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Dark money fueled Jan. 6 — but whose?

Shadowy "war games" for what happened on Jan. 6 began months earlier — but we still don't know who paid for them

Salon

2022 midterms: What to watch in primaries in 7 states

Primary elections in seven states Tuesday will set the stage for U.S. House and Senate battles this fall that will play into control of Congress

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 committee privately divided on abolishing Electoral College, other key reforms

The committee's legacy will depend in large part on what it does with its findings.

Axios

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Capitol riot apologists go unpunished as memories of horror fade

WASHINGTON — The deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, shocked viewers watching live around the world and, at least in the moment, infuriated Republican congressional leaders who fulminated among themselves against the role Donald Trump and his allies played in egging on the rioters.

Tribune News Service

Can televised hearings bring the truth about January 6 to the US public?

The first of six congressional hearings will start on Thursday but emulating the impact of 1973’s Watergate sessions will be hard in today’s fractured media and political environment

The Guardian - US

Former Trump aide Mark Meadows avoids contempt of Congress charges

WASHINGTON — Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows won’t be indicted for defying subpoenas by the special congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, a major blow to the panel as it seeks cooperation of associates of former President Donald Trump.

Tribune News Service

US charges former Trump aide for defying Congress in Jan 6 probe

Peter Navarro faces two counts of contempt of Congress for failing to cooperate with panel investigating Capitol riot.

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Capitol Police officer charged in 2020 Georgetown hit-and-run on motorcyclist - Roll Call

Thomas Smith, a Capitol Police officer, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges stemming from a 2020 hit-and-run in Georgetown.

Roll Call

US Justice Department could be zeroing in on Trump lawyers, experts say

Subpoenas for information on Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman’s roles in the fake electors scheme were issued in April

The Guardian - US

Jan. 6 committee sets prime-time hearing date for findings

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol will go public with its findings in a hearing next week, launching into what lawmakers hope will be one the most consequential oversight efforts in American history

The Independent UK

What 5 previous congressional investigations can teach us about the House Jan. 6 committee hearings

Six public hearings to be held in June by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection will attempt to answer the question of whether former President Donald Trump and his political allies broke the law in seeking to overturn the 2020 election results.

The Conversation

Blue Dog goes down after blocking Biden

Kurt Schrader is the first congressional incumbent to lose an Oregon primary since 1980

Salon

Feds charge 2 more Illinois women with joining U.S. Capitol riot

The case against Trudy Castle and Kimberly DiFrancesco bring the number of known Illinois residents charged in the breach to 30. The feds say they became aware of the pair after someone shared photos that had been texted to their spouse by DiFrancesco.

Chicago Sun-Times

California US House races could help tilt power in Congress

California is a heavily Democratic state, but the Republican Party retains pockets of strength in U.S. House districts that will be among the country’s marquee elections in the fight to control Congress

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Trump news – live: Jan 6 legal memo reveals details of plan to overturn election

House committee member calls Trump ‘guilty as sin’ and a ‘one-man crime wave’

The Guardian - US

Peter Navarro subpoena suggests DoJ may be investigating Trump

Justice department seeks former aide’s communications with ex-president and his attorneys

Salon

Navarro hit with DOJ Jan. 6 subpoena

Legal analyst says latest move "signals a significant expansion of the Justice Department investigation"

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Biden visits Uvalde after mass shooting

President and first lady seek to comfort community as DoJ launches investigation into the police’s response. Plus, how the side hustle ate the hobby

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The Independent UK

Jan 6 committee condemns Kevin McCarthy’s subpoena refusal as an ‘assault on the rule of law’

House GOP leader and other Republican members have refused to give evidence to panel, raising possibility of legal clash

The Independent UK

McCarthy, GOP lawmakers escalate standoff with Jan. 6 panel

Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is making clear that he will defy a subpoena he received from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Trump mused about hanging Pence. Voters mustn't let GOP candidates ignore that

Reports that then-President Donald Trump reacted favorably as the Capitol mob chanted “Hang Mike Pence” on Jan. 6, 2021, is a fresh reminder that Trump is, at his core, an aspiring anti-democracy strongman — one who still has a realistic prospect of winning the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. For years…

Axios

Capitol Hill's smallest committee takes center stage

The House Administration Committee at the center of some of the biggest policy fights in Congress

Roll Call

It’s ‘back to the forest’ for Rep. Peter DeFazio - Roll Call

“I have one of the longest commutes in the lower 48,” says the retiring chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Salon

Texas GOP eased gun laws after massacres

"We're supposed to keep children safe. And here we’ve done exactly the opposite," said state Sen. Roland Gutierrez

Irish Mirror

Texas school massacre continues grim run of mass shootings in US state

More than 85 people have been killed in mass shootings in Texas in the last five years

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