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A fiercely divided House tossed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off both her committees, an unprecedented punishment that Democrats said she’d earned by spreading hateful and violent conspiracy theories.

Close U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene addressed call for her to be removed from committee appointments on the floor of the House chamber on Feb. 4. C-SPAN BY RILEY BUNCH CNHI News Service Feb 4, 2021 Feb 4, 2021 U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene addressed call for her to be removed from committee appointments on the floor of the House chamber on Feb. 4. C-SPAN ATLANTA — When Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was 16-years-old, she said, ...

LAGRANGE — Candidates interested in filling the open LaGrange County Board of Commissioners South District seat have until today at 6 p.m. to file the required paperwork with Pat Brown, chairman of the LaGrange County Republican Party. The party will meet Monday at 6 p.m. in the Commissioners Chambers in the LaGrange County Office Building to hold a party caucus. There the party will select the next person to fill the south district commissioner’s seat on the county’s board of co...

Should members of Congress be term limited?

New Braunfels ISD trustees started the clock for the district’s superintendent search Wednesday.

With all the recent talk about “bipartisanship” and “unity,” we hope we’re about to see some in the state Senate. It would be plenty welcome.

One reason for the peak interest: There’s a lot to do on the agricultural front. Thompson discussed a number of those issues during a Jan. 27 virtual meeting with Rep. Fred Keller and Pennsylvania Ag Secretary Russell Redding. The Biden administration has been clear that addressing climate change is a major priority, and agriculture will have a significant role in that process. Thompson said he’s willing to work with the administration, but he wants any new regulations to be ag-friend...

CASPER — Rep. Liz Cheney survived an internal challenge to remove her from House leadership late Wednesday night, staving off an attempt by Donald Trump loyalists to punish her for supporting the former president’s impeachment. The final vote to keep the Wyoming congresswoman in her position as Republican Conference chair was 145-61, The Associated Press reported, showing the strength of the third-ranking Republican’s support in Washington after weeks of speculation that the conf...

The Senate early Friday approved a budget resolution thats a key step toward fast-track passage of President Joe Bidens $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan without support from Republicans.

The vaccine tweak puts lawmakers in the same group as frontline essential workers, such as first responders, teachers, prison guards and grocery store workers, and residents over the age of