Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter, visited Capitol Hill on Thursday to meet with House leaders from both parties and receive a law enforcement briefing. The meeting was likely related to the fairness of the platform and the ongoing debate over tech regulation. It is unclear what the outcome of the meeting was, but it is the latest in a series of high-profile visits to Capitol Hill by tech executives.
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has blocked two Democratic representatives from serving on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence due to national security concerns, citing that "integrity matters" and that the decision was not based on political payback. He has also filled out the GOP rosters of newly created select committees to investigate the politicization of the government and the origins of the Covid pandemic.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has blocked two Democrats, Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell, from serving on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in a move seen as political payback for the Democrats' removal of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from committees earlier this year. McCarthy has cited a “new standard” from Democrats for why he would strip Schiff and Swalwell of their committee seats, and the decision has been met with criticism from both sides of the aisle. The move is seen as a response to the Democrats' decision to remove Greene and Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) from committees, and it remains to be seen how the decision will affect the House Intelligence Committee's ability to fulfill its duties.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has nominated California Representatives Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell to serve on the House Intelligence Committee, setting up a potential showdown with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy who has vowed to block the pair. Jeffries cited Schiff and Swalwell's "decades of distinguished leadership providing oversight" of the intelligence community and their careers as prosecutors before serving in Congress. The move signals a rocky start to the relationship between Jeffries and McCarthy, with the potential conflict between them affecting the committee's work.
The Biden administration announced on Friday its largest drawdown yet in US military assistance to Ukraine, a $2.85 billion package of support that includes Bradley…
In a historic vote at the early hours of Saturday morning, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was elected as the new Speaker of the House. The…
The House of Representatives has begun voting for the new Speaker of the House, with Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) losing the first two votes. McCarthy…