Epstein Secrets

land testified that top-level officials — including [Vice President] Pence, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — were made aware at various points of what was happening, and he provided emails to back up his assertions. `Everyone,' Sondland testified, `was i

and Reform Committee. She succeeds the late congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.). Mike DeBonis reports: "As the most senior member of the panel, Maloney has been serving as acting chairman since [Cummings's death]. But she faced a challenge from Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (Va.), who argued to his colle

nt and battling Republicans intent on protecting the Trump administration from scrutiny. In the end, Democrats chose to respect seniority, electing Maloney on a 133-86 vote. ... As the most senior member on the Oversight panel, Maloney got a boost from key sectors of the Democratic caucus that prize th

ndland testified that top-level officials — including [Vice President] Pence, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — were made aware at various points of what was happening, and he provided emails to back up his assertions. 'Everyone,' Sondland testified, 'was i

nt and battling Republicans intent on protecting the Trump administration from scrutiny. In the end, Democrats chose to respect seniority, electing Maloney on a 133-86 vote. ... As the most senior member on the Oversight panel, Maloney got a boost from key sectors of the Democratic caucus that prize th

and Reform Committee. She succeeds the late congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.). Mike DeBonis reports: "As the most senior member of the panel, Maloney has been serving as acting chairman since [Cummings's death]. But she faced a challenge from Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (Va.), who argued to his collea

r Blinken's confirmation is "particularly notable given" his predecessors under former President Trump, Rex Tillerson "was confirmed 55 to 43," and Mike Pompeo "took the helm of the State Department on a vote of 57 to 42." USA Today notes Senate Minority Leader McConnell was among the Republicans to vote f

hese requests from members of Congress" to investigate the role social media played in the storming of the Capitol. House Oversight Committee Chair Maloney requested a probe of Parler's "role" as a "potential facilitator" of planning or inciting the violence, and Republicans on the committee requested

amounting to 'workplace violence.— Politico says the Department's response "is fresh evidence of the lingering tensions between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the watchdog office" following the firing of Inspector General Steve Linick. Politico says the IG report "asserts that two senior officials in t

1M) reported the election results were finally announced, and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) "narrowly brushed back a primary challenge from...Patel." Maloney "just managed to sidestep a wave of youthful progressivism that has tilted New York's congressional delegation to the left." WPost Calls For Nation