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Jan. 6 hearing live updates: Barr concerned Trump ‘detached from reality’ in pushing ‘big lie’
MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee holds another public hearing Monday — this time focused on the “big lie” pushed by former President Donald Trump and his allies — that [Read More…]
Trump 2020 campaign manager unable to testify before Jan. 6 committee Monday
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Jan. 6 committee announced Monday morning that, due to a family emergency, its key witness, Bill Stepien — Trump’s 2020 campaign manager — is unable [Read More…]
Advocates, survivors applaud ‘new beginning’ with Senate’s gun deal — but want more done
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Gun safety advocates and organizations on Sunday quickly applauded the anti-gun violence framework announced by a bipartisan group of senators — but some called for further action. [Read More…]
Trump 2020 campaign manager to testify before Jan. 6 committee Monday
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign manager Bill Stepien will testify before the House Jan. 6 select committee on Monday, in a hearing that will focus [Read More…]
Senate group agrees on broad outline of new gun law after Uvalde shooting
Nathan Howard / Stringer / Getty (WASHINGTON) — A bipartisan group of senators on Sunday announced an agreement had been reached — though in principle only — on new legislation meant to address the country’s [Read More…]
DOJ should investigate Trump for possible crimes in election plot, Rep. Schiff says
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice should investigate “any allegation of criminal activity” against former President Donald Trump and his allies raised by the House’s Jan. 6 select committee in its public hearings [Read More…]
Sarah Palin advances — over Santa Claus — in crowded primary for Alaska House seat
Kris Connor / Stringer / Getty (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) — Sarah Palin got one step closer this weekend to a return to national politics when she successfully advanced through the crowded statewide primary for the special [Read More…]
Democrats on the ropes from redistricting could determine balance of power in Congress
Stefani Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — This year’s redistricting process reduced electoral competition, giving incumbents bolstered protection. But not every officeholder gets a break, even if members of their own party help draw the maps. Take [Read More…]
Nation’s capital ups police presence ahead of protests, Supreme Court rulings
Nathan Howard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Washington, D.C., is increasing police presence and urging visitors not to bring guns as the city prepares for rallies and Supreme Court rulings on hot-button topics including abortion and gun rights. [Read More…]
Somali American Hamse Warfa joins Biden administration in prominent role
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Editor’s note: This story was originally published in January 2022. A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Hamse Warfa was the first Somali-American presidential appointee. Other Somali Americans have [Read More…]
Biden announces joint declaration on immigration in attempt to show unity across the Americas
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Flanked by the leaders of several countries, President Joe Biden announced the Los Angeles Declaration of Migration and Protection on the final day of the Summit of the Americas on Friday. [Read More…]
Sarah Palin vies for Alaska’s only House seat in crowded nonpartisan primary
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Alaska’s only House member, Rep. Don Young, died in March, it opened the floodgates to replace him. Since Young — the longest serving Republican in the House — [Read More…]
Trump fires back at Ivanka, Bill Barr over Jan. 6 deposition testimony
Chet Strange/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump on Friday rebuked his own daughter’s deposition testimony played for millions to hear during the House select committee’s prime-time hearingdetailing its Jan. 6 investigation. Posting [Read More…]
Millions more bottles’ worth of formula set to ship into US in June
Anthony Devlin/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Millions more bottles’ worth of critically needed infant formula are set to touch down on U.S. shores later this month, as the Biden administration continues its push to replenish [Read More…]
Jan. 6 hearing key takeaways: Committee warns democracy ‘in danger’
Jabin Botsford-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a prime-time hearing, the House select committee on Thursday began laying out the findings of its ongoing investigation, placing former President Donald Trump at the center of what it [Read More…]
Jan. 6 committee witness: Trump had ‘enormous power’ over Capitol rioters
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A filmmaker who witnessed firsthand the clashes between pro-Trump rioters and police officers at the Capitol on Jan. 6 said former President Donald Trump had “enormous power” over the rioters [Read More…]
Jan. 6 hearing makes case Trump at ‘center of this conspiracy’ to overturn election
J.Castro/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol held its first prime-time hearing on Thursday. The hearing featured never-before-seen video footage and witness testimony as lawmakers [Read More…]
Jan. 6 committee live updates: Cheney claims Trump said Pence ‘deserves’ hanging
J.Castro/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its first prime-time hearing on Thursday at 8 p.m. The hearing will feature never-before-seen video footage and witness [Read More…]
Supreme Court OKs counting undated mail ballots in Pennsylvania
Grant Faint/GettyImages (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave the green light to counting undated mail-in ballots in a contested Pennsylvania local election, a move with potentially broader implications for close races in [Read More…]
Jan. 6 committee live updates: Panel prepares for prime-time hearing
J.Castro/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its first prime-time hearing on Thursday at 8 p.m. The hearing will feature never-before-seen video footage and witness [Read More…]