Democrats are still aiming for bipartisanship, sort of.
Democrats are still aiming for bipartisanship, sort of.
The resolution to create a Capitol attack commission has been introduced; Ethiopia has called for a ceasefire in Tigray. Tonight's Sentences was written by Gabby Birenbaum. Pelosi moves to investigate Capitol attack Graeme Jennings/AFP via Getty Images - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced legislation this week to create a commission that would investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol after Senate Republicans rejected a bill to create an independent, bipartisan inquiry. [The Washington Post / Felicia Sonmez]
- Without a bipartisan agreement, Pelosi will get to control the process and name a chair. Thirteen House members will be named to the commission — eight by Pelosi, and five technically also by Pelosi, but after consultation with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. [NBC News / Dareh Gregorian, Haley Talbot and Garrett Haake]
- Pelosi's resolution is based on the commission to investigate the 2012 attack in Benghazi, which was led by House Republicans and had the same partisan split of eight to five. [The Wall Street Journal / Lindsay Wise]
- The original bipartisan legislation passed the House with the support of 35 Republicans, and was modeled after the special commission to investigate 9/11 — but only six Senate Republicans were on board, short of the requisite 10 to break a filibuster. [NPR / Claudia Grisales]
- Pelosi is reportedly "seriously considering" naming a Republican to be included among her eight selections, which would make the partisan balance seven Democrats to six Republicans. Doing so would ensure a reasonable Republican, in Pelosi's view, sits on the panel, if McCarthy only names disruptive partisans. [The Hill / Christina Marcos]
- But Pelosi's plan has already drawn the ire of Rep. John Katko (R-NY), who helped negotiate the bipartisan commission and was one of a handful of House Republicans to vote to impeach former President Trump. Katko says the legislation is too skewed toward Democrats. [Newsweek / Darragh Roche]
- Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) have been floated as potential Republicans that Pelosi could enlist. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) has emerged as the top candidate to chair the commission. [Politico / Nicholas Wu and Sarah Ferris]
- McCarthy seemed to be against the possibility of Pelosi appointing one of his members, saying that she should select Democrats and that he would be in charge of choosing the Republican appointees. [Yahoo! News / Kerry Pickett]
Rebels retake capital in Tigray - The Ethiopian government has declared a ceasefire in the Tigray region after the interim government fled Mekele, the region's capital, as Tigray fighters retook the city. [The Associated Press / Cara Anna]
- But the Tigrayan forces rejected the call for a ceasefire eight months into a civil war, saying they would not stop fighting until Ethiopian soldiers and their allies had vacated the region. [CNN / Eliza Macintosh, Bethlehem Feleke, and Vasco Cotovio]
- Initially, Tigrayan militias were defending themselves against the militaries of both Ethiopia and Eritrea, whose invasion of the region brought about human rights abuses and international concern. Now, Tigrayans have retaken Mekele, blocking Ethiopian authority. [The New York Times / Richard Peréz-Peña and Simon Marks]
- The conflict has brought as many as 350,000 people on the brink of famine, according to the UN. Ethiopia's ceasefire call extends through the end of Tigray's planting season. [The Guardian / Emmanuel Akinwotu]
- The UN has said the impact of the ceasefire call is unclear, because telecommunications and internet service have stopped in Tigray. [Reuters]
A federal court dismissed 48 states and the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust lawsuit against Facebook, which claimed the company was operating as a monopoly. [Recode / Shirin Ghaffary] - United has ordered 270 new planes from Boeing and Airbus, marking the biggest aircraft purchase in a decade and demonstrating the recovered financial position of airlines. [NPR / Camile Domonoske]
- North Korean state television acknowledged Kim Jong-Un's weight loss by having citizens express concern for him. [The New York Times / Choe Sang-Hun]
- Some members of The Bachelor franchise received Paycheck Protection Program loans during the pandemic. [Vulture / Devon Ivie]
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