Minn. delegation calls for peace after protesters storm US Capitol
Minnesota s congressional delegation all reported in safe via social media, or through staff contact with Forum News Service. Several buildings on the Capitol complex were evacuated, and lawmakers from across the country said they were sheltering in place. Written By: Sarah Mearhoff | ×
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather near the Washington Monument by the White House ahead of his rally and speech to contest the certification by the U.S. Congress of the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
National Progressive Leaders Will Demand That Pelosi be Voted Down as House Speaker Unless she Agrees to Bring Medicare For All to the House Floor for a Vote
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit from Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas and several Arizona Republicans seeking to force Vice President Mike Pence to help throw the election to President Donald Trump next week when Congress meets to count the Electoral College votes.
Blake Moore takes a pay cut to join Congress while Burgess Owens nearly triples his wages
Both new Utah House members will receive a salary of $174,000 a year.
(Tribune file photos) Utah Reps.-elect Burgess Owens, left and Blake Moore. Moore will take a sizeable pay cut to work in Congress, while Owens will actually see an increase in pay. | Updated: 4:52 p.m.
Rank-and-file members of Congress are paid an annual salary of $174,000. When Rep.-elect Blake Moore, R-Utah, is sworn into office office Sunday, the 40-year-old management consultant will take a pay cut.
But Utah’s other incoming freshman, Burgess Owens, a 69-year-old former NFL player who made money by running a charity and giving speeches, will nearly triple his salary.
Representative Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and a number of electors from Arizona sued Vice President Mike Pence in an effort to undermine the official counting of the 306 electoral votes that President-elect Joe Biden won in the 2020 election.