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Gun ban fires up lawmakers on House committee, Dem demands show of hands on who's not packing

Members of Congress on the House Natural Resources Committee got into a contentious debate on Wednesday over whether lawmakers should be allowed to carry firearms to committee meetings.

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Boebert shares how the fight between her and Marjorie Taylor Greene went down: 'Don't be ugly'

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., elaborated on a news story involving an angry confrontation with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, R-Ga., after the first House Speaker vote.

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Kamala Harris is Biden's 'shrewd insurance policy' against impeachment, Boebert says

Colorado GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert told Fox News Digital that she thinks President Biden has a "shrewd insurance policy" against impeachment, citing Vice President Kamala Harris.

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More McCarthy holdouts added to House Oversight, Judiciary committees

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy added more GOP firebrand members to a few of the most high-profile committees in the House, despite their initial opposition to his bid for speaker.

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GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert’s World Economic Forum Vow Has Critics Saying The Same Thing

Critics on Twitter taunted the far-right lawmaker over her promise.

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GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert’s MLK Day Tribute Backfires

The far-right lawmaker quoted Martin Luther King Jr. on Twitter and it did not go down well.

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Kevin McCarthy and the Republicans’ Rocky Road Ahead

With members of the House G.O.P. caucus still pulling in all directions, does anyone know where the Party is headed?

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'Little' Eric Swalwell is sold out to China and should be nowhere near classified information: Lauren Boebert

Rep. Lauren Boebert says House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is right to leave California Democrats Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff off the House Intelligence Committee on "Unfiltered."

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Republicans Are Finally Breaking Out of the Fox News Bubble

With Donald Trump diminished and a divisive fight behind them, some GOP House members are looking at mainstream media in a new light.

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Lauren Boebert: Last week was the most productive week I've experienced in Congress

Reps. Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert explain the benefits of Kevin McCarthy's concessions and how the House is a stronger place because of them on "The Ingraham Angle."

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Lauren Boebert Slams 'Unhinged' Marjorie Taylor Greene After Vowing To Cool It

The Colorado Republican recently said she hoped to tone down her rhetoric and "bring unity."

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Boebert's backers urge her to 'tone down the nasty rhetoric'

Voters who support Lauren Boebert are hoping the firebrand Republican congresswoman from Colorado tones down her brash style.

Boebert's backers urge her to 'tone down the nasty rhetoric'

Debbie Hartman voted for Lauren Boebert for Congress in 2020 and again in 2022, delighted by Boebert's unequivocal defense of cultural issues that animate the Republican Party's far right flank. “Tone down the nasty rhetoric on occasion and just stick with the point at hand,” said Hartman, 65, a veterinary tech assistant. In her relatively short time in Washington, she has built a national profile with a combative style embracing everything from gun ownership to apocalyptic religious rhetoric.

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What Biggs, Good, Gaetz and other anti-McCarthy holdouts want

Who are the Republicans still voting against his bid for speaker, and what do they want?

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Swalwell, Democrats fear Republican will shoot up Congress: 'We could have a workplace violent event'

Democrats like Eric Swalwell expressed concern that Republican colleagues will shoot up Congress if they have an opportunity now that metal detectors are gone.

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Column: McCarthy and the GOP have only themselves to blame for their humiliation

Twenty zealots — the product of a generation of GOP radicalism and dysfunction — held Congress, the Republican Party and the nation hostage this week.

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McCarthy foes relish the fight: 'A really beautiful thing'

What others see as dysfunction and chaos, many of Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s opponents see as democracy at work.

Trump supporters celebrate after Gaetz nominates former president for House speaker: 'Fantastic'

Some on Twitter praised Matt Gaetz's decision to nominate former President Trump for House speaker Thursday. Kevin McCarthy has now failed in 11 votes to become speaker.

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Boebert's sudden nomination change for House speaker gains steam in anti-McCarthy camp — but nowhere else

Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert's, R-Colo., sudden nomination of Rep.-elect Kevin Hern, R-Okla., for House speaker failed to garner more than three votes in the ninth round of balloting.

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McCarthy set to lose 9th speaker vote, as Donalds and Hern split GOP votes

Rep.-elect Kevin McCarthy appears to have lost the ninth round of voting for House speaker this week after failing to capture any of the 21 Republican holdouts.

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Hannity clashes with Boebert on McCarthy: ‘I asked you a simple question’

“I’m not frustrated. You didn’t answer my question,” the Fox News host told the Republican congresswoman.

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The right’s messy fight for power in House speaker bid, mapped

A galaxy of right-wing and Republican figures have weighed in on the House speaker fight. A scorecard to know the players.

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MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle tells Boebert ‘get real’ during contentious interview

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) made a rare appearance on MSNBC late Wednesday evening, participating in an interview with host Stephanie Ruhle that at times grew contentious as the congresswoman discussed her efforts to block Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) bid to claim the House Speakership. “I want you to know that we are not giving her a free pass to…

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MSNBC host spars with Lauren Boebert, suggests she's seeking attention: 'You’ve never been on with me before'

"11th Hour" host Stephanie Ruhle had a combative exchange with Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert over her opposition to Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker, which has halted Congress.

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Trump’s plea for GOP to back McCarthy for speaker fails to change one vote

There is one unmistakable takeaway from Kevin McCarthy losing his fourth and fifth straight votes for speaker yesterday: Donald Trump couldn’t help him one bit.

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Sean Hannity, Lauren Boebert Let Interruptions Fly In Out-Of-Control Interview

“Is this a game show?” the Fox News host asked after he interrupted Boebert.

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Hannity Berates Lauren Boebert during Heated Hit After Day 2 of Speaker Chaos

Fox NewsFox News host Sean Hannity engaged in an unusually heated discussion with Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) on Wednesday about why she and a handful of her colleagues won’t coalesce around Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as House Speaker.“McCarthy has 202–3 votes. Your side has 20. So, if I’m going to use your words, and your methodology, and your math, isn’t it time for you to pack it in and your side to pack it in considering he has over 200 and you have 20?” Hannity asked.The interview immediatel

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Hannity and Boebert spar over House speaker chaos: Shouldn't 'you pack it in?'

House Freedom Caucus member Lauren Boebert, a Republican from Colorado, sparred with Fox News host Sean Hannity on 'Hannity' on Wednesday over the Speaker race.

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The GOP-Speaker-Vote Burlesque

Whether McCarthy wins or loses is irrelevant.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene complained that Boebert and Gaetz 'negotiated nothing for me' as they held House speaker vote to ransom

MAGA allies are turning on each other amid infighting over Kevin McCarthy's ailing bid to be elected Speaker of the House.

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Lauren Boebert speaks out on not supporting Kevin McCarthy for House speaker

Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., shares why she didn't vote for Kevin McCarthy to become House Speaker and who she will support on 'Special Report.'

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Gaetz vows to ‘stand in the breach’ to block McCarthy

Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert pledged to vote against Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for House speaker ahead of a Jan. 3 vote.

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A Mexican restaurant will replace Rep. Lauren Boebert's former gun-themed restaurant

Rep. Lauren Boebert has strongly advocated for greater security at the US-Mexico border, especially for the formation of a border wall.

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Russian State TV Hails Rep. Lauren Boebert For Refusing To Stand For War Hero Volodymyr Zelensky

Lawmaker who just squeaked by with a win in Colorado choses a side.

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Far Right Turns on ‘Faker’ & ‘Liar’ Marjorie Taylor Greene

Joe Raedle/GettyThe far right is out to destroy one of their own.Over the past week, far-right pundits have begun lining up to take shots at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) as the congresswoman reportedly vacationed in Costa Rica.As for why fellow extremists are upset? That’s three-fold—and it involves Greene’s vocal support for Rep. Kevin McCarthy to be the next Speaker of the House, her public spat with onetime friend Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), and the finalization of her divorce.“MTG want

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Matt Gaetz Tells Tucker Carlson It’s ‘North Korea-Style’ to Stand for Zelensky

Fox NewsFlorida Republican congressman Matt Gaetz insisted Thursday that had he joined the vast majority of his colleagues in standing and applauding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before his speech to lawmakers Wednesday, it would have been a “North Korea-style” act.Appearing on Tucker Carlson’s show, the right-wing representative was introduced as “one of the very few” lawmakers “who didn’t follow the rules and stand up and applaud like a seal as a foreign leader in a sweatshirt lectur

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28 Republicans Who Call Gay People 'Groomers' Just Voted Against a Bill Addressing Child Sex Abuse

For the past year, we’ve been subjected to an endless, escalating right-wing fearmongering campaign presenting LGBTQ adults as innate child sexual predators, or “groomers,” and any children in their vicinity as victims. People are literally throwing molotov cocktails into establishments that host drag events, under the guise of protecting children. The now-feuding Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) have been the most front-facing proponents of this rhetoric (even t

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Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz stayed sitting and looked at their phones while Congress gave Zelenskyy a standing ovation

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was given multiple standing ovations when he addressed Congress about Russia's invasion on Wednesday.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene And Lauren Boebert Get Personal In Very Public Spat

The extremist congresswoman from Georgia accused her Colorado counterpart of "high school drama."

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Onetime Friends Lauren Boebert and MTG Go To War Against Each Other

Win McNamee/Getty ImagesThe increasingly hostile MAGA-world battle over whether or not to back Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for Speaker of the House has led to a falling out between onetime BFFs Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). At Turning Point USA’s winter student conference on Monday, Boebert said that her support for McCarthy isn’t as firm as Greene’s—before ripping into the Georgia Republican over her belief in “Jewish space lasers.” But Greene wasn’t about to

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Boebert says she won’t support McCarthy without mechanism to remove Speaker

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Monday said she would not support House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as the next Speaker unless there is a mechanism to easily remove him from the top post. Speaking at a Turning Point USA conference in Phoenix, Boebert said, “We have to have an accountability mechanism on the Speaker…

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20 House Republicans push Congress to impeach DHS chief Alejandro Mayorkas

Twenty Republicans demanded on Tuesday that the U.S. House of Representatives impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas next Congress.

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Colorado election results: Lauren Boebert wins re-election by 546 votes, recount confirms

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert narrowly defeated Democrat Adam Frisch in the race for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, a recount confirmed.

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Recount confirms Rep. Lauren Boebert narrowly won reelection

But the nail-biter race showed the renowned conservative firebrand's combative style is wearying voters in her conservative Colorado district.

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Lauren Boebert’s Rallying Cry To Conservatives Has Everyone Saying The Same Thing

The far-right Colorado Republican demanded conservatives "be on offense" and many critics replied with the same comment.

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Boebert officially wins reelection in Colorado, recount confirms

The recount did not change the result of the race between Rep. Lauren Boebert (R.) and Democrat Adam Frisch, who had already conceded.

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Recount confirms Rep. Lauren Boebert narrowly won reelection

An automatic recount confirms Rep. Lauren Boebert was reelected to congress.

Recount confirms Lauren Boebert narrowly held her House seat

An automatic recount confirmed Monday that Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert won her reelection bid against Democrat Adam Frisch. The nail-biter race showed the congresswoman's combative style is wearying voters in her conservative Colorado district. Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced the results Monday evening.

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Boebert's race against Frisch in Colorado goes to recount

The Colorado Secretary of State has ordered a recount in Colorado’s congressional race where Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert led Democrat Adam Frisch by just 550 votes in an unexpectedly tight race.

Boebert's race against Frisch in Colorado goes to recount

The Colorado Secretary of State has ordered a recount in the congressional race where Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert led Democrat Adam Frisch by just 550 votes in an unexpectedly tight race. The Associated Press has declared the race too close to call and will await the results of the recount. The recount, which was expected, was formally announced Wednesday. The race garnered national attention because Boebert was largely considered a lock for reelection after redistricting made the sprawling 3rd Congressional District that covers much of western Colorado more Republican.

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Recount ordered in tight Boebert, Frisch House race in Colorado

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) ordered a mandatory recount in the state’s third district on Wednesday after a razor-thin midterm election race between incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) and her challenger Adam Frisch (D). The secretary’s office officially announced the recount, required because the vote differential between Boebert and Frisch is within 0.5…

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Colorado election officials order recount after Rep. Boebert projected to defeat Dem challenger Adam Frisch

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has ordered a recount of the 3rd Congressional District, where incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert is projected to defeat Democrat Adam Frisch.

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The worst candidates of the 2022 election

Bad candidates cost the GOP key races and quite possibly the Senate. Here are the ones who hurt the party the most.

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Rep. Lauren Boebert says 'blame game' needs to end after critics point to her anti-LGBTQ comments following Club Q shooting

"Whether it's Uvalde, or the King Soopers shooting in Boulder, Colorado, or the Buffalo, New York shooting," Boebert said on a right-wing network.

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Frisch concedes race against Boebert as it goes to recount

Democrat Adam Frisch has conceded his tight U.S. House race against Republican Lauren Boebert that is likely headed to a recount.

Republican Boebert's tight race likely headed to recount

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is likely headed to an automatic recount in her bid to fend off a surprisingly difficult challenge from a Democratic businessman from the ritzy ski town of Aspen.

Lengthy vote counts frustrate, but don't signal problems

Lengthy vote counts in states such as Arizona or California can frustrate candidates and their supporters, but they don't indicate anything is wrong with the voting or the tallying of ballots.

Midterms reinforce Christian voter trends on abortion, GOP

Evangelical Christians across the U.S. reconfirmed their allegiance to conservative candidates and causes in the midterm elections.

Trump loyalist Boebert's reelection bid could go to recount

Republican Lauren Boebert’s race against Democrat Adam Frisch remained extremely tight on Thursday and could be headed for a recount.

Analysis: A stunning draw as Democrats hold their own

Facing tremendous political headwinds, the Democrats fought Republicans to a stunning midterm draw.

As midterms near, clergy preach politics and civics lessons

U.S. faith leaders have squeezed in some final messages about the midterm elections during their weekend worship services.

Frisch targets GOP voters tired of Boebert's 'angertainment'

Colorado Democrat Adam Frisch is trying to downplay his own party affiliation as he tries to lure Republican voters who he thinks are weary of Rep_ Lauren Boebert's brand of what he calls “angertainment.”.

Biden, in Colorado, designates first new national monument

President Joe Biden designated the first national monument of his administration at Camp Hale, a World War II-era training site in Colorado.

Young conservatives, politicians and media stars convene near Houston to “win the culture war”

The gathering at Grace Woodlands church was for the Texas Youth Summit, an annual event that promotes conservative activism among students and young adults.

Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law fuels anti-LGBTQ hate online

Research that analyzed social media posts finds that hateful references to gays, lesbians and other LGBTQ people surged online after Florida passed a law that bars instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.

Takeaways from first primaries since Roe v. Wade overturned

A rare Republican who supports abortion rights found success in Colorado in the first primary elections held since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Hard-line conservative Reps. Boebert, Miller win primaries

Two of Congress’ staunchest conservatives repelled more centrist challengers to lock up Republican nominations on Tuesday.

Colorado GOP rejects candidates who back Trump election lie

Colorado Republicans have rejected two prominent election deniers in primaries Tuesday night.

What to watch in primaries in Colorado, Illinois, elsewhere

Seven states are set to host primary elections Tuesday as the nation comes to terms with last week’s stunning Supreme Court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion.

Evidence mounts of GOP involvement in Trump election schemes

Text messages and testimony released by the House Jan. 6 panel shows the deep involvement of some House Republicans in President Donald Trump’s desperate attempt to stay in power.

Pelosi: GOP Reps. Boebert, Greene 'should just shut up'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had stern words for two of the most right-wing members of her chamber after their outbursts during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union.

Boebert outburst on Afghanistan jolts State of the Union

A moment about the death of President Joe Biden's son during the State of the Union address turned into a stunning outburst by one of the Republican’s most outspoken members.

House responds to GOP's Boebert with Islamophobia bill

The House has delivered its first formal response to Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert's anti-Muslim remarks by passing a bill to tackle Islamophobia worldwide.

Progressive Democrats pressure Pelosi to discipline Boebert

Progressive Democrats are ratcheting up pressure on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to punish firebrand conservative Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado for her recent comments likening a Muslim member of Congress to a bomb-carrying terrorist.

Turning outrage into power: How far right is changing GOP

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy appears to have settled on a strategy as a handful of Republican lawmakers stir outrage with violent, racist and sometimes Islamophobic comments: If you can’t police them, promote them.

Boebert in call refuses to apologize for anti-Muslim remarks

Conservative congresswoman Lauren Boebert has spoken by phone with congresswoman Ilhan Omar just days after likening the Minnesota Democrat to a bomb-carrying terrorist.

Rep. Omar urges House GOP to address 'anti-Muslim hatred'

Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar is imploring House Republican leaders to do more to tamp down “anti-Muslim hatred” in their ranks.

Omar seeks action over House colleague's remarks on Muslims

Minnesota's Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is calling on House leaders to take “appropriate action" against Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert for using anti-Muslim language in describing a recent encounter with Omar.

House censures Rep. Gosar for violent video in rare rebuke

The House has voted to censure Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona for posting an animated video that depicted him killing Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a sword.

House to vote on censuring Gosar over video

Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona is facing censure in the House over a violent video he posted online.

Death threats, tweets jolt GOP infrastructure supporters

It was 2015 when Congress last approved a major renewal of federal highway and other transportation programs.

Dems call for censure of GOP congressman over violent video

Ten House Democrats say they will introduce a House resolution to censure Republican Rep. Paul Gosar for tweeting a video that included altered animation showing him striking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a sword.

GOP congressman under fire for anime attacking Ocasio-Cortez

Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar is facing criticism after he tweeted a video that included altered animation showing him striking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a sword.

EXPLAINER: Why Congress is looking closely at Jan. 6 rally

The House panel investigating the Jan_ 6 Capitol insurrection has focused some of its early work on the planning behind a massive rally at which President Donald Trump falsely claimed to have won reelection and told his supporters to “fight like hell.”.

In fatal shooting, some political foes take aim at Baldwin

Details are still emerging about how Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set.

House asks companies to save Jan. 6 phone, computer records

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is asking social media and telecommunications companies to preserve phone or computer records for hundreds of people.

Colorado's Boebert discloses husband's work for energy firm

Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert has disclosed that her husband worked as consultant for a energy firm during her run for Congress last year.

GOP's vaccine push comes with strong words, few actions

Republican lawmakers are under increasing pressure to persuade vaccine skeptics to roll up their sleeves and take the shots as a new, more contagious COVID-19 variant sends caseloads soaring.

In shift, GOP ramps up vaccine push as resistance hardens

Republican lawmakers are under increasing pressure to persuade vaccine skeptics to roll up their sleeves and take the shots as a new, more contagious COVID-19 variant sends caseloads soaring.

US judge: Rep. Boebert can block people on personal Twitter

A federal judge has ruled that Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert does not have to unblock a former Democratic Colorado state lawmaker from her personal Twitter account.

Republicans rebel against mask requirement in House chamber

House Republicans are rebelling against the requirement that they wear a mask on the House floor.

Conservatives seize on gas crunch to blame Biden, stir base

Thousands of social media posts have misleadingly painted President Joe Biden and his administration as catalysts of chaos who not only mishandled the temporary shutdown of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline last Friday, but engineered it.

Red meat politics: GOP turns culture war into a food fight

Republicans are increasingly using food — especially beef — as a cudgel in the culture war.

As extreme weather increases, climate misinformation adapts

As the impact of climate change becomes more apparent, misinformation about it is shifting to focus more and more on extreme weather.

Haunted by mass violence, Colorado confronts painful history

On Wednesday, Reinfeld was reeling from the latest mass shooting even closer to home, after authorities say a 21-year-old gunned down shoppers at a local grocery store. “I could see at some point leaving because of all this,” said Reinfeld, a gun control activist. But it's also been haunted by shootings that have helped define the nation's decades-long struggle with mass violence. The Aurora shooting brought that terror from schools to a movie theater. After each of Colorado's biggest massacres, the local gun control movement has gained heartbroken new recruits.

Democratic-led House makes conservation push with lands bill

The bill passed mostly along party lines, with eight Republicans joining all but one Democratic lawmaker in voting for the bill. It is one of the largest land protection packages Congress has ever considered and covers almost 3 million acres of public lands, overwhelmingly in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona. The ideological split over the bill was evident as the congressional delegation from Colorado debated the measure on the House floor. The legislation encompassed bills from Rep. Joe Neguse and DeGette that would affect more than 1 million acres of public lands in the state. “I prefer public lands with many uses," he said.

Texas blackouts fuel false claims about renewable energy

With millions of Texas residents still without power amid frigid temperatures, conservative commentators have falsely claimed that wind turbines and solar energy were primarily to blame. “We should never build another wind turbine in Texas,” read a Tuesday Facebook post from Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. “The experiment failed big time.”“This is a perfect example of the need for reliable energy sources like natural gas & coal,” tweeted U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, a Republican from Montana, on Tuesday. Still a variety of misleading claims spread on social media around renewable energy, with wind turbines and the Green New Deal getting much of the attention. AdA viral photo of a helicopter de-icing a wind turbine was shared with claims it showed a “chemical” solution being applied to one of the massive wind generators in Texas.

Texas blackouts fuel false claims about renewable energy

(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)With millions of Texas residents still without power amid frigid temperatures, conservative commentators have falsely claimed that wind turbines and solar energy were primarily to blame. “We should never build another wind turbine in Texas,” read a Tuesday Facebook post from Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. Still a variety of misleading claims spread on social media around renewable energy, with wind turbines and the Green New Deal getting much of the attention. AdA viral photo of a helicopter de-icing a wind turbine was shared with claims it showed a “chemical” solution being applied to one of the massive wind generators in Texas. On top of that, while Texas has ramped up wind energy in recent years, the state still relies on wind power for only about 25% of its total electricity, according to ERCOT data.

A fluke or the future? Boebert shakes up Colorado district

But unlike Greene, Boebert doesn't hail from an overwhelmingly GOP, safe district. But unlike Greene, Boebert doesn't hail from an overwhelmingly GOP, safe district. The question strategists in Colorado and elsewhere in this divided country are asking is whether Boebert is a fluke — or the future. AdIn an interview, Boebert said the district's voters are eager for disruption. Boebert insists she and the rest of the first-term class of lawmakers are the future, even in districts like hers.

Gun-toting congresswoman-elect may carry Glock at Capitol

The agency's officials did not answer directly when Democrats on the House Committee on Administration asked in 2018 how many lawmakers carry firearms in the Capitol. Aides can carry lawmakers’ weapons for them on the Capitol complex, he wrote. He said members and their staffs carry firearms around the Capitol “all the time,” though he mentioned no names. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., chairman of the House Second Amendment Caucus, justified letting lawmakers carry weapons. Its officers routinely arrest people caught trying to carry weapons at the Capitol.

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