Wednesday, May 19, 2021

BREAKING NEWS: House passes bipartisan bill creating Jan. 6 Capitol riot commission

House GOP divisions were on full display Wednesday as dozens of Republicans broke with their party leadership and former President Donald Trump to support a proposed commission investigating the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol.

The measure, which would task a bipartisan 10-person commission with delivering a report on the causes and facts of the insurrection by the end of the year, passed the House by a 252-175 vote with every Democrat in support.

It now heads to an uncertain future in the 50-50 Senate, where Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says he'll oppose the legislation.

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