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Supreme Court strikes down New York gun law restricting concealed carry
A U.S. Supreme Court police officer stands past gun-rights demonstrators outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York state law that requires applicants for a license to carry a concealed gun to have […]
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Obama boasted about opposing federal gas tax holiday before 2008 election — Biden now wants one
U.S. President Joe Biden stands with former President Barack Obama during an event on the Affordable Care Act, the former president’s top legislative accomplishment, in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 5, 2022. Leah Millis | Reuters Former President Barack Obama called opposing a federal gas tax holiday “one of […]
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Jan. 6 Capitol riot probe aims to hold final hearings on pro-Trump mob in July as new evidence comes in
A man breaks a window as a mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, January 6, 2021. Leah Millis | Reuters The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot will schedule its final two public hearings in July, rather than in June as originally expected, […]
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DOJ settles lawsuit with Facebook over allegedly discriminatory housing advertising
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee during An Examination of Facebook and Its Impact on the Financial Services and Housing Sectors hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 23, 2019. Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images The Department of Justice reached a settlement with Facebook owner Meta over […]
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Jan. 6 hearing will focus on Trump’s pressure on Georgia’s Raffensperger, others to overturn election
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot on Tuesday is set to show how former President Donald Trump leaned on state officials to help overturn his loss in the 2020 election. The committee’s fourth public hearing, slated to start at 1 p.m. ET, will focus on how that pressure campaign by Trump […]
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Lawmakers urge Google to tackle misleading abortion search results
Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) questions David Marcus, head of Facebook’s Calibra (digital wallet service), during testimony before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “Examining Facebook’s Proposed Digital Currency and Data Privacy Considerations” in Washington, July 16, 2019. Erin Scott | Reuters Several lawmakers are urging Google to clamp down on misleading […]
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Jan. 6 probe says Pence’s ‘life was in danger’ during Capitol riot after he rejected Trump’s demands: Here are the other takeaways from the hearing
A demonstrator holds a mannequin wearing a noose with “Traitor” written on it during a protest at the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot on Thursday put the spotlight on former Vice […]
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DOJ criminally investigating plan for alternate Trump electors with focus on lawyers, report says
United States Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a press conference announcing a significant firearms trafficking enforcement action and ongoing efforts to protect communities from violent crime and gun violence at the Department of Justice in Washington, June 13, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The Department of Justice is conducting a criminal investigation into the […]
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Watch live: Jan. 6 investigators plan to detail how Trump pressured Pence to overturn 2020 election
Pence advisors are scheduled to testify Trump supporters stand on the U.S. Capitol Police armored vehicle as others take over the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, as the Congress works to certify the electoral college votes. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The select committee is expected to […]
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Jan. 6 committee will invite Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice, to testify on emails with Trump lawyer Eastman
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sits with his wife and conservative activist Virginia Thomas while he waits to speak at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images The chairman of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot said Thursday that the panel […]
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