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Pelosi to appoint new panel to investigate Jan. 6 protests
Jun 23, 2021 18:13US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to create a new committee to investigate the Jan. 6 protests at the Capitol after the Senate Republicans blocked the formation of an independent panel.
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F.B.I. is pursuing ‘hundreds’ in Capitol riot inquiry, Wray tells US Congress
Jun 17, 2021 20:30The F.B.I. is pursuing potentially hundreds more suspects in the Capitol riot, the agency’s director told Congress on Tuesday (15 Jun 2021), calling the effort to find those responsible for the deadly assault “one of the most far-reaching and extensive” investigations in the bureau’s history.
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Congress to probe 'rogue' actions of Trump's Justice Department
Jun 14, 2021 07:51US Congress will probe “rogue” actions of the Department of Justice (DOJ) during former president Donald Trump's term, including its move to seize the communications records of Democratic lawmakers, according to two top Democratic lawmakers.
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Senate report details security failures in Jan. 6 capitol riot
Jun 11, 2021 18:23Top federal intelligence agencies failed to adequately warn law enforcement officials before the Jan. 6 riot that pro-Trump extremists were threatening violence, including plans to “storm the Capitol,” infiltrate its tunnel system and “bring guns,” according to a new report by two Senate committees that outlines large-scale failures that contributed to the deadly assault.
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Trump rips Biden at GOP convention, vows ‘tremendous 2022’
Jun 06, 2021 07:28Former US President Donald Trump has returned to the political arena, railing against his successor Joe Biden and predicting that the Republican Party will triumph in the 2022 midterm elections.
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Texas Democrats’ late-night walkout scuppers Republican efforts to restrict voting rights
Jun 03, 2021 09:28SB7 bill that would introduce restrictions making it harder to vote fails to pass before midnight deadline after US Democrats leave the House of Representatives.
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'A $753,000,000,000 defense budget is a failure': Biden Pentagon request rebuked
May 31, 2021 15:40Progressive anti-war campaigners and lawmakers blasted President Joe Biden's recent call for a $753 billion military budget for fiscal year 2022, a request that goes beyond the current $740 billion spending level approved under former President Donald Trump.
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Republicans block probe of US Capitol riot
May 30, 2021 08:35Republicans in the US Senate have derailed a bipartisan inquiry into the Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol in spite of a torrent of criticism the lawmakers were playing down the violence.
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New York district attorney convenes grand jury in Trump criminal inquiry
May 28, 2021 09:42Former US President Donald Trump is facing growing legal danger after the attorney general’s office in New York said it had opened a criminal investigation into his business activities and those of other Trump family members.
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US House approves Jan. 6 commission bill amid GOP opposition
May 20, 2021 06:34US House of Representatives has approved a bill to establish a 9/11-style independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 protests at the Capitol amid strong opposition by the Republican leaders.