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Jan. 6 committee: More evidence will come in July hearings

A member of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot says more evidence is emerging that lends support to recent testimony that President Donald Trump wanted to join an angry mob that marched to the Capitol and rioted

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022

Trump may launch surprise bid for White House as soon as this month, report says

Mr Trump may make a surprise campaign announcement as soon as this month, according to The New York Times

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2022

‘They can’t stop a million people’: Chicago man admits role in U.S. Capitol riot

Athanasios Zoyganeles wrote, “They are trying to remove Trump anyway they can.The people showed the government.That we will take u out if needed.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 1, 2022

Trump's vulnerabilities for 2024 mount after new testimony

Stunning new revelations about former President Donald Trump's fight to overturn the 2020 election have exposed growing political vulnerabilities just as he eyes another presidential bid

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022

At the Races: Roe-d awakening - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call · Jun 30, 2022

Leahy recovering from hip replacement surgery - Roll Call

A health scare showed Democrats Thursday how hard it may be to pass a partisan tax and spending package in an evenly divided Senate.

Roll Call · Jun 30, 2022

Liz Cheney is ‘riding for the brand’ in DC. But back in Wyoming, the brand may be Trump

CASPER, Wyo. — Before she voted to impeach President Donald Trump, Rep. Liz Cheney could depend on votes from Jon Nicolaysen.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 30, 2022

Did Cassidy Hutchinson sink Trump '24?

Hutchinson makes me more hopeful for America's future — and may have sent Trump scurrying into the shadows

Salon · Jun 30, 2022

Editorial: Damning testimony brings Trump closer to the prospect of jail time

Tuesday’s blockbuster testimony before the House Jan. 6 Select Committee brought the American public directly into former President Donald Trump’s inner White House sanctum to understand his thinking and motivation as the Capitol insurrection was being planned and launched. The evidence and testimony strongly suggest that he knew an attack…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jun 30, 2022

Republican Party must choose between Trump and the Constitution, Liz Cheney says in California speech

Warning that America faces a "domestic threat we have never faced before," GOP Rep. Liz Cheney on Wednesday accused Republicans who ignore former President Trump's efforts to overturn the presidential election of being derelict in their duty to preserve the constitutional republic.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 30, 2022