Washington Post – Politics:
News of Taylor’s affair with Tania Joya, a former jihadist who now works to “reprogram” Islamist extremists, had circulated on conservative websites in the days leading up to the primary.
Author: Felicia Sonmez
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Rep. Fred Keller (R-Pa.) announces he won’t seek reelection
Washington Post – Politics:
The announcement makes Keller the 14th House Republican to decline to seek reelection this year.
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House expected to pass anti-lynching bill that Rep. Bobby Rush says is decades overdue
Washington Post – Politics:
The Emmett Till Antilynching Act would amend the U.S. Code to designate lynching a hate crime punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
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Kamala D. Harris becomes first woman to serve as acting president — for 85 minutes
Washington Post – Politics:
The vice president was briefly acting president Friday morning as President Biden was medically sedated during a routine colonoscopy.
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House Republican leader signals he would reward Gosar, Greene with better committee assignments despite violent rhetoric
Washington Post – Politics:
The comments by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) come one day after the House censured Gosar for tweeting an anime video that depicted him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and swinging swords at President Biden.
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Ahead of House vote to censure Gosar over video depicting Ocasio-Cortez’s killing, Pelosi denounces ‘outrageous’ silence of Republican leadership
Washington Post – Politics:
“It’s outrageous on the part of the Republican leadership not to act on this,” the House speaker told reporters.
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Biden poised to sign $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, fulfilling campaign promise and notching achievement that eluded Trump
Washington Post – Politics:
The president is expected to sign the measure Monday afternoon. Former president Donald Trump had repeatedly tried and failed to secure a bipartisan infrastructure deal.
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Republican Jack Ciattarelli concedes to incumbent Phil Murphy in New Jersey gubernatorial race
Washington Post – Politics:
Ciattarelli’s reluctance to concede had prompted alarm among some Democrats who worried that the Republican might falsely claim that the election was “stolen.”
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House Democrats introduce resolution to censure Rep. Gosar over animated video that depicted him killing Rep. Ocasio-Cortez
Washington Post – Politics:
The resolution marks the latest Democratic backlash against the Arizona Republican over the video. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has not responded to multiple requests for comment.