The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 30 - Politics

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 30
Discussion Thread: First hearing of the January 6th Select Committee
Trump could be forced to testify over Capitol riot, says Liz Cheney: ‘This is not a game’
Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville violated federal transparency law by failing to properly disclose stock transactions worth up to $3.56 million
Officer Daniel Hodges refers to pro-Trump insurrectionists who attacked him on Jan. 6 as 'terrorists'
Republicans poised to rig the next election by gerrymandering electoral maps
Washington Post calls on Democrats to subpoena Kushner, Ivanka Trump, Meadows for testimony on Jan. 6
Mitch McConnell tried to pin slowing vaccine rates on Biden, despite conservatives leading efforts that eroded trust
Liz Cheney urges lawmakers to probe Trump’s ‘every phone call’ on Jan. 6.
John Kerry warns 'time is running out' to address climate crisis, calling the last 30 years a 'failure'
Democrats have a massive opportunity with Capitol riot committee: Shove it down the GOP's throat | The House select committee on the Jan. 6 insurrection is a potent political weapon. Democrats better not waste it
Matt Gaetz's future sister-in-law called him 'weird and creepy' and said he pressured an older man to date her when she was 19
Cheney: U.S. Could Face Violence ‘Every Four Years’ if Those Responsible for Capitol Riot Not ‘Held Accountable’
Cheney: Jan. 6 riot will be a ‘cancer on our constitutional republic’ if there is no accountability
Jesse Jackson among 39 arrested at sit-in at Sinema's office
'Sellout’: Anti-vax conservatives come for DeSantis
Capitol Cop Says Trump Supporters Called Him The N-Word During Jan. 6 Attack
DC police officer Michael Fanone slams Trump allies for their 'disgraceful' treatment of law enforcement in emotional testimony
4 Officers Who Responded To Capitol Riot Will Deliver 1st Testimonies To New Panel
Capitol riot probe must uncover everything that happened at Trump White House on Jan. 6, Cheney says
Ocasio-Cortez Warns Republicans Are Laying the Groundwork to 'Overturn Results' of Elections
Pelosi is fighting a war that Republicans started. Their aim is to never lose an election.
Capitol police officer savages GOP lawmakers who ‘deny the events’ of 6 January
Capitol riots: Police officer was 'more afraid' during January insurrection than during Iraq deployment
J.D. Vance Deleted His Anti-Trump Tweets. He Forgot His ‘Likes.’
GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik lies and says 'Nancy Pelosi bears responsibility' for the pro-Trump January 6 insurrection
Cheney says full Jan. 6 probe needed to remove 'cancer' from republic

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 30

Posted: 26 Jul 2021 09:52 AM PDT

Welcome to the 'What happened in your state last week' thread, where you can post any local political news stories that you find important in the comments. This is a weekly thread posted every Monday, in order to facilitate more discussion on local issues on /r/politics. Since this is intended to be a thread about local politics, top-level comments that are exclusively about national issues will not be allowed. When commenting, please include the state you're living in, and don't forget to link sources. Also, please actually describe what happened. Things like "I live in X, you know what happened", "Nothing happened" or "[Politician] continues to be an idiot" isn't helpful to users and will be removed.

If someone from your state made a news round-up that you think is insufficient, feel free to comment to that round-up with further news stories. Enjoy discussion, and review our civility guidelines before engaging with others.

Hi there, /r/politics. Because this thread is about local politics, I'd like to reiterate that news about President Biden or any other national political figure is off topic in this thread and will be removed. Thank you, and have a good week.

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Discussion Thread: First hearing of the January 6th Select Committee

Posted: 27 Jul 2021 05:59 AM PDT

Introduction

On January 6th of this year, the United States Capitol Building was overrun by a mob of supporters of then-President Trump seeking to interfere with Congress' certification of President Biden's win in the 2020 election.

In response to this, and with an eye on preventing a recurrence, the House of Representatives has formed a bipartisan Select Committee to investigate the events of January 6th.

This panel was designed by House Democratic leadership after the Senate Republicans defeated a bill to form a '9/11-stye' bipartisan commission with an equal number of Democrats and Republicans.

The negotiations between the House Democratic majority and the Republican minority to form today's alternative committee were contentious. Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected two of five nominations from GOP Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. After McCarthy responded by withdrawing all of his nominations, Pelosi invited GOP Representatives Adam Kinzinger of Illinois and Liz Cheney of Wyoming to sit on the panel. They were the only two Republicans to vote with the Democrats in favor of the creation of the Select Committee. In total, 222 Representatives voted in favor and 190 against.

The hearing is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time with opening statements from Representative Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY). Today the committee will also hear testimony from four of the Capitol police officers who were on-duty during the attack. Shortly before the hearing, Minority Leader McCarthy will hold a brief presser.