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The Jan. 6 committee isn't done. Expect more hearings, revelations and reports

With Republicans set to take control of the House of Representatives in November, the Democrat-led committee has a lot to pack into the next five months.

WEKU

India, six others vote against resolution to grant UN accreditation to six rights groups

At the meeting of the 54-member Economic and Social Council, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organisations recommended 203 groups for special consultative status.

The Hindu

U.S. Capitol riot probe slams Trump inaction, urges accountability

Committee chairman Bennie Thompson said Mr. Trump ‘recklessly blazed a path of lawlessness and corruption’ as he sought to overturn the results of the 2020 U.S. election

The Hindu

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Jonathan Bernstein: The Jan. 6 hearings hit the bull’s-eye

What was once billed as six hearings over two-plus weeks by the House Select Committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol of Jan. 6, 2021, has now reached a break after eight hearings, stretched out over more than a month, with more promised in September. The committee has done…

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6 takeaways from Jan. 6 hearing: Kinzinger said Trump ‘did not fail to act ... he chose not to act’

“The mob,” said Kinzinger, at Thursday’s Jan. 6 committee hearing, “was accomplishing President Trump’s purpose. So of course he didn’t intervene.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Why Donald Trump can't be prosecuted for 'dereliction of duty' for his inaction on Jan. 6

During the prime-time hearing on July 21, 2022 of the House January 6 committee, the two panel members leading the hearing used the phrase “dereliction of duty” to describe the conduct of then-President Donald Trump.

The Conversation

"The cancer in the center" of Jan. 6

The Lincoln Project released a new ad ahead of the Jan. 6 committee's primetime hearing

Salon

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Boris Johnson could face byelection if inquiry finds he misled MPs over Partygate

Recall Act could be triggered with Johnson at risk of losing Uxbridge seat, HoC committee report suggests

The Guardian - UK

A majority thinks Trump is to blame for Jan. 6 but won't face charges, poll finds

As the Jan. 6 hearings have played out, there has been only some, if any, movement in people's views of what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, but independents' views have changed since a December poll.

WEKU

Analysis: Trump's infamous obsession with TV helped define Jan. 6 too

Donald Trump's TV fixation led him to the White House. The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will show that obsession also defined his actions on that day.

WEKU

Trump administration memo shows citizenship question connected with census

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration tried to include a question about citizenship in the 2020 census that would benefit Republicans, despite initial concerns within the administration that it wasn’t legal, according to a new trove of documents released by Congress on Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Trump aimed to erode immigrant representation with census citizenship question, documents show

Documents reveal officials worked to keep secret their intention to use the data to exclude non-citizens from apportionment

The Guardian - US

Senate panel OKs NATO expansion, rushing to full Senate vote

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has given easy bipartisan approval to admitting Finland and Sweden into NATO

The Independent UK

Lanarkshire community council back calls for tougher banking services legislation

A new report by the Scottish Affairs Committee has listed several concerns about access to cash being 'decimated'

Daily Record

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The Independent UK

Interest rates could hit 2% or higher in the next year, says Bank policymaker

Outgoing Monetary Policy Committee member Michael Saunders said increases ‘still have some way to go’ in order to get inflation under control.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Why Does Russia Want to Remove the Syrian Political Process from Geneva?

Damascus has informed United Nations envoy Geir Pedersen that it would not send its delegation to Geneva to participate in the ninth round of the Constitutional Committee on July 25, which means freezing the Syrian political process that is held under the auspices of the UN. The actual reason is…

Tribune News Service

Report details ‘systemic failures,’ ‘egregious’ decisions in Uvalde shooting response

DALLAS — For families in Uvalde, Sunday brought with it the weight of the most exhaustive account of their loved one’s final moments yet. In a long-awaited, 77-page report, a Texas House committee told them there is not one person to blame, but instead a long series of “systemic failures…

WEKU

What the subpoena for the Secret Service's erased texts means for the Jan. 6 probe

The House committee subpoenaed the Secret Service for text messages agents reportedly deleted, as the panel probes President Donald Trump's actions at the time of the deadly Capitol attack.

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The Hindu

Odisha child rights body asks media not to reveal victims’ identity

The Commission followed suit after Dhenkanal district administration prohibited entry of media professionals into schools

The Independent UK

Government should apologise to unmarried mothers ‘railroaded’ into adoptions

An estimated 185,000 children were taken away from unmarried mothers and adopted between 1949 and 1976 in England and Wales.

The Hindu

Have one controlling authority for all types of mediation service providers and institutes: Parliamentary panel on Mediation Bill

The committee headed by Bharatiya Janata Party's Sushil Kumar Modi submitted its report to Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu

Reason

Judge Can Be Member of N.Y. ACLU Affiliate, but not One of Its Directors

From a decision of the N.Y. Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics, handed down on Jan. 27 but just posted on Westlaw: The inquiring full-time judge asks if it is ethically permissible to serve on the board of directors of the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU). As the organization's website…

Sports Illustrated

Snyder’s Legal Team Responds to Congress Proceeding With Subpoena

The Commanders owner’s attorney wrote, “Mr. Snyder is not subject to any NDA that conditions his ability to share information solely on receipt of a subpoena.”

Daily Mirror

Priti Patel REFUSES to attend rare grilling by MPs over her Rwanda plan

The Home Secretary said 'recent changes in government' stopped her grilling by the Home Affairs Committee - but a source fumed it's 'a load of rubbish. There’s no reason why she can’t come'

Los Angeles Times

‘Lies, deceit and snake oil’: Jan. 6 hearing witnesses say Trump claims might have ‘started a new civil war’

WASHINGTON — Faced with no legal path to staying in office, former President Donald Trump summoned supporters to Washington to pressure Congress to overturn the 2020 election results, a move far-right extremists saw as a cue to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the House committee investigating the insurrection…

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