Congressional Hall Monitor
Keeping up with legislation, congressional investigations, member actions and the general goings-on in the halls of Congress.
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Senate Confirms Avril Haines, Biden’s Pick For Director Of National Intelligence
The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Avril Haines, President Joe Biden’s director of national intelligence, on Wednesday evening. Haines was confirmed 84-10,…
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Chris Coons Says Republicans Must Repent Before There Can Be Unity
Democratic Delaware Sen. Chris Coons said Tuesday that Republicans must repent before there can be unity. Coons said on CNN’s…
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FBI Investigating Whether The Person Who Stole Pelosi Laptop Tried Selling It To Russia
The FBI is currently investigating whether the missing woman who stole House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop during the Capitol riot…
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Adam Schiff Wants Trump to Immediately Lose Access to Intelligence Briefings Saying He Can’t Be Trusted
House Intelligence Committee Chair, Adam Schiff, claimed yesterday that President Trump should immediately and permanently lose access to routine intelligence…
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Here Are The Republicans Supporting Trump’s Impeachment
Unlike Trump’s first impeachment in early 2020, several Republicans have signaled that they will support the Democrat-led effort the second…
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Ocasio-Cortez Says Congress Must Censor the Media
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Tuesday that Congress is looking into reining in “our media environment” to prevent…
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Schumer Calls For DC Rioters To Be Placed On No-Fly List
New York Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer called for the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday to be placed…
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House Judiciary Report Outlining Democrats Case to Impeach President Trump [Full Text]
The House Judiciary Committee released Tuesday night a report explaining the evidence Democrats believe they have against President Donald Trump…
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NYT: McConnell ‘Pleased’ Democrats Impeaching Trump
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told Republicans that President Trump committed impeachable offenses and that he favors impeachment. The New…
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House Files Article of Impeachment Against Trump [Full Text]
For the second time in a single term, the snarling members of the House of Representatives have decided to impeach…
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House Homeland Security Chair Urges Authorities To Put Capitol Rioters On ‘No-Fly List’
Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, on Thursday urged the TSA and the…
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Rep. Ilhan Omar To Introduce Articles Of Impeachment Following Capitol Breach
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar announced she was drawing up Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump after protesters stormed…
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GOP Congressman: ‘This Is A Coup Attempt’
Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger called the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to protest the results of the election…
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Democrats Take Control of Senate with Ossoff Win
Senate candidate Jon Ossoff is projected to win election to the U.S. Senate which will give Democrats control of both…
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Watch: Joint Session of Congress to Certify the 2020 Electoral College Results – Day One: 1/6/21
The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate convened in a joint session of Congress to observe the unsealing of…
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