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McCarthy Announces Opposition to Jan. 6 Commission Last Updated May 19, 2021, 6:38 a.m. ETMay 19, 2021, 6:38 a.m. ET The top House Republican said he could not support an inquiry into the attack on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob because it would not examine unrelated “political violence” associated with the left. Representative Rashida Tlaib urged President Biden to end his support of Israel amid its bombing campaign against Hamas. Here’s what you need to know: Protestors at the Capitol as they breached the doors on Jan. 6.Credit...Jason Andrew for The New York Times Representative...

Live Updates: Republicans Push Party Members to Vote Against Capitol Riot Commission The House will vote Wednesday evening on a bill to create a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack, and Republican leaders including Senator Mitch McConnell and Representative Kevin McCarthy are urging members to vote no. President Biden delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s graduation. Here’s what you need to know: Representative Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California and the minority leader, at the Capitol on Tuesday. He opposes the independent commission.Credit......

House Approves Jan. 6 Commission Over G.O.P. Opposition Last Updated May 20, 2021, 6:55 p.m. ETMay 20, 2021, 6:55 p.m. ET The House voted nearly along party lines Wednesday evening to create a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. President Biden delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s graduation. Here’s what you need to know: -0:00 House Approves Commission to Investigate Jan. 6 Insurrection The House of Representatives voted, 252 to 175, on Wednesday to create an independent commission to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, w...

Republican House Whip urges his party NOT to vote for Capitol riot commission after GOP leader Kevin McCarthy said it ignores BLM and Antifa violence in American cities House Republican Whip Steve Scalise encouraged members to vote against the creation of a 9/11-style commission to investigate the January 6 MAGA riot  Sending out a note Tuesday afternoon in advance of a planned Wednesday vote, Scalise said, 'Leadership recommends a NO vote'  Earlier, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy came out against the commission because it wouldn't probe ''interrelated forms of political violence'

McCarthy opposes Jan. 6 commission because it would not study ‘political violence’ by the left Updated May 18, 2021, 4:14 p.m. Email to a Friend On Jan. 6, violent protesters gathered outside the US Capitol in Washington before entering the building.Andrew Harnik/Associated Press WASHINGTON — Representative Kevin McCarthy, the top House Republican, said Tuesday that he would oppose bipartisan legislation to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, denouncing the proposed inquiry into the deadliest attack on Congress in centuries because it woul...