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Jan. 6 Capitol riot committee to reveal new details showing Trump ‘at the center’ of effort to overturn Biden win
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is set to begin the first in a series of public hearings Thursday night, releasing new information it says shows former President Donald Trump “at the center” of a coordinated effort to reverse President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. The new details will show how […]
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House passes sweeping gun bill to raise assault rifle purchase age to 21; plan faces long odds in the Senate
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks at a rally with gun violence prevention organizations, gun violence survivors and hundreds of gun safety supporters demanding gun legislation, ouside the United States Capitol in Washington, June 8, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The House on Wednesday passed a sweeping gun bill that would raise the […]
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Trump and his kids, Don Jr. and Ivanka, set to testify in New York attorney general investigation starting July 15
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (C) gives two thumbs up as Donald Trump Jr. (L) and Ivanka Trump (R) stand and cheer for Eric Trump as he delivers his speech during the third day of the Republican National Convention on July 20, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Joe Raedle | Getty […]
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Watch live: U.S. AG Garland appoints DOJ team to review police response to Uvalde school shooting
[The stream is slated to start at 12:00 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Attorney General Merrick Garland is set to announce a team of officials and experts reviewing the local and state law enforcement response to last month’s mass shooting at an elementary […]
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Armed man who sought to kill Brett Kavanaugh arrested near Supreme Court justice’s home
Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh poses during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff | Pool | Reuters A man armed with a handgun, knife, and pepper spray was arrested early Wednesday morning near the Maryland home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, law-enforcement authorities said. […]
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Watch live: Parents of mass shooting victims, first responders testify before Congress
[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Parents, law enforcement and one fourth-grade student are describing to U.S. lawmakers mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, that last month left 31 Americans dead and horrified […]
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$325 million yacht seized from Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov sails to U.S. after Fiji court ruling
The 106m-long and 18m-high super luxury motor yacht Amadea, one of the largest yacht in the world is seen after anchored at pier in Pasatarlasi for bunkering with 9 fuel trucks, on February 18, 2020 in Bodrum district of Mugla province in Turkey. Osman Uras| Anadolu Agency | Getty Images A $325 million superyacht that […]
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Tech companies urge U.S. to let the kids of visa holders stay past the age of 21
Muthumalla Dhandapani, an Indian immigrant with an H1-B visa and a Comcast employee in Sunnyvale, protests President Trump’s immigration orders in 2017. Santiago Mejia | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images A coalition of tech companies including Amazon, Google, Salesforce and Uber are urging the Department of Homeland Security to revise policies for children of high-skilled […]
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Bipartisan crypto overhaul seeks to treat most digital assets as commodities and empower CFTC
U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Liu Jie | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images As excited as Wall Street and Main Street were to have crypto as a new investment idea and store of value, the speed at which cryptocurrencies entered mainstream U.S. markets caused proportionate angst for U.S. regulators, who were equipped only […]
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DOJ moves to seize 2 planes from Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is seen on the stand during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on December 19, 2015 in London, England. Clive Mason | Getty Images A federal judge in New York on Monday signed a warrant authorizing the seizure by the Justice Department of two jets […]
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