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âFrom Crisis to Crisisâ: The Moments That Defined a Historic Congress
The 116th Congress has lurched through a government shutdown, the impeachment and trial of a president, and the deadliest pandemic in a century.
A view of the Capitol from the Russell Senate Office Building.Credit.Erin Schaff/The New York Times
Jan. 2, 2021
WASHINGTON â It began with a pair of firsts, one hopeful and one grim: The most diverse Congress in the nationâs history was sworn in two years ago during the longest government shutdown.
And on Sunday, the 116th Congress will end much as it began â filled with anticipation yet bitterly divided â having lurched through a cycle of once-in-a-generation moments packed into two years under President Trump. The shuttering of the government for more than a month. The impeachment and trial of a president. The deadliest pandemic in a century and a multitrillion-dollar federal response. A Supreme Court confirmation rushed through in the
Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 24, 2020, on oversight of the Justice Department and a probe into the politicization of the department under Attorney General William Barr. . more > By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times - Saturday, January 2, 2021
Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that he lacked standing to bring a lawsuit aimed at empowering Vice President Mike Pence to overturn President-elect Joseph R. Biden’s victory.
Mr. Gohmert late Friday night filed a notice of appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit of the ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Kernodle, a Trump appointee based in Tyler, Texas.
As Understanding of Russian Hacking Grows, So Does Alarm
Those behind the widespread intrusion into government and corporate networks exploited seams in U.S. defenses and gave away nothing to American monitoring of their systems.
Legal prohibitions on the National Security Agency bar it from surveilling networks inside the United States.Credit.T.J. Kirkpatrick for The New York Times
Published Jan. 2, 2021Updated Jan. 5, 2021
On Election Day, General Paul M. Nakasone, the nation’s top cyberwarrior, reported that the battle against Russian interference in the presidential campaign had posted major successes and exposed the other side’s online weapons, tools and tradecraft.
Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 24, 2020, on oversight of the Justice Department and a probe into the politicization of the department under Attorney General William Barr. . more > By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times - Saturday, January 2, 2021
Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that he lacked standing to bring a lawsuit aimed at empowering Vice President Mike Pence to overturn President-elect Joseph R. Biden’s victory.
Mr. Gohmert late Friday night filed a notice of appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit of the ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Kernodle, a Trump appointee based in Tyler, Texas.