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Democrats supporting a moderate Republican as speaker would be 'mature,' 'patriotic': WaPo columnist

On Wednesday, Washington Post columnist Perry Bacon Jr. called on House Democrats to support a โ€œmoderateโ€ conservative like Fred Upton as Speaker of the House.

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Who could be speaker, if not Kevin McCarthy

The answer isn't obvious. But here's some early handicapping on the names that have been floated.

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Pelosi, dominant figure for the ages, leaves lasting imprint

When Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she won't re-up as a House leader next year, even her adversaries acknowledged that hers was a remarkable era.

Daylight saving time: Could setting our clocks ahead and back soon be a thing of the past?

Six in 10 Americans said they preferred making daylight saving time permanent, according to a poll.

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Democrats pitch boosting FTC to curb gas price gouging

Democratic leaders have announced an effort to give the Federal Trade Commission increased authority to crack down on oil and gas companies that engage in price gouging.

Outgoing GOP Lawmaker Issues Dire Warning About Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Rep. Fred Upton sounds the alarm over the upcoming midterm election.

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Jackson, COVID and a retirement show Congress' partisan path

A milestone Supreme Court confirmation that endured a flawed process.

A Midterm Landslide Is Still No Sure Thing

Yes, Republicans have advantages and the president is unpopular. But a Democratic collapse is far from inevitable.

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Fred Upton calls it quits, leaving a much different House

He is the fourth of 10 Republicans who supported Trumpโ€™s impeachment to announce their retirement from Congress.

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Longtime Michigan GOP Rep. Fred Upton announces his retirement

Upton is the fourth House Republican who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump to announce his retirement.

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Rep. Fred Upton, one of 10 Republicans to vote for Trump's impeachment, announces retirement

The Michigan Republican said on the House floor that he will not seek a 19th term in Congress.

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GOP Rep. Upton, who voted to impeach Trump, won't run again

Longtime Michigan Republican Rep. Fred Upton, who voted to impeach President Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, announced Tuesday he will not run for a 19th term in Congress.

"Darkness kills," advocates for permanent Daylight Saving Time tell Congress

"Darkness in the evening is far deadlier than darkness in the morning," University of Washington professor Steve Calandrillo told Congress.

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The next US civil war is already here โ€“ we just refuse to see it

The right has recognized that the system is in collapse, and it has a plan: violence and solidarity with treasonous far-right factions On the edge of civil war? The political problems are both structural and immediate, the crisis both long-standing and accelerating. Illustration: Anthony Gerace/The Guardian Nobody wants whatโ€™s coming, so nobody wants to see whatโ€™s coming. On the eve of the first civil war, the most intelligent, the most informed, the most dedicated people in the United States co

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For GOP, national party line trumps bringing home the bacon

Iowaโ€™s 2nd congressional district has the dubious distinction of having the second-most structurally deficient bridges in the country.

Biden signs the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law

President Biden praised the bipartisanship work to craft and pass the bill. But Republicans who supported the measure continue to face blowback.

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White House confident Biden's bill will pass House this week

President Joe Bidenโ€™s top economic adviser is expressing confidence the White Houseโ€™s $1.85 trillion domestic policy package will quickly pass the House this week.

GOP leaders say little to condemn violent political rhetoric

In the past week, Republican Rep. Paul Gosar tweeted a video showing a character with his face killing a figure with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezโ€™s face.

Death threats, tweets jolt GOP infrastructure supporters

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

Democrats sell infrastructure bill, push for Biden backup

Congressional Democrats who are facing potentially tough reelection fights next year are crowing about long-neglected public works projects set to spring to life thanks to the new infrastructure package.

GOP lawmakers want to punish the 13 Republicans who voted for Biden's infrastructure bill by kicking them off congressional committees, report says

Lawmakers on the far right of the GOP House caucus are seeking to take action against colleagues who voted for Biden's infrastructure bill.

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GOP congressman gets threatening voicemail after backing infrastructure bill

Congressman Fred Upton was among the 13 Republican lawmakers supported the bipartisan infrastructure bill.

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Republicans Are Split On The Infrastructure Bill, But It's Mostly A Messaging Fight

Proposals to upgrade roads and bridges have long passed with large bipartisan votes. But now the issue is part of a messaging war about the president's broader agenda, and it's split GOP lawmakers.

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Bush to headline fundraiser for Cheney after Trump backs foe

Former President George W.

Trump endorses GOP challenger to Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney

Former President Donald Trump has endorsed a Wyoming attorney in his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, one of his most vocal Republican critics.

How Trump could start a GOP circular firing squad

How Trump could start a GOP circular firing squad

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House backs commission on Jan. 6 riot over GOP objections

The House has voted to create an independent commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, sending the legislation to an uncertain future in the Senate as Republican leaders work to stop a bipartisan investigation that is opposed by former President Donald Trump.

35 Republicans buck Trump, back study of Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Thirty-five House Republicans have joined Democrats and voted to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

House GOP leader opposes bill to create commission to study Jan. 6 Capitol riot

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy opposed legislation Tuesday that would create a bipartisan commission to study the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.

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House Republican: 'Bogus' For GOP To Downplay Jan. 6

A Republican lawmaker is calling out colleagues who have downplayed the Jan. 6 attack.

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It doesnโ€™t pay to be a congressional Republican opposing Trump

Republicans in Congress who oppose Donald Trump are usually consigned to the same fate: a quick end to their political careers.

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Michigan GOP chair seen on video calling state's female leaders "witches" and joking about assassinating Republicans who voted for Trump impeachment

The chairman of the Michigan Republican Party called the state's top female Democratic officials "witches" and joked about assassinating GOP Congress members who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump. "We're focused on the three witches," Weiser said, adding that he was also working on winning Republican majorities in the state's House and Senate. Do better, Michigan GOP." Do better, Michigan GOP. https://t.co/v14V0mJE4G pic.twitter.com/NC2XTuNs3c โ€” Dana Nessel (@dananessel) March 26, 2021CBS News has reached out to Weiser and the Michigan Republican Party for comment.

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Michigan GOP chair seen on video calling state's female leaders "witches" and joking about assassinating Republicans who voted for Trump impeachment

The chairman of the Michigan Republican Party called the state's top female Democratic officials "witches" and joked about assassinating GOP Congress members who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump. "We're focused on the three witches," Weiser said, adding that he was also working on winning Republican majorities in the state's House and Senate. Do better, Michigan GOP." Do better, Michigan GOP. https://t.co/v14V0mJE4G pic.twitter.com/NC2XTuNs3c โ€” Dana Nessel (@dananessel) March 26, 2021CBS News has reached out to Weiser and the Michigan Republican Party for comment.

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Once the mainstream model, Michigan GOP embraces right wing

While the state has swung back to Democrats since Trump's narrow 2016 win, choosing President Joe Biden by more than 150,000 votes, Michigan's Republican Party has taken a hard right turn. Adโ€œAll these things were a catalyst,โ€ said Ken Sikkema, a former Michigan GOP Senate leader whose Grand Rapids district lost 5,000 jobs with three plant closures just before the 2008 crash. โ€œForces of nature take over at that point, and those forces were definitely tilting right, extreme far-right," said Venable, who was state Republican Party chief of staff in 2010. AdNodding to the emerging right wing, Michigan GOP fundraiser Ron Weiser invited Maddock to share the ticket for his bid to become state party chair. All the while, Michigan's GOP leadership has for the first time in memory bestowed legitimacy on its state's militia, long relegated to the shadows.

Nebraska Sen. Sasse bets political future on opposing Trump

The 63-year-old auto mechanic praises Nebraska Republican Sen. Ben Sasse for condemning former President Donald Trump's actions before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. AdSasse's criticism of Trump is angering plenty of activists in deeply Republican Nebraska. He is, in effect, betting there's a political future in trying to fight for the comeback of the establishment Republican party. Limited government.โ€Even in Nebraska, Sasse has some reason to think there's a market for what he's selling. Meanwhile, 7% of Republicans voted for Biden, while 3% of Republicans voted for Sasse's challenger, Democrat Chris Janicek.

In Iowa, a GOP stalwart becomes a casualty in party war

Former Scott County Republican Party chairman Dave Millage at his home, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Bettendorf, Iowa. โ€œThese were friends I had made over the years in the Republican Party,โ€ Millage, a longtime conservative activist in eastern Iowa, said in an Associated Press interview days later. But it turned a little personal.โ€Indeed, years of anti-abortion rights advocacy and devout party organizing didn't shield the typically understated Iowa Republican from retribution. Millage's adopted hometown of Bettendorf especially has a tradition of electing Republican state legislators and local officials. AdIn Maricopa County, Arizona, Rae Chornenky stepped down as GOP chair this month amid a power struggle with those in the state party claiming widespread election fraud.

Led by Cheney, 10 House Republicans back Trump impeachment

3 House GOP leader โ€” voted to impeach President Donald Trump over the deadly insurrection at the Capitol. The GOP votes were in sharp contrast to the unanimous support for Trump among House Republicans when he was impeached by Democrats in December 2019. Katko, a former federal prosecutor who represents the Syracuse area, was the first rank-and-file GOP lawmaker to support impeachment. But he said Trump's refusal to take responsibility for the riot left him no choice but to support impeachment. At least two GOP senators โ€” Alaskaโ€™s Lisa Murkowski and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania โ€” have said they support impeachment or have called on Trump to resign.

The Latest: Schumer says trial likely to begin after Jan. 19

___5:40 p.m.Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer vows there will be an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, even if itโ€™s after he leaves office and Democrat Joe Biden is inaugurated. ___1:05 p.m.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is suggesting that President Donald Trump should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for promoting Arab-Israeli peace. ___12:45 p.m.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump represents a โ€œclear and present dangerโ€ to the nation and must be impeached. The debate is heated almost from the start as the House sets up a vote to impeach President Donald Trump. ___8:15 a.m.Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger is predicting more Republicans will join him in voting to impeach President Donald Trump.

Trump impeached after Capitol riot in historic second charge

With the Capitol secured by armed National Guard troops inside and out, the House voted 232-197 to impeach Trump. Even Trump ally Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican leader, shifted his position and said Wednesday the president bears responsibility for the horrifying day at the Capitol. A Capitol Police officer died from injuries suffered in the riot, and police shot and killed a woman during the siege. Ten Republican lawmakers, including third-ranking House GOP leader Liz Cheney of Wyoming, voted to impeach Trump, cleaving the Republican leadership, and the party itself. The presidentโ€™s sturdy popularity with the GOP lawmakersโ€™ constituents still had some sway, and most House Republicans voted not to impeach.

EXPLAINER: What's next after House impeachment vote

Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON โ€“ President Donald Trump has been impeached by the House days before leaving office, becoming the first American president to be impeached twice. The previous three impeachments โ€” those of Presidents Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton and Trump โ€” took months before a final vote, including investigations in the House and hearings. It's unclear, for now, exactly how that trial will proceed and if any Senate Republicans will vote to convict Trump. In the House, 10 Republicans joined Democrats in voting to impeach Trump, including Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the third-ranking Republican. DIFFERENT CHARGES, DIFFERENT IMPEACHMENTThis impeachment trial is likely to differ from the last one in many ways.

Michigan leader: Trump didn't ask for election interference

The Republican National Committee and the state Republican Party want the board to adjourn for 14 days to investigate alleged irregularities in Wayne County, the state's largest and home to Detroit. โ€œMichigan election law clearly requires that the stateโ€™s electors must be those nominated by the party that received the most votes โ€” not the Legislature,โ€ says a stock email House Republicans are sending in response to people who contact their offices. Experts on Michigan election law have said the state board's authority is limited in scope and that it must certify the results now that all 83 counties have reported theirs to the state. The deadline is Dec. 13, but that is five days after the federal โ€œsafe harborโ€ date โ€” when Congress cannot challenge any electors named by that date in accordance with state law. In fact, election officials from both political parties have stated publicly that the election went well and international observers confirmed that there were no serious irregularities.

The Latest: WH disputes concerns about getting vaccine out

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds a coronavirus playbook speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. McEnany suggested that the team for President-elect Joe Biden can use the coronavirus playbook. McEnany ticked through the administrationโ€™s timeline for getting an approved vaccine to the public, and held up a copy of the plan. Democrat Joe Biden was declared the winner of the election on Nov. 7, but President Donald Trump has refused to concede. Upton says he has not been in contact with the lawmakers from his state who are meeting later with Trump at the White House.

In blue and red states, milestone wins for LGBTQ candidates

According to the LGBTQ Victory Fund, which recruits and supports LGBTQ candidates, that leaves only Alaska, Louisiana and Mississippi as states that have never elected an LGBTQ legislator. With the addition of Jones and Torres, there will be nine openly LGBTQ members of the House as of January. Two other Democrats became the first openly transgender people to win seats in their statesโ€™ Houses: Taylor Small in Vermont and Stephanie Byers in Kansas. And in New York, Jabari Brisport, a gay math teacher, became the first openly LGBTQ person of color elected to the legislature. And in southwestern Michiganโ€™s 6th District, Jon Hoadley, seeking to become the stateโ€™s first openly gay congressman, lost to 17-term GOP Rep. Fred Upton.

Law and order vs. health care as Dems, GOP vie for suburbs

In the Republican-leaning California 48th Congressional District in Orange County, Republican challenger Michelle Steel has talked about taxes, while Rouda has focused on health care and prescription drug costs. The pattern is similar outside Philadelphia, where GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick accuses Democratic challenger Christina Finelo of supporting police defunding. Wagner has voted for bills that would have ended the coverage that former President Barack Obamaโ€™s health care law guarantees people with preexisting conditions. Freitas has said he thinks government intrusion into health care doesn't help. Democrats have run health care themed ads against Republicans in numerous states including Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska and Texas.

Rep. Fred Upton grills CDC chief on Ebola travel ban

Rep. Fred Upton grills CDC chief on Ebola travel ban Rep. Fred Upton, R-Michigan, tells Dr. Tom Frieden, the head of the Centers for Disease Control, that the U.S. should not be allowing people to travel to the U.S. from Ebola-stricken countries in West Africa.

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