Russian collusion. Vindman attacked Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Breitbart reporter Kristina Wong, calling Wong a “bitch.” To McCarthy, Vindman said: Vindman replied, “You are pathetic. And your deceptive efforts to damn & damage the valiant work of honorable men like @AdamSchiff will bare no fruit. In 2024, you will be sweep away & become a footnote...

VIDEOThere, fixed it! I put the Democrats' misplaced cries of "SHAME!" during the censure of Adam Schiff in Congress for being a psychopathic liar in the proper context. Namely their cries of "SHAME!" have been directed AT Schiff for his lying tirades.

The House of Representatives voted to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) late Wednesday for his role in the probe of the Trump-Russia hoax. Members voted along party lines, 212-208, in favor of the resolution, with four Republicans voting present and six not voting. ... Ahead of the vote, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif) tweeted that Schiff “abused his position as Chair of Intel [Intelligence Committee] to lie and lead America through a national nightmare with the fake Russia collusion narrative. As Speaker, I removed him from the Intel Committee, and now the full House will vote to censure him and open...

House Republicans on Wednesday voted to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a rare reprimand of a sitting lawmaker that the GOP conference delivered as a rebuke for his efforts against former President Trump. The vote — 213-209-6 — is the culmination of a week-long push led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), which was stymied last week when a band of Republicans joined Democrats in blocking a censure resolution from coming to the floor for a vote. It advanced on Wednesday after Luna made changes to the measure.

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, a key lawmaker in Democrats’ congressional investigations into former President Donald Trump during his presidency. The vote was 213-209 along party lines. Republican members of the House Ethics Committee – Michael Guest of Mississippi, Dave Joyce of Ohio, Andrew Garbarino of New York, John Rutherford of Florida and Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota – voted present. GOP Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado also voted present but he is not on the Ethics Committee. As part of the censure procedure, Schiff stood in the well of the House floor,...

Former President Trump slammed the House Republicans who voted with Democrats to block the resolution that would have censured Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). Trump said in a Truth Social post on Friday that any Republican who opposed the censure resolution should face a primary challenge for the GOP nomination for their next election.

Fox News reports that twenty Republicans in the House of Representatives sided with most Democrats in voting against a resolution that would have censured Rep. Adam Schiff, (D-Calif.), for repeatedly peddling the hoax that former President Donald Trump colluded with Russia to win the 2016 election. The reprehensible Schiff was one of the foremost proponents of the Trump-Russia collusion hoax. He repeated the falsehood in every forum possible. With every appearance, the lies became more ridiculous. He even claimed that Trump was an asset to the Kremlin. This wasn't a mistake on Schiff's part. Schiff knew these were fabrications but...

Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) said Wednesday on CNN’s “The Situation Room” that it was “clear the lunatics have taken over the asylum” while reacting to the House resolution to censure him failing because 20 Republicans voted with Democrats for a motion to table it. Anchor Wolf Blitzer said, “What does it say Republicans are gearing up for another attempt to censure you after the latest effort today failed?”