May 18, 2021
Today s news headlines.
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy says he opposes legislation that would create a bipartisan commission to study the January 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol. (NBC News)
The New York Racing Association has suspended horse trainer Bob Baffert over Medina Spirit s failed drug test and he will not be allowed to enter a horse into the Belmont Stakes. (CBS News)
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden released their tax returns showing they earned $607,336 last year and paid 26-percent in federal taxes. (USA Today)
California will wait until June 15th to adopt new CDC mask guidelines. (Los Angeles Times)
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WASHINGTON House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern on Tuesday questioned House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s fitness to lead after he came out in opposition to establishing a Jan. 6 commission to investigate the insurrection of that day, a measure the Rules panel teed up for floor debate on Wednesday despite Republican critiques.
“And so, I guess what’s frustrating to me is that this doesn’t seem to be a disagreement over substance or over policy, but I do think this is an issue of character,” the Massachusetts Democrat said of McCarthy. “I really do.”
The race for New York s 2022 gubernatorial election just got a little more interesting today.
Andrew Giuliani, the son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, officially entered the race on Tuesday, joining a growing Republican field for the 2022 election.
That s not the only election-related news.
Rep. Val Demings, a former police chief in her third term in Congress, is expected to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican Marco Rubio in 2022.
It s Mabinty, with the non-2022 election news of the day.
About that Capitol riot bipartisan commission.
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy opposed legislation Tuesday that would create a bipartisan commission to study the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, which some lawmakers have suggested could subpoena him as a witness.
Amid threats to Congress members, House to vote on new security measure
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A tall security fence surrounds the US Capitol ahead of US President Joe Bidens address to a joint session of Congress in Washington, DC, April 28, 2021. - President Joe Biden will unveil a nearly $2 trillion spending plan to boost the middle class o
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Colorado Rep. Jason Crow, a former Army Ranger who served three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, says it took time for him to stop constantly scanning his environment for threats when he returned from war 15 years ago. But after the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, he says he’s picked the habit up again.