Updated on: May 13, 2021 / 7:57 AM / CBS NEWS Republicans oust Cheney from leadership role
Representative Liz Cheney was removed Wednesday from her leadership position among House Republicans. She was ousted as conference chair in a voice vote by House GOP members shortly after their closed-door meeting came to order, and the meeting was adjourned within 20 minutes.
After the vote, Cheney told reporters that she will do everything I can to make sure the former president never again gets anywhere near the Oval Office. She faced the ouster from her leadership post for openly criticizing Mr. Trump. We have seen the danger that he continues to provoke with his language, Cheney said about the former president. We have seen his lack of commitment and dedication to the Constitution, and I think it s very important that we make sure whomever we elect is somebody who will be faithful to the Constitution.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday laid out the next steps in the bid to remove President Trump from office in the wake of the assault on the U.S. Capitol. The White House, meanwhile, said Mr. Trump is set to travel to the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday and will resume official duties amid the firestorm.
Pelosi said Congress on Monday will move on a motion brought by Congressman Jamie Raskin that calls on Vice President Mike Pence to convene the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Mr. Trump from office.
If Pence does not respond, Pelosi said the House will proceed with articles of impeachment, which have been drafted but have not yet been introduced.
Key Republican senators withdraw objections to Electoral College count after Capitol siege By Caroline Linton, Melissa Quinn
Updated on: January 7, 2021 / 3:32 AM / CBS News Loeffler drops objection to electoral count
Several of the dozen-plus Republican senators who had planned objections to the Electoral College votes in several key states reversed course on Wednesday after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, delaying the counting of the votes affirming President-elect Joe Biden s victory. The Senate was hearing Senator Ted Cruz s objection to Arizona s election results when it was forced to recess, reconvening seven hours later at 8 p.m.
The Senate ultimately soundly rejected the Arizona objection 93-6. Eight of the senators who had said they would not support the counting of the Electoral Votes ended up voting to count them, and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi joined the objectors.
sure. we have new developments in the nsa whistle-blower case. two days after leaking classified information we re hearing more from edward snowden. in an interview with the south china post, i m hoping to ask people from hong kong to decide my fate. meantime, we re learning about the woman claiming to be snowden s girlfriend. lindsay mills, the woman seen in this amateur video pole dancing has been releasing videos. caroline linton writes with what mills digital footprint says about her and the man at the center of the latest national security debate. lindsay mills, quite a debate we re learning about. we haven t been able to confirm these.
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