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Former US VP Pence testifies before Capitol riot probe

Mike Pence's appearance before a grand jury likely gives prosecutors a key first-person account about the events of the deadly US Capitol insurrection in 2021.

The New Daily · Apr 27, 2023

Pence testifies before election probe grand jury: AP source

Former Vice President Mike Pence has testified before a federal grand jury investigating efforts by then-President Donald Trump and his Republican allies to overturn the 2020 election

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023

Senate GOP blocks joint resolution nixing Equal Rights Amendment ratification deadline - Roll Call

Senate Republicans blocked a measure Thursday that would have altered a deadline for adding the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution.

Roll Call · Apr 27, 2023

US Justice Dept sues Tennessee over transgender healthcare law

The law, passed in the state’s Republican-led statehouse, prohibits youth from receiving gender-affirming care.

Al Jazeera · Apr 27, 2023

The law often shields police officers from accountability -- and reinforces policing that harms Black people, homeless people and the mentally ill

Seeking accountability in the brutal police beating death of her son, the mother of Tyre Nichols has filed a US$55 million federal lawsuit against the individual officers, the Memphis Police Department and the city of Memphis, Tennessee.

The Conversation · Apr 26, 2023

Prison sex abuse must be rooted out, Justice official says

Sexual abuse in the nation’s federal prisons must be rooted out

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023

A tobacco giant will pay $629 million for violating U.S. sanctions against North Korea

British American Tobacco, one of the largest tobacco companies in the world, agreed to settle allegations that it did illegal business with Pyongyang in violation of U.S. sanctions.

WEKU · Apr 25, 2023

Tobacco company settles with US over business in North Korea

The Justice Department says a British tobacco company has agreed to a $629 million settlement to resolve allegations that it did illegal business with North Korea in violation of U.S. sanctions

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

Justice Thomas gifts scandal highlights 'double standard' for ethics in government

Ethics watchdogs are raising alarms after a report showed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted lavish gifts without disclosing them as required.

WEKU · Apr 24, 2023

US Supreme Court preserves abortion pill access

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Friday temporarily preserved access to a widely used abortion pill, freezing rulings by lower courts that would have banned or severely restricted availability of the drug.

Bangkok Post · Apr 22, 2023