Pelosi calls on Republicans to tone down attacks on FBI
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday urged Republicans to cease their attacks on the FBI and other law enforcers, suggesting the rhetoric has heightened the threat of violence against public officials. A number of GOP lawmakers have gone after the FBI in the wake of Monday's search by the agency into classified documents allegedly held by former President Trump at his South Florida resort, Mar-a-Lago. During a press briefing in the Capitol, Pelosi denounced Trump's history of bashing the FBI and other law enforcement agencies, saying the threat to public offic
Read MoreHouse holds moment of silence to honor Rep. Jackie Walorski
House lawmakers held a moment of silence on the floor Friday morning to honor the late-Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.), who died in a car accident last week. Members of Congress from both parties rose on the House floor to honor the life of Walorski, 58, and two of her staffers, Zachery Potts, 27, and Emma Thomson, 28, who also died in the car accident. Lawmakers stood in silence for roughly 40 seconds. Walorski, Potts and Thomson died on Aug. 3 in a two
Read MoreThree cheers for government action
July’s job numbers show that the strong recovery from the COVID-19 recession continues. This is a victory for advocates of an effective Hamiltonian federal government that small government policies could never have achieved. The addition of 528,000 jobs in July gets payrolls back to where they were when COVID-19 reduced them by almost 23 million in early 2020. The rapid and relatively pai
Read MoreThe Hill’s 12:30 Report — Biden agenda moves closer to finish line
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Read MoreFBI pushes back against attacks over Trump search amid worries about violence
Law enforcement is pushing back against largely Republican-led attacks on the FBI related to Monday’s search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate after an Ohio man sought to breach the entrance to the bureau’s Cincinnati field office days later. Ricky Shiffer, 42, was shot and killed by officers on Thursday following an hours-long standoff after Shiffer raised a weapon. Authorities have not released any details that would indicate Shiffer’s motivations, but the timing of the breach has contributed to growing worries that the rhetoric about the FBI could l
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