Jamaal Bowman Pulled a Fire Alarm on Capitol Hill

Representative Jamaal Bowman of New York was accused of deliberately pulling a fire alarm in a House office building this morning in the hours before a vote to fund the government and avert a shutdown. In a statement posted on X/Twitter, Bryan Steil, the chair of the House Administration Committee said “Bowman pulled a fire alarm in Cannon this morning. An investigation into why it was pulled is underway.” A spokesperson for Bowman later said “Congressman Bowman did not realize he would trigger a building alarm as he was rushing...