NOVEMBER 23,
2018
VOLUME 49
ISSUE 47
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50 YEARS AS AMERICAâS LGBTQ NEWS SOURCE
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WASHINGTONBLADE.COM
Pelosiâs moment Bid for House Speaker gets boost as Marcia Fudge makes surprise endorsement By CHRIS JOHNSON cjohnson@washblade.com A potential showdown in the new House Democratic majority in which LGBT rights would have been a major factor ďŹzzled on Tuesday night when House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) won an endorsement from Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), her most likely competitor. In a surprise move, Fudge â who said she was considering a run for speaker, but never declared her candidacy â announced her endorsement of Pelosi as speaker for the 116th Congress in a statement Tuesday night. A former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Fudge said Pelosi âgranted me the opportunity to create the record necessaryâ to satisfy the U.S. Supreme Courtâs 2013 decision against the Voting Rights Act, which CONTINUES ON PAGE 14
Rep. NANCY PELOSI made a surprise appearance last week at the annual dinner in D.C. for the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce. WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY
New House Intelligence Committee chair poised to expose lies, corruption By KAREN OCAMB Itâs come down to this: name-calling. Literally. California Rep. Adam SchiďŹ appeared on ABCâs âThis Weekâ Nov. 18 explaining that Democrats intend to challenge President Donald Trumpâs appointment of Matt Whitaker as acting attorney
general. A former federal prosecutor who becomes chair of the House Intelligence Committee in January, SchiďŹ said the appointment is unconstitutional. Trump responded like a spoiled ďŹve year old, calling SchiďŹ âlittle Adam Schittâ in a tweet. âThatâs a good one. Was that like your answers to Mr. Muellerâs questions, or did you write this one yourself?â SchiďŹ tweeted back, referring to special counsel Robert Muellerâs investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Even Trump ally Laura Ingraham called the name-calling âan unforced CONTINUES ON PAGE 16
Rep. ADAM SCHIFF is poised to become chair of the House Intelligence Committee in January. PHOTO BY LOUISE PALANKER; COURTESY OF FLICKR
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