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WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 select committee voted unanimously Monday to recommend holding 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 the committee’s investigation.

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

Bannon is advancing a high-stakes defense as he battles a case that could mean up to a year in federal prison and thousands of dollars in fines if convicted

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.

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

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.

New whistleblower protections, a response to Donald Trump's first impeachment, don't go far enough, advocates for whistleblowers say.