Ed MorrisseyPosted at 12:01 pm on December 28, 2020
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Now that Donald Trump has signed the omnibus/relief bill, this is all that remains for suspense outside of Georgia. Even then, how much suspense could there be in an election with only one candidate? Nancy Pelosi wrapped up the caucus endorsement for speaker last month without any opponent, mostly because no one else really wanted the job when it came along with an impossible-to-corral nine-seat majority. Not only did no Democrat challenge Pelosi, no one challenged Majority Leader Steny Hoyer or Majority Whip James Clyburn, either.
So why are these two incoming House Democrats balking at endorsing their nominee for speaker? CNN’s Dana Bash asked progressive newcomers Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman whether they plan to support Pelosi’s bid. They provided almost identical versions of authentic Beltway gibberish while refusing to answer:
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On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) responded to questions on whether he thinks Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) should leave the House Intelligence Committee by stating that he’s “not going to pass judgment on what Swalwell should or should not do when I have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about.”
Host Neil Cavuto asked [relevant exchange begins around 5:50] if Swalwell should leave the House Intelligence Committee “until we get to the bottom of these alleged ties to this Chinese spy?”
Clyburn answered, “I don’t know about the committee. But I know that this president has some ties to Putin. He has some ties to Russia. This president is so deferential to Russia until –.”
US House panel subpoenas documents from top Trump officials over interference with CDC Xinhua | Updated: 2020-12-22 09:42
US House Majority Whip James Clyburn speaks to reporters in the US Capitol in Washington, US, Dec 8, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
WASHINGTON - A panel in the Democratic-controlled US House on Monday issued subpoenas seeking documents from top health officials in the administration of President Donald Trump over alleged political interference with the Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC).
In a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and CDC Director Robert Redfield, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis said the subpoenas were necessary because the Select Subcommittee s investigation has revealed that efforts to interfere with scientific work at CDC were far more extensive and dangerous than previously known. It said such efforts involved numerous high-level officials at CDC and HHS.