Republicans voice opposition to Jan. 6 investigation as police officers call for accountability
Jacqueline Alemany et al., The Washington Post
House Republicans began Tuesday morning by calling the upcoming inaugural hearing of the chamber’s investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol a “sham” and a “political charade.” After it concluded in the early afternoon, they provided myriad reasons for why they did not tune in to the harrowing testimony provided by four police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol that day against a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters.
Sen. Rob Portman has asked ex-President Donald Trump to back the pending infrastructure deal
Sabrina Eaton, Cleveland.com
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio has asked former President Donald Trump to support the infrastructure deal he’s been negotiating for weeks with the Biden administration and a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators.
Tension over bipartisan infrastructure talks spills into party meetings
Marianne Levine and Burgess Everett, Politico
Both Republican and Democratic Senate lunches turned into venting sessions Tuesday afternoon, as rank-and-file senators used the parties’ private gatherings to complain about the bipartisan infrastructure negotiations, according to multiple sources familiar with the meetings.
‘Tiger of the House’ claws his way through infrastructure talks
Sarah Ferris and Heather Caygle, Politico
House Transportation Committee Chair Peter DeFazio is on the verge of getting rolled. And he’s not going quietly.
Democrats press Biden to extend eviction ban
Katy O’Donnell and Kellie Mejdrich, Politico
The White House is facing increasing pressure from Democrats in Congress to extend the federal eviction ban before it expires this weekend amid persistent bottlenecks in the distribution of rental aid.
Biden’s pick for ATF chief struggles to nail down support from all Democrats
Seung Min Kim and Paul Kane, The Washington Post
The White House and Senate Democrats are struggling to secure support in their own ranks to install David Chipman as head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a position central to President Biden’s crime-fighting strategy but whose confirmation is getting snarled in gun politics.
House Republicans pull out of another key select committee in a sign of 1/6 panel fallout
Annie Grayer, CNN
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has pulled out all six Republicans designated to serve on a key select committee on the economy, three sources tell CNN, a sign of the fallout among House Republicans over being vetoed from the panel investigating the January 6 insurrection.
House Ethics Panel Forces Marjorie Taylor Greene To Pay $500 Mask Fine
Andrew Solender, Forbes
The House Ethics Committee on Tuesday rejected appeals by Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) against $500 fines for repeatedly refusing to wear masks on the House floor in May.
DOJ ruling represents legal setback for Rep. Mo Brooks in lawsuit over Jan. 6 speech
Pete Williams and Dartunorro Clark, NBC News
The Justice Department handed Rep, Mo Brooks, R-Ala., a legal setback Tuesday when it notified a federal court that Brooks hadn’t been acting in his official capacity when he spoke at the pro-Trump rally on Jan. 6, the day of the U.S. Capitol riot.