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by Jacob Fischler, Florida Phoenix May 12, 2022 WASHINGTON — The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol subpoenaed five Republican House members Thursday who the panel believes have knowledge of the events leading up to the attack, including communication with then-President Donald Trump. The …

Jennifer Shutt, Florida Phoenix May 2, 2022 WASHINGTON — The U.S. House committee looking into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol sent letters Monday to Reps. Andy Biggs of Arizona, Mo Brooks of Alabama, and Ronny Jackson of Texas, asking them to share information about meetings and conversations they had …

Democratic Representative Bennie Thompson announced on Thursday that Republican Representative Liz Cheney would serve as the Vice-Chair of the House Select Committee on January 6. “It’s important to everyone that the Select Committee’s leadership reflect the bipartisan effort we are engaged in, and I’m pleased that Ms. Cheney has agreed to …

House Republicans have introduced legislation to ban federal coronavirus mask mandates on public transportation, arguing it is time to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. Rep. Andy Biggs, the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, shared his laws first with Fox News. It serves as the House companion bill to Sen. Rand Paul’s mask …

On Thursday, the Justice Department charged a US Capitol rioter with bringing a handgun onto Capitol grounds — two days after a hearing where Republican lawmakers downplayed the deadly attack and claimed the pro-Trump rioters were unarmed. The new charge was filed against Guy Reffitt, a Texan whose case received …

14 Republicans voted against a resolution condemning the military coup in Myanmar. The resolution passed in a 398-14 vote. Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs, who voted against the measure, said that “we can’t simply be the military police for the entire world.” “When we do that, that’s how we end up …

“We’re in it. We just haven’t started shooting at each other yet,” replied Republican Representative Paul Gosar of Arizona when asked by members of the Oath Keepers if the United States was headed for a civil war. The statement was videotaped and distributed by the right-wing militia. This call to …