Speaker Mike Johnson and other House GOP leaders voted Tuesday to reject the previous Congress’ handling of the Jan. 6 select committee, a last-minute effort to boost Steve Bannon’s appeal from his 2022 conviction for defying a subpoena from the panel. The Republican leaders voted to make their determination the formal position of the House, […]
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House ethics panel reviews 2 GOP lawmakers’ campaign payments to private social clubs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee said Monday it was reviewing accusations that two Republican congressmen from Texas violated ethics rules by using campaign funds to pay membership dues at private social clubs. The bipartisan panel released findings that Rep. Ronny Jackson‘s campaign committee had paid over $6,800 in membership dues to The Amarillo […]
Japanese government panel proposes air traffic control measures to boost safety after Haneda crash
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese transport ministry panel on Monday proposed a number of air traffic control measures to boost safety, more than six months after a fatal collision between a Japan Airlines jetliner and a coast guard plane at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. The panel recommended hiring more air traffic control staff at the country’s […]
Netanyahu receives warning from panel probing submarine purchase
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli commission investigating suspected wrongdoing in government purchases of submarines and missile boats from Germany issued a warning to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. The panel notified Netanyahu that based on evidence gathered thus far, it could ultimately determine that he had used his position as prime minister between 2009 […]
Netanyahu receives warning from panel probing submarine purchase
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli commission investigating suspected wrongdoing in government purchases of submarines and missile boats from Germany issued a warning to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. The panel notified Netanyahu that based on evidence gathered thus far, it could ultimately determine that he had used his position as prime minister between 2009 […]