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‘He lit the flame’: Jan 6 hearing uses Ivanka, Kushner, Barr and violent video to paint Trump as insurrectionist in chief

The January 6 committee’s overarching message was clear: ‘The conspiracy to thwart the will of the people is not over’

The Independent UK

ICYMI: Key moments from the Jan. 6 Committee hearing

WASHINGTON — The House Select Committee, tasked with investigating the root causes of the Jan. 6 insurrection, held its first public hearing Thursday night, after spending nearly one year conducting an investigation behind closed doors.

Los Angeles Times

Ukraine reliant on arms from allies, Soviet-era weaponry exhausted

WASHINGTON: Ukraine has depleted its Soviet and Russian-designed weaponry and is now completely dependent on allies for arms to defend against Russia's invasion, US military sources say.

Bangkok Post

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Key takeaways from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot hearing

WASHINGTON — Here are the key takeaways from Thursday’s committee hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot:

Tribune News Service

This weekend brings another March For Our Lives

WASHINGTON — David Hogg is exhausted.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 attack on Capitol the ‘culmination of an attempted coup,’ chairman says

WASHINGTON — Americans watching the first Jan. 6 Select Committee hearing Thursday night were jolted back to the horror of the Capitol attack in early 2021, with the panel deploying never-before-seen footage of violence and graphic, emotional testimony from an officer wounded in the melee to place then-President Donald Trump…

Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 attack on Capitol the ‘culmination of an attempted coup,’ chairman says

WASHINGTON — As rioters battered police and stormed inside the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, then-President Donald Trump grew angry with advisers pleading with him to do something, Vice Chairwoman Liz Cheney said Thursday in the first hearing by the House select committee investigating the attack.

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Ivanka Trump says she believed AG Barr that her father lost 2020 election

WASHINGTON — Ivanka Trump, the daughter of Donald Trump and a former White House adviser, said she accepted that there was no evidence of fraud and that her father had lost the 2020 election.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 hearings to lay out ‘scheme ... to undermine the will of the people,’ chairman says

WASHINGTON — The House Select Committee investigating what caused the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol is beginning a series of hearings Thursday evening by laying out its evidence of a coordinated effort to stop certification of the 2020 presidential election and keep former President Donald Trump in office.

Los Angeles Times

Cornyn calls Uvalde killer ‘ticking time bomb,’ sees progress on Senate gun deal

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday the 18-year-old responsible for the Uvalde school massacre fit an all-too-common profile of mass shooters: alienated young men with mental health issues.

Tribune News Service

Three people shot dead after gunman opens fire at manufacturing plant

The shooter targeted the Columbia Machine Inc facility in Maryland, Washington, this afternoon at around 2:30pm in America's 250th reported mass shooting in 2022

Daily Mirror

Analysis: Rare sense of ‘anxiety and urgency’ drives bipartisan talks on gun safety in Congress

WASHINGTON — It didn’t happen after 13 people were killed at Columbine in 1999, when 26 were gunned down in Newtown in 2012 or when 17 people were murdered at Parkland in 2018.

Los Angeles Times

Analysis: Rare sense of ‘anxiety and urgency’ drives bipartisan talks on gun safety in Congress

WASHINGTON — It didn’t happen after 13 people were killed at Columbine in 1999, when 26 were gunned down in Newtown in 2012 or when 17 people were murdered at Parkland in 2018.

Los Angeles Times

Why a California Democrat’s ‘red flag’ gun proposal might become law

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday advanced a comprehensive package of gun reforms that would, among other things, raise the age required to legally purchase semiautomatic rifles, restrict high-capacity ammunition magazines and create stiff gun storage requirements.

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The Independent UK

Coach's comments deal another blow to Commanders reputation

A Washington Commanders assistant coach referring to the Jan. 6 insurrection as a “dust-up at the Capitol” is just the latest off-field controversy for NFL franchise

Tribune News Service

Prospects dim for quick deal on Senate immigration proposals

WASHINGTON — Senate negotiators sounded doubtful they could put forward a bipartisan immigration proposal before Congress leaves Washington for an August break, dimming the prospects to pass long-awaited immigration changes ahead of midterm elections that could flip control of Congress.

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House adopts red flag bill to confiscate guns in cases of ‘extreme risk’

WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to allow confiscation of guns from individuals deemed an “extreme risk,” the morning after agreeing to ban teens from buying semi-automatic weapons like the one used by the 18-year-old who killed 21 people at a Uvalde elementary school.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: A look at far-right extremists in Jan. 6 riot

The first public hearing of the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack is expected to spotlight two far-right extremist groups whose members are accused of plotting for weeks to stop the peaceful transfer of power

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The Independent UK

Replacing benefits of Snake River dams would cost billions

A new report says the benefits provided by four giant hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River can be replaced if the dams are breached to save endangered salmon runs

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Biden administration launches proposed EV charger requirements

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday released its proposed version of standards for federally-funded electric vehicle fast chargers to be built out along the nation's highways.

Al Jazeera

Shireen Abu Akleh: US still thinks Israel should lead probe

Antony Blinken had called for ‘independent’ investigation, but State Department says US position has not changed.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Administration Takes Step to Bolster Palestinians Ties

The United States is restoring a line of communication for the Palestinians that had been canceled by the Trump administration. The move, announced Thursday before a possible visit by President Joe Biden to Israel and the occupied West Bank, is bureaucratic in nature. But it means the Palestinians will deal…

Benzinga

JanOne Subsidiary Opens Three New Recycling Centers

JanOne Inc. (NASDAQ:JAN) subsidiary ARCA Recycling plans to open three new recycling centers in June and July to support growth in its recycling business. The three new recycling centers are in Kent, Washington; Tulare, California; and Hainesport, New Jersey. Each region will benefit from new local jobs created by the centers. These new…

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Washington S. Ct.: Whether Someone Has Been "Seized" Turns in Part on His Race

My follow-up question: There are also likely highly "disproportionate police contacts, investigative seizures, and uses of force against" men—which doubtless stem in part from men actually committing more crimes than women, but are likely also influenced by "implicit, institutional, and unconscious biases" on the part of law enforcement (and everyone…

The Independent UK

Virginia General Assembly tabling Commanders stadium bill

The General Assembly is tabling for the year legislation intended to lure the Washington Commanders to Virginia

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