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Select committee unanimously agrees to advance contempt of Congress citations against Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 select committee will move Monday to hold former President Donald Trump aides Dan Scavino Jr. and Peter Navarro in contempt of Congress for not complying with subpoenas to provide testimony and documents for its investigation.

WASHINGTON — Four Russian nationals who worked for their government committed cyberattacks against hundreds of companies in the energy sector worldwide, including the operator of a nuclear power facility in Kansas, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday as part of a sweeping pair of indictments aimed at curbing state-sponsored hacks.

Washington (AFP) - Four Russian agents have been indicted in the United States for hacking attacks targeting the energy sector around the world, including a US nuclear power operator and a Saudi petrochemical facility.

The Justice Department says four Russian government officials have been charged in hacks that targeted the global energy industry and thousands of computers around the world between 2012 and 2018

Washington (AFP) - Lawmakers investigating the deadly 2021 assault on the US Capitol said Thursday they are pursuing criminal contempt charges for two key allies of former president Donald Trump for refusing to testify.

If pursued by the Justice Department each count carries up to a year of prison time and $100,000 in fines

Skyrocketing ballot rejections, Democrats say, is "direct" and "intended" result of state's new voting restrictions

WASHINGTON — Congress wants to ensure that former President Donald Trump’s attempted coercion of Ukraine in 2019 — and his effort to thwart and intimidate the official who disclosed it — never recur. But a new law aimed at doing that is insufficient, several whistleblower advocates contended.