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Jan. 6 committee votes to subpoena Trump: ‘He is required to answer for his actions’

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 select committee unanimously voted Thursday to issue a subpoena to former President Donald Trump, capping off what could be its final hearing by laying out the case that Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election were premeditated.

Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 panel: Trump had ‘premeditated’ plan to declare victory on election night

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump planned “well in advance” to declare victory on election night, regardless of the vote count, said Rep. Zoe Lofgren at Thursday’s hearing by the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 panel will vote on subpoena for Trump at today’s hearing, source says

WASHINGTON — The Jan. 6 select panel plans to vote on issuing a subpoena to former President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke to the Los Angeles Times on condition of anonymity to speak freely about the matter. The vote is expected to take…

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Jan. 6 committee votes to subpoena Donald Trump: ‘He is required to answer for his actions’

WASHINGTON — The Jan. 6 House select committee unanimously voted Thursday to issue a subpoena to former President Trump, capping off what could be its final hearing by laying out the case that Trump was premeditated in his attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

Los Angeles Times

‘Start smashing pumpkins’: January 6 panel shows Roger Stone discussing violence

Video footage obtained from a Danish documentary film-maker shows Trump ally discussing violence after 2020 election

The Guardian - US

‘F*** the voting. Let’s get right to the violence’: Jan 6 panel shares video of Roger Stone linked to Capitol attack

GOP operative was connected to Oath Keepers and Proud Boys as he signalled likelihood of violence in election aftermath

The Independent UK

Trump's "premeditated" Jan. 6 plot

Trump plotted to reject his election loss days before any votes were even counted, email shows

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Jan. 6 panel to summarize its case against Trump ahead of midterms

WASHINGTON — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is holding what could be its last public hearing Thursday, with committee members indicating they will focus on former President Donald Trump’s state of mind that day and present a more holistic summation of the events and how they…

Los Angeles Times

What time is the Jan 6 hearing today and how can you watch?

‘There’s some new material that, you know, I found as we got into it, pretty surprising,’ panel member says

The Independent UK

What to know ahead of Thursday's closing Jan. 6 hearing

The hearing will center on former President Trump and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

Axios

Jan. 6 hearing promises 'surprising' details before election

The House Jan. 6 committee plans to unveil “surprising” details at its next public hearing about the 2021 attack at the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 panel gets 1M Secret Service docs

New evidence from Secret Service reveals Trump was warned about potential for violence unfolding on Jan. 6

Salon

Jan 6 panel member says ‘pretty surprising’ new material to be revealed at latest hearing

Zoe Lofgren says ‘mob was led by some extremist groups ... those individuals were known to people in the Trump orbit’

The Independent UK

Congress barrels toward "extremely busy" lame-duck session

The prospect of a Republican majority could leave Democrats with a short runway for their top priorities.

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The Independent UK

Three top takeaways from Denver Riggleman’s book on the January 6 investigation

Mr Riggleman appeared to have a low opinion of some of the committee’s members

The Independent UK

Bills would curtail objections at future Jan. 6 counts

Members of Congress have officially objected to the results in four of the last six presidential elections

Los Angeles Times

Jackie Calmes: Congress is trying to stop its own members from another coup attempt

Call it the (spineless) Republicans' lament: "The things we do for the orange Jesus."

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 committee-led elections bill passes House, but has an uncertain Senate future

WASHINGTON — The House quickly took up and passed its response to a Senate proposal on how to overhaul a 135-year-old law governing the counting of presidential electoral votes, sending the hot-button issue back to the other side of the Capitol.

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The House just passed a bill that would make it harder to overthrow an election

The bill would amend the Electoral Count Act, which legal experts have called vague and confusing. The legislation is similar to a somewhat narrower bill from a bipartisan group of senators.

Roll Call

Jan. 6 committee-led elections bill passes House, but has an uncertain Senate future - Roll Call

Lawmakers in both chambers are hoping to update the Electoral Count Act of 1887, but can’t agree on how — and time is slipping away.

The Independent UK

House to vote on election law overhaul in response to Jan. 6

The House is preparing to vote on an overhaul of a centuries-old election law in an effort to prevent future presidential candidates from trying to subvert the popular will

Los Angeles Times

Jean Guerrero: Imagine if white vigilantes and 'illegals' united for their common cause

The first year of Donald Trump's presidency, I interviewed a 78-year-old man who regularly patrolled his border-adjacent property in the rural California town of Boulevard, wearing a bulletproof vest and carrying an AR-10. "It is my duty to protect my country from people invading it," Bob Maupin told me.

The Independent UK

Congress eyes strongest response yet to Jan. 6 attack

House Democrats are voting this week on changes to a 19th century law for certifying presidential elections

Tribune News Service

Liz Cheney introduces electoral vote bill to avoid repeat of Jan. 6

Republican Representative Liz Cheney introduced a bill Monday that would change how Congress counts presidential electors to reduce the chances of another effort to overturn election results like that mounted by former President Donald Trump last year.

Tribune News Service

Panels in both chambers to take up presidential elector overhauls

WASHINGTON — With the calendar winding down on a 117th Congress that began with rioters storming the Capitol, lawmakers in both chambers on Friday announced plans to take up bills that overhaul a 135-year-old law governing the counting of presidential electoral votes.

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