Some House depositions of people who helped plan rallies preceding Capitol attack are postponed
The House select committee investigating January 6 has granted short postponements of the scheduled depositions of individuals who helped plan the rallies and events leading up to the attack on the Capitol, a committee aide told CNN.
US Capitol rioter with Proud Boys ties to plead guilty, lawyer says
A January 6 riot defendant with ties to the Proud Boys, who was recently profiled by CNN for promoting false-flag conspiracies about the insurrection, will plead guilty to a misdemeanor for illegally protesting in the Capitol building, his lawyer confirmed on Tuesday.
January 6 committee postpones request for some records from Trump White House
The House select committee investigating January 6 has postponed its request for dozens of pages of records from the Trump White House even though the documents were determined by the current White House counsel to be relevant to its probe.
Former New York Times journalist Nicholas Kristof announces run for governor of Oregon
Former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof announced Wednesday that he is running for governor of Oregon.
Trump’s 2020 fantasy is already influencing 2022
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McConnell endorses Herschel Walker’s Senate bid in sign of growing GOP establishment support
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is backing former football star Herschel Walker's Senate bid in Georgia, a sign that the Republican establishment is aligning behind Walker after initially holding concerns about the GOP candidate's viability.
Toni Morrison’s ‘Beloved’ becomes latest flashpoint in Virginia gubernatorial race
The latest back-and-forth in the race to be Virginia's next governor is centered on the value of teaching a Toni Morrison novel in commonwealth schools, highlighting Republican Glenn Youngkin's attempt to make the culture wars around education the major issue of the race as Democratic nominee Terry McAuliffe accuses him of using a "racist dog
January 6 committee plans to subpoena John Eastman
The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot at the US Capitol plans to subpoena John Eastman, a conservative lawyer who had worked with then-President Donald Trump's legal team and drafted various ways to overturn Joe Biden's election, a committee aide told CNN on Tuesday.
Garland will appear before Senate panel amid pressure on Nassar probe, Bannon and school boards memo
Attorney General Merrick Garland is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, where he is likely to face fierce Republican blowback to a memo he issued addressing threats to school boards, as well as bipartisan heat for the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar probe.