George Santos has resigned from the House committees

By William Sen On Feb 1, 2023

Freshman George Santos told House Republicans Tuesday morning that he is resigning from the committee.

But Santos said that could be temporary and that he would return to his committee seats once his legal and ethics reviews are resolved.

“It’s going to be a process,” said Rep. Elise Stefanik, another New York Republican who supported Santos. But ultimately, it will be up to the voters to decide whether to impeach him in the next primary or general election, he said.

Here’s what else is happening in politics on Tuesday.

President debates accountability legislation: President Joe Biden will meet with members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Thursday to discuss police reform legislation following the fatal shooting of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee.
Biden in the Big Apple: Biden will travel to New York on Tuesday to announce that Amtrak will receive $292 million for the Hudson Tunnel project.
CRT in schools? : Several Cincinnati-area school districts are echoing a criticism of race theory by a conservative national media watchdog, in which local school administrators say they continue to teach about diversity and social justice even though Ohio law prohibits such teaching. concepts.
The Debt Limit Debate: Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., will discuss federal spending in a much-anticipated private meeting on Wednesday, which could show how far the two sides are from meeting the debt ceiling deadline under the law.

George Santos has resigned from the House committees

Freshman George Santos told House Republicans Tuesday morning that he is resigning from the committee.

But Santos said that could be temporary and that he would return to his committee seats once his legal and ethics reviews are resolved.

His resignation from the House Small Business and Science, Space and Technology committees came a day after he met with Chairman Kevin McCarthy. The speaker said he initiated the meeting on Monday, but did not disclose their discussion.

Santos faces heightened legal scrutiny over his campaign finances, a House ethics complaint and numerous calls for his resignation, including from his own party.

– Woodall’s Candies

Biden will meet with the Congressional Black Caucus to discuss police accountability

President Joe Biden will meet with members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Thursday to discuss police reform legislation in the wake of the fatal shooting of Tyree Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee.

Olivia Dalton, senior deputy White House press secretary, said: “The executive branch cannot replace federal law, and we need Congress to come together and act to ensure that our justice system lives up to its name.”

CBC president Rep. Stephen Horsford, D-Nev., requested a meeting with the president, according to a statement released Sunday. “No one in our country should be afraid to interact with the police, who serve different communities, large and small. We all want to be safe,” Horsford said.

– Ken Tran

The House will remove Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Scalise says

If House Democrats follow through on their nomination of Rep. Ilhan Omar to the Foreign Affairs Committee, the majority will move to a full House vote to impeach him, Majority Leader Steve Scalise said during a briefing. press conference on Tuesday.

“Even if Omar is removed from the Foreign Affairs Committee, he will be allowed to serve on other committees,” he said.

Chairman Kevin McCarthy unilaterally removed Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell from the House Intelligence Committee, but a two-thirds vote of the House is needed to remove Omar from the Foreign Service.

– Woodall’s Candies

Pelosi does not sit on House committees

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is stepping down from her powerful leadership post after the 2022 midterm elections, does not serve on any House committees.

The California lawmaker has previously said he won’t be taking on any committee assignments this term, with spokesman Drew Hammill telling the Daily Beast in November that “the only focus will be on San Francisco.”

Pelosi’s biography on the House Clerk’s website lists no current assignments.

– Ella Lee

The House GOP budget is expected by the last day of April, Scalise said

After President Joe Biden called on House Republicans to show him their budget, Majority Leader Steve Scalise said his caucus is working hard to meet the April 15 deadline.

Presidents are expected to share their budgets by the first Monday in February, but many have missed that deadline. Biden said he would be ready on March 9.

“I hope the president fulfills his term, just as we will work to fulfill ours,” Scalise said.

He also commented on a planned meeting between Biden and Chairman Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday about the debt ceiling and government spending.

The White House has said there will be no talks on the debt ceiling and that Biden will not consider spending cuts.

“Telling President Biden to give him more money so he can continue to spend money we don’t have is a recklessly irresponsible position,” he said. announced. “We need to control spending in Washington.”

— Woodall’s Candies

West Virginia: State Senate ‘In God We Trust’ term moves forward

A bill that would require all K-12 public schools and institutions of higher learning in West Virginia to display the phrase “In God We Trust” in a “prominent place” on the building is one step closer to becoming law after the state Senate passed the bill. weigh in on monday.

“We know there’s a lot of kids at home, there’s tough times at home that we don’t know about,” Azinger told the state Senate. “Maybe one day they’ll look up and say, ‘In God we trust,’ and know they can trust in God.”

The bill must pass the West Virginia House of Delegates before going to the state’s governor, Republican Jim Justice, for his signature.

– Ella Lee and the Associated Press

Grand Jury Finds Trump Stopped Money Case in New York: Reports

A grand jury in New York is hearing evidence about former President Donald Trump’s possible criminal role in payments to porn star Stormy Daniels to prevent her from sharing details about her sexual relationship with the former president. , according to several reports.

Manhattan prosecutors began presenting evidence to a new grand jury on Monday, The New York Times and NPR reported. It would be the latest in Trump’s legal troubles as he fast-tracks his 2024 presidential bid.

In an article on Truth Social, Trump said the “stormy” nonsense was “a long time ago” — “well past the well-known and accepted statute of limitations.” announced. The former president said he had “full confidence” in his then-lawyer, Michael Cohen.

– Ella Lee

A conservative media group goes in search of CRTs in Ohio

Several Cincinnati-area school districts weighed in on the race theory criticism released over the weekend by Accuracy in Media, a national conservative media watchdog. In the video, local school administrators say they will continue to teach about diversity and social justice, even though Ohio law prohibits teaching such concepts.

“We call it something else,” says Vivian Alvarez, assistant director of Mason Early Childhood Center, in the video. “We will continue to do the same work.”

Tracy Carson, a spokeswoman for Mason City Schools, told the Cincinnati Enquirer, a USA TODAY affiliate, that the district does not teach CRT, “even when we call for it, we don’t actually teach it.”

— Madeline Mitchell, The Cincinnati Investigator

Will white women be more likely voters for Democrats in 2024?

While women are more likely to be Democrats overall, white women tend to vote more conservatively than women of color.

In recent years, Republican messages about the schools’ purported teaching of “critical race theory” — the idea that racism is embedded in all American laws and institutions — have been particularly effective in swaying white women voters to the right, says professor Jatia Raiten. in African American Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. Critical race theory is an academic concept not taught in public schools.

But Roe’s fall in 2022 brought many white women back to the Democratic Party. In the midterm elections, Democrats were able to successfully defend every Senate seat and minimize significant losses in the House, largely because of women who were angry about the decision.

That leaves Democrats with a daunting task for 2024: persuading white women to join and stay with the party, allowing Democrats to control Washington.

— Ella Lee, Mabinty Quarshie

Biden will visit New York on Tuesday

President Joe Biden will travel to New York on Tuesday, where he will announce that Amtrak will receive $292 million for the Hudson Tunnel project.

His visit is the third this week to promote the benefits of the infrastructure bill. The president highlighted the rail tunnel project in Baltimore on Monday and will discuss the removal of lead pipes in Philadelphia on Friday.

In New York, Biden’s visit will also include a fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee.

— Maureen Groppe

“We are here” :Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail in New Hampshire, South Carolina

Biden’s family hearing is next week

The day after President Joe Biden and his family deliver the State of the Union address, there will be a GOP-led House Oversight Committee hearing.

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