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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday booted Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) from his position as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not attend President-elect Donald Trump's historic inauguration on Monday, her spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY.

Her office did not say why she planned to skip the ceremony. But she is among several Democrats who will be absent after a bruising election season in which Republicans swept the White House as well as the House and Senate.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a Texas Democrat and vocal Trump critic, told USA TODAY in December "I won't pretend to normalize who or what he stands for."

The inauguration also takes place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and several lawmakers have said they will be attending celebratory events in their states or districts.

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Republican Sen. Colton Moore, was trying to enter the chambers during Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State Address, according to multiple media reports including FOX 5. In a video posted on social media following his arrest by Georgia State Police, the senator said he was reporting from a local hospital after taking a “bit of a beating on his hand.”

“Thank you to all the patriots who have shown their support today. I have a Constitutional duty and will be back in the legislature tomorrow,” Moore said.

According to Fulton County Court Records, Moore was taken to the Fulton County Jail on a misdemeanor charge of willful obstruction of law enforcement officers. Records also show that Moore posted a $1,000 bond.

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Democrats in the Minnesota house of representatives refused to show up to start a legislative session on Tuesday in an unprecedented move designed to boycott attempts by Republicans to take advantage of a temporary majority in the chamber.

The house came out of the November election tied 67-67, and top leaders from both parties started to work out a power-sharing agreement that presumed a tie. But a judge late last month declared that a newly elected Democrat did not live in his heavily Democratic district.

That gave the Republican party a 67-66 majority until a special election can take place in two weeks. Republicans declared their intent to take full advantage until the tie is restored.

As of Tuesday afternoon, Republicans are pressing ahead on their agenda over the objections of the secretary of state, which will probably lead to lawsuits to intervene.

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Former First Lady Michelle Obama won’t be attending President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20., her office said.

Her office did not provide a reason for why she will skip the inauguration.

"Former President Barack Obama is confirmed to attend the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies. Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inauguration," the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama said in a statement

 

Michelle Obama also missed former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral last week. CNN reported that she had a scheduling conflict and was in Hawaii on an extended family vacation.

TVNL Comment: Michelle Obama is a woman of integrity.  There is no doubt that her 'scheduling conflict' was a statement of that integrity.  She knows that Donald Trump originated the Birther movement, attacking her husband, and by extension her family.  Her absence from the inauguration says a lot.

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