Tag Archives: Liz Cheney

Preview Of The Jan. 6 Committee’s Second Hearing On Monday

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Chairman Bennie Thompson gaveled in the first prime-time televised meeting of the Jan. 6 committee on Thursday night, when four officers testified about being beaten, crushed and knocked unconscious by a pro-Trump mob that the committee asserted was trying to overturn the 2020 election certification of President Joe Biden. The hearing …

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Steve Bannon Indicted For Contempt Of Congress

Steve Bannon

Former Trump aid Steve Bannon was indicted on Friday by a federal grand jury on two counts of contempt of Congress stemming from his failure to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. Bannon is charged with one …

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Lawmakers Unveil Legislation To Overhaul Federal Firefighter Pay

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Representative Joe Neguse (D-CO), along with Representatives Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Katie Porter (D-CA), have unveiled comprehensive legislation to overhaul federal firefighter pay, benefits and classification. The legislation, Tim’s Act, is named after Tim Hart, a smokejumper from Cody, Wyoming, who lost his life on May 24, 2021, while working …

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