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The Associated Press reports: U.S. Rep. Tom Rice of South Carolina has been ousted from Congress in his Republican primary after voting to impeach Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 insurrection. He is the first of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump to lose a reelection bid. Rice, a five-term congressman, was defeated Tuesday by state Rep. …

Politico reports: GOP Rep. Tom Rice had barely ever criticized Donald Trump before he shocked just about everyone by voting to impeach him in January 2021. His experience over the next 17 months in his district might explain why so few in his party have chosen to join him. Voters have hung out of car windows and yelled from crowds …

The Hill reports: Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.) in an interview broadcast on Sunday said he would consider supporting former President Trump again if Trump apologies for the Jan 6, 2021 attack at the Capitol. “There’s no way you can support [Trump] again?” co-host Jonathan Karl asked Rice, one of the ten Republican lawmakers who voted to impeach the former president …

The Hill reports: Republican Rep. Tom Rice (S.C.) slammed former President Trump in a statement on Saturday following the former president’s rally in South Carolina, calling him “a would-be tyrant.” At the rally, Trump said Rice is a “disaster” and “total fool” and criticized the congressman for voting to impeach him following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. …

The Hill reports: Rep. Tom Rice says he regrets his vote against certifying two states’ electoral votes for President Joe Biden in the hours after the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. It may not be for the reason you expect. The South Carolinian says he still believes there were “real issues with the election.” “In retrospect I should have voted to …

The Hill reports: The South Carolina Republican Party voted to censure Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.) for his vote earlier this month to impeach former President Donald Trump in a rare rebuke of one of the party’s own lawmakers. The censure formally condemns Rice for his surprise vote to impeach Trump over his role in inciting the violent mob that attacked …

The New York Daily News reports: The Boss says wear a mask — or stay out of the people’s house. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is laying down the law when it comes to face coverings in the House of Representatives during the coronavirus pandemic. The Democratic leader has issued an order requiring all lawmakers to wear masks in committee hearings, …

NBC News reports: Rep. Tom Rice, R-S.C., said Monday that he, his wife and their son have the coronavirus illness, COVID-19. In a statement, Rice called the illness the “Wuhan Flu,” a term that has been criticized as inaccurate and even racist. “We are all on the mend and doing fine,” Rice said. Rice said his son, Lucas, got sick …