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Rep. Al Green is Censured by The U.S. House After Protesting Trump on Medicaid
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Rep. Al Green is Censured by The U.S. House After Protesting Trump on Medicaid

March 10, 2025

Congressman Al Green (D-TX 9th District)  Photo: Wikimedia Commons By Lauren Burke In one of the quickest punishments of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives in the modern era, Congressman Al Green (D-TX) was censured by a 224-198 vote today in the House. His censure featured no hearing at the House Ethics Committee and his punishment was put on the floor for a vote by the Republican controlled House less than 72 hours after the infraction in question. Of the last three censures of members of the U.S. House, two have been members of the Congressional Black Caucus

Mueller: No Russia Exoneration for Trump, Despite His Claims
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Mueller: No Russia Exoneration for Trump, Despite His Claims

Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick and Michael, Associated PressJuly 26, 2019

Robert Mueller, the taciturn lawman at the center of a polarizing American drama, bluntly dismissed President Donald Trump’s claims of “total exoneration” Wednesday in the federal probe of Russia’s 2016 election interference. In a long day of congressional testimony, Mueller warned that Moscow’s actions represented — and still represent — a great threat to American democracy.

Donald Trump Loses Battle in Court, Judge Rules Trump Cannot Block a House Subpoena of Financial Records
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Donald Trump Loses Battle in Court, Judge Rules Trump Cannot Block a House Subpoena of Financial Records

Associated Press- JESSICA GRESKOMay 20, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Washington ruled Monday against President Donald Trump in a financial records dispute with Congress. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, said Trump cannot block a House subpoena of financial records. He said the Democratic-led House committee seeking the information has said it believes the documents would help lawmakers consider strengthening ethics and disclosure laws, among other things. The committee’s reasons were “valid legislative purposes,” Mehta said, and it was not for him “to question whether the Committee’s actions are truly motivated by political considerations.” The decision comes