Louie Gohmert

U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tyler) and a congressman from Georgia have filed a federal lawsuit claiming that using metal detectors to screen members of Congress is unconstitutional and that the security measure is being used unfairly against Republicans.

Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, suggested at a Congressional hearing that climate change could be combatted by altering the orbit of the moon, and asked an official from the U.S. Forest Service if there was anything her agency could do to do so. Gohmert made the comments on Tuesday during a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on four pending bills, while he was...

During a legislative hearing for the House subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands on June 8, Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, asked the Forest Service deputy director if altering the moon’s orbit was a viable solution to combating climate change.

Several Republican lawmakers, in an act of apparent protest, flouted mask rules on the House floor Tuesday during a voting session and then took a photo in front of the Capitol steps, NBC News reports. “Best $500 I ever spent,” Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., said after leaving the chamber, a reference to the fine House members face for breaking mask…

The House Ethics Committee is upholding a $5,000 fine against Rep. Louie Gohmert.