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Trump decries McCarthy’s handling of Jan. 6 panel, which a Democrat calls a ‘historic and strategic blunder’

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are sticking beside Kevin McCarthy despite former President Donald Trump’s attacks on the minority leader’s decision to pull GOP members from the Jan. 6 committee.

Los Angeles Times

More than half the US could ban abortion without Roe v Wade. These states are protecting access

Fifteen states and Washington DC have codified abortion protections into law while other states are criminalising care, creating a patchwork of reproductive health rights across the US

The Independent UK

Channel 4 journalist told to 'go back to own country' by Republican politician in gun row

Washington correspondent for Channel 4, Siobhan Kennedy, was told by US Republican Party politician Marjorie Taylor Greene to 'go back to your own' country in a gun row.

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Biden’s hunger summit echoes Nixon’s, but faces new challenges

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s plan to hold a hunger summit, more than 50 years after President Richard Nixon convened a similar one, will put a spotlight not only on shortcomings in the current programs but also on issues that emerged over the decades since.

Tribune News Service

Football Coach’s 50-Yard-Line Prayer At Issue In Supreme Court Case

Joseph Kennedy, a former high school football coach in Bremerton, Washington, is waiting for the Supreme Court to rule on his case about prayer. And he insists he is a centrist that most Americans would agree with on religious freedom issues and the U.S. Constitution.

Zenger

Beijing Is Still Playing the Long Game on Taiwan

Why China Isn’t Poised to Invade

Foreign Affairs

Preemptive pardons, Trump’s Justice Dept. plans and other takeaways from Thursday’s Jan. 6 hearing

WASHINGTON — The fifth hearing of the House select committee investigating Jan. 6 focused Thursday on how then-President Donald Trump sought to misuse the Justice Department to convince states and the courts that there was widespread election fraud.

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Minnesota Democrats pitch early primary to DNC

WASHINGTON — Minnesota Democrats pitched national party leaders Thursday in a bid to become one of the first U.S. states to hold a 2024 presidential primary, pointing to the state's strong voter turnout, growing diversity and election laws.

Tribune News Service

Florida Sens. Rubio, Scott reveal how they’ll vote on bipartisan gun bill

WASHINGTON — Florida Republican Sens. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio each said on Thursday that they would vote against a bipartisan gun-control bill in the Senate, opposing the measure even though both men have shown a willingness in the past to support additional gun restrictions.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Channel 4 reporter told 'go back to your own country' by Republican politician in gun row

Channel 4's Washington correspondent Siobhan Kennedy was told to 'go back to your own country' by US Republican Party politician Marjorie Taylor Greene during a gun control press conference

Daily Mirror

Gohmert sought presidential pardon after Jan. 6 Capitol riot, ex-White House staffer says

WASHINGTON — Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, sought a pardon from former President Donald Trump following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the House committee investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election results revealed Thursday.

Tribune News Service

GOP House members sought blanket pardon from Trump after Jan. 6 riot, committee says

WASHINGTON — Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Mo Brooks of Alabama were among a handful of Republican members of Congress who sought pardons for their actions in connection with President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to testimony from former White House officials…

Los Angeles Times

FBI interviews Allegheny County GOP chair Sam DeMarco about Trump's attempt to plant fake electors

PITTSBURGH — FBI agents interviewed the chairman of the Allegheny County Republican Party at his home early Thursday morning as part of a nationwide investigation into former President Donald Trump’s attempt to send alternate electors from key swing states to Washington to overturn the 2020 election.

Tribune News Service

Justice Department raids home of former DOJ official at center of Jan. 6 panel’s investigation

WASHINGTON — Federal investigators on Wednesday searched the Virginia home of Jeffrey Clark, the former Justice Department official who pushed the department, at former President Donald Trump’s request, to get involved in efforts to challenge the 2020 election results.

Los Angeles Times

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Reason

Greg Abbott Spent $1,400 a Head To Bus Migrants to D.C. for a Political Stunt

Texas taxpayers might be stuck footing the hefty bill for Abbott's busing scheme.

Tribune News Service

Can Congress be a little more like a tech company? Maybe

WASHINGTON — Congress isn’t Google — but it should start acting more like a tech giant.

The Conversation

Friday essay: if growing US-China rivalry leads to 'the worst war ever', what should Australia do?

Should Australia join the United States in a war against China to prevent China taking the US’s place as the dominant power in East Asia? Until a few years ago the question would have seemed merely hypothetical, but not anymore.

Benzinga

Johnson Controls Acquires Tempered Networks; Partners With Accenture On Innovation Centers

Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN) and Johnson Controls International Plc (NYSE:JCI) collaborate to deliver and operate two new OpenBlue Innovation Centers. The centers will drive Johnson Controls' rollout of building control system products and services using technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), digital twins, the internet of things (IoT), 5G, and the cloud. The focus will be…

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Sports Illustrated

Daniel Snyder: Vote to Expel? Pressure to Resign? Or Absolutely Nothing?

The Washington Commanders owner is facing serious allegations and mounting pressure from Congress. Will he give up his team?

Sports Illustrated

Former Washington Player Calls Dan Snyder ‘Poor Excuse’ for Human

Su’a Cravens added, “He’s ruined so many careers and made life difficult for so many that did no wrong. Karma really comes full circle.”

Tribune News Service

FDA orders JUUL to remove all vaping products from the market

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered vaping giant JUUL to remove its remaining products from the market, after roughly two years of reviewing the company’s applications.

Chicago Tribune

Stabenow: Union-made EV tax credits are dead in Democrats' climate bill

WASHINGTON— A controversial proposal that would have given consumers a $4,500 discount on domestic, union-made electric vehicles is officially off the table, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, confirmed Wednesday to The Detroit News.

Los Angeles Times

‘A murder-suicide pact’: Former DOJ officials say they refused Trump’s requests to intervene in election

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump pushed Department of Justice officials to falsely claim there was evidence of fraud in the 2020 election and attempted to replace the acting attorney general when he refused to comply with his demands, the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection will…

Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 panel to show Trump misused Justice Department to claim election was stolen

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court bolsters gun owners’ right to carry a weapon in public

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the rights of gun owners to carry a loaded weapon in public, ruling that the Second Amendment right to “bear arms” overrides laws in New York and California that restrict who may legally take guns when they leave home.

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