Archives for June 2022

The U.S. Capitol Police has determined that a tour led by a Republican lawmaker the day before the 2021 Capitol riot was innocent, despite the House Jan. 6 committee saying it could have been a reconnaissance tour to plan the attack. … [Read more...] about Police refute Jan. 6 committee's allegation GOP lawmaker led reconnaissance tour before riot

The House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol said on Tuesday that its staff is overwhelmed by demands amid back-to-back public hearings scheduled for this month. … [Read more...] about Rep Lofgren: Wednesday's Jan. 6 hearing postponed due to overwhelmed staff

GEICO has launched a legal fight to ensure it doesn't have to pay millions of dollars to a woman who got a sexually transmitted disease after having sex with a man in his car, which is insured by the company. … [Read more...] about GEICO fights woman's claim for contracting HPV after having sex in customer's car

President Joe Biden told the largest federation of labor unions on Tuesday that he's working to rebuild the U.S. economy around workers, an attempt to draw a contrast with Republicans who have increasingly attracted blue-collar votes. … [Read more...] about Biden focuses on workers as high inflation remains a risk

The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday fired the opening salvo in the battle over defense dollars with the release of a proposed blueprint for the coming fiscal year that funds a number of weapons systems, provides new security assistance to Ukraine and includes a number of hot-button policy provisions as well. … [Read more...] about House rolls out $761 billion defense funding bill, tracking Biden request