TikTok CEO, Shou Zi Chew, testified before US Congress on Thursday amid growing security concerns, with the Biden administration threatening to remove the app from the US entirely. During the hearing, Republican Kat Cammack showed Congress a TikTok video inciting violence towards the House Energy and Commerce Committee, with the chair of the committee named in the captions. The … [Read more...]
House speaker stalemates third day as Kevin McCarthy vote loses climb to 11 as it happened
After failing to elect a leader for two days, due to objections Republican hardliners have with Kevin McCarthy, the US house of representatives had a further 5 votes to elect its speaker. All of which the California Republican lost. biden,capitol hill,congress,congress live,congress live feed,democrats,dems,gop,house live,house of representatives,house of reps live,house … [Read more...]
Kevin McCarthy: ‘I have the votes’ to become speaker
Kevin McCarthy says he has enough votes to win House speaker election. The California Republican, who has lost 13 straight votes over four days, said 'I’ll have the votes', ahead of a 14th vote. US politics: latest updates biden,california,capitol hill,congress,congress live,democrats,dems,election,gdnpfpnewspolitics,gop,house speaker,house speaker vote,joe biden,kevin … [Read more...]
January 6 hearing on Trump’s attempts to pressure Pence | USA TODAY
The House Jan. 6 committee centers hearing around former President Trump's efforts to "pressure" former VP Mike Pence to overturn the election. RELATED: January 6 hearing includes testimony from Ivanka Trump, Bill Barr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q_QTfV-oKQ Trump's lawyer, John Eastman, drafted the plan for Pence to reject votes from seven states President Joe Biden won, … [Read more...]