A Democratic congressman was censured by the House of Representatives on Thursday after deliberately setting off a fire alarm at the US Capitol complex that forced the evacuation of an office building ahead of a crucial vote.That caused Cannon House office block near the main Capitol building to be evacuated for an hour and Republicans say the former school principal, who was captured on camera, was seeking to stall the vote.
If successful, Bowman will be required to stand before the full House chamber as he is publicly reprimanded by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), making him the third Democrat to be censured this year.