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Supreme Court abortion ruling is ‘catastrophic,’ liberal justices write in furious dissent
The Supreme Court’s monumental ruling overturning longstanding federal abortion protections is a “catastrophic” decision that takes away women’s freedoms, threatens other rights and erodes the court’s credibility, three dissenting justices wrote in a blistering rebuke. The court overruled the constitutional right to an abortion, which was established a half-century ago by Roe v. Wade and […]
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Trump takes credit for end of Roe v. Wade after his 3 Supreme Court justice picks vote to void abortion rights
President Donald Trump speaks during the 47th annual “March for Life” in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2020. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump called Friday’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade “the biggest WIN for LIFE in a generation” — and gave himself credit for the outcome in […]
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Republicans lawmakers sought Trump pardons on heels of Jan. 6 Capitol riot, committee told
Excerpts from an email by U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows asking for pardons for members of Congress are shown on a screen during the fifth public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, on Capitol […]
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Federal agents visit the home of former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark who tried to help Trump overturn election results
Acting Assistant U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Clark speaks next to Deputy U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen at a news conference, where they announced that Purdue Pharma LP has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges over the handling of its addictive prescription opioid OxyContin at the Justice Department on October 21, 2020 in Washington, DC. […]
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Jan. 6 hearing to spotlight Trump’s pressure on DOJ and plan to replace attorney general
Former President Donald Trump appears on screen during the fourth hearing by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building on June 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol […]
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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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Trump had a direct role in plan to install fake electors. Key takeaways from the 4th Jan. 6 hearing
Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, former Elections Department employee in Fulton County, Georgia, testifies, as her mother, Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman looks on, during the fourth public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to investigate the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S. June 21, 2022. Pool […]
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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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Ginni Thomas-tied Facebook group ‘FrontLiners for Liberty’ could be a new focus in Jan. 6 investigation
(L-R) Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife and conservative activist Virginia Thomas arrive at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images A Facebook group that appears to be run by Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, could become a […]
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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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