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Texas Republicans criticize, tune out primetime hearing on Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON — Dramatic new footage, startling revelations and graphic testimony made Thursday night’s opening salvo from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection must-see-TV for many Americans.

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U.S. envoy to visit Lebanon, discuss Israel maritime talks - State Dept

The United States will send an envoy to Lebanon next week to discuss the country's energy crisis and underscore Washington's hope that Beirut and Israel can reach a decision delimiting their maritime boundary, the State Department said on Friday.

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House Jan. 6 panel revelation on pardons raises questions

WASHINGTON — A House select committee revealed Thursday that “multiple” Republican members of Congress had requested pardons from former President Donald Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol — but only named one of them.

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Jan. 6 panel to zero in on Trump’s alleged culpability in riot

WASHINGTON — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack has made clear that it intends to connect every provable thread about an “attempted coup” to Donald John Trump.

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Jack Del Rio fined $100,000 by Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera for calling Capitol insurrection a ‘dust-up’

With calls coming for Jack Del Rio to be fired in Washington, the team issued the embattled defensive coordinator a hefty fine instead.

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Jan. 6 hearings need to deliver additional viral moments to reach Americans

WASHINGTON — The Jan. 6 hearings opened with a shocking portrayal in prime time of how then-President Donald Trump’s efforts to subvert his election loss touched off a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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A California man’s journey to kill Justice Kavanaugh ended with a desperate plea, feds allege

The taxicab pulled to a stop in front of a white colonial residence in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.

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Are £2.5bn plans for eight new North East railway lines 'pie in the sky' or 'rational argument'?

The huge proposals include bringing trains to places like Washington for the first time in decades, reopening mothballed lines, and creating a new link to Newcastle Airport

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At Asia security summit, Japan vows to boost regional security role

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged on Friday to boost its regional security presence to counter multiple threats, from China's expansion in the South China Sea to North Korea's nuclear missile programme.

Reuters

Photos of the week ending June 10, 2022 - Roll Call

Photos of the week: The D-Day anniversary, a moose, Seersucker Thursday and the Jan. 6 hearing made for a busy week in Washington.

Roll Call

Liberals expect looming abortion decision will reignite Supreme Court expansion debate

WASHINGTON — Emily Blocher remembers the response she received from an aide to Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff when, last fall, she traveled to Washington to advocate for expanding the size of the Supreme Court: It was warm and attentive, she said, but conspicuously non-committal to the proposal.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Lawmakers explore options for Ukraine war crimes investigations

WASHINGTON — There does not appear to be ample Republican support to amend laws that tightly prohibit U.S. support to the International Criminal Court as lawmakers search for ways Washington can assist Ukrainian officials with war crimes investigations of Russians.

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Democrats seek national plan for protecting abortion

WASHINGTON — Democrats and abortion rights advocates are seeking clarity on federal restrictions and challenges ahead of the Supreme Court releasing a decision expected to reverse the 50-year-old precedent set by Roe v. Wade.

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Donald Trump accused of 'attempted coup' in US Capitol riots as new footage emerges

The former president Donald Trump is accused of encouraging his supporters to attack the Capitol building in Washington DC, the heart of US democracy, after he lost the election to Joe Biden

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U.S., Chinese defence ministers meet face-to-face, seeking to avoid misunderstandings

U.S. and Chinese defence ministers met on Friday for their first in-person talks since the start of President Joe Biden's administration, trying to ensure that broader tensions between the two countries do not spill over into military misunderstandings or miscommunication, officials said.

The Times of India

Five key moments from the January 6 Capitol riot hearing

WASHINGTON: A House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection opened its series of public hearings with dramatic testimony from an injured US Capitol Police officer, a video appearance by former President Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, and intense footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. Here are five key moments:

Los Angeles Times

Laying bare Trump’s coup attempt, Jan. 6 hearings forced us not to look away

Viewers who tuned in Thursday to the first night of public hearings by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection were not Washington political theater as usual. On the contrary, the broadcast portion of the largest-scale investigation in congressional history was a clean, concise production of real substance.…

The Independent UK

‘He lit the flame’: Jan 6 hearing uses Ivanka, Kushner, Barr and violent video to paint Trump as insurrectionist in chief

The January 6 committee’s overarching message was clear: ‘The conspiracy to thwart the will of the people is not over’

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ICYMI: Key moments from the Jan. 6 Committee hearing

WASHINGTON — The House Select Committee, tasked with investigating the root causes of the Jan. 6 insurrection, held its first public hearing Thursday night, after spending nearly one year conducting an investigation behind closed doors.

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Ukraine reliant on arms from allies, Soviet-era weaponry exhausted

WASHINGTON: Ukraine has depleted its Soviet and Russian-designed weaponry and is now completely dependent on allies for arms to defend against Russia's invasion, US military sources say.

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Key takeaways from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot hearing

WASHINGTON — Here are the key takeaways from Thursday’s committee hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot:

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This weekend brings another March For Our Lives

WASHINGTON — David Hogg is exhausted.

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Jan. 6 attack on Capitol the ‘culmination of an attempted coup,’ chairman says

WASHINGTON — As rioters battered police and stormed inside the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, then-President Donald Trump grew angry with advisers pleading with him to do something, Vice Chairwoman Liz Cheney said Thursday in the first hearing by the House select committee investigating the attack.

Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 attack on Capitol the ‘culmination of an attempted coup,’ chairman says

WASHINGTON — Americans watching the first Jan. 6 Select Committee hearing Thursday night were jolted back to the horror of the Capitol attack in early 2021, with the panel deploying never-before-seen footage of violence and graphic, emotional testimony from an officer wounded in the melee to place then-President Donald Trump…

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Ivanka Trump says she believed AG Barr that her father lost 2020 election

WASHINGTON — Ivanka Trump, the daughter of Donald Trump and a former White House adviser, said she accepted that there was no evidence of fraud and that her father had lost the 2020 election.

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