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Takeaways: Trump's conditional loyalty, new warning for left

Donald Trump extended his losing record in Georgia on Tuesday after two Trump-backed U.S. House candidates lost in landslides

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

Senate gun safety bill advances, passage likely this week

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 64-34 to advance bipartisan gun safety legislation Tuesday hours after negotiators announced they had reached a deal, with final passage likely later this week.

Tribune News Service · Jun 22, 2022

Thursday's Jan. 6 hearing to explore 'the effort to corrupt the Justice Department'

WASHINGTON — The House hearing investigating the catalysts behind the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol will continue Thursday and is expected to explore then-President Trump's efforts to pressure the Justice Department in the days after the election.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 22, 2022

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Biden to call on Congress to pass gas tax holiday

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will call on Congress to enact a gasoline tax holiday, a person familiar with the plans says, as he looks to cool soaring pump prices heading into summer.

Tribune News Service · Jun 22, 2022

Senate clears key vote hurdle on gun bill

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday evening to start debate on a bipartisan effort to combat gun violence, a sign of progress for what could be the most substantial gun policy to get through Congress in more than three decades.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 22, 2022

Six-term Rep. Mo Brooks loses Senate bid in Alabama

WASHINGTON — An early favorite who had Donald Trump’s endorsement until the former president took it back, Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks lost a turbulent campaign for the Republican nomination for Senate on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · Jun 22, 2022

Amazon close to 10,000 Bellevue workers, as it stretches HQ1 beyond Seattle

Roughly seven years after announcing its return to the city where Jeff Bezos opened Amazon's first office from his garage, the company has close to 10,000 Bellevue, Washington-based employees.

Tribune News Service · Jun 22, 2022

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'I've lost my sense of security': Takeaways from testimony at Tuesday's Jan. 6 hearing

WASHINGTON — The fourth hearing of the House select committee investigating Jan. 6 focused Tuesday on the pressure former President Donald Trump and his allies put on public officials to overturn results in key states.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 22, 2022

North Korean leader convenes military meeting amid tensions

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is meeting with his senior military officials to discuss national defense policies and continuing his arms buildup following a highly provocative run in ballistic missile testing this year that revived tensions with Washington and Seoul

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

‘A tragic parody’: State officials detail frantic pressure campaign to keep Trump in office

WASHINGTON — Republican state legislators and elected officials detailed Tuesday the intense pressure they faced from President Donald Trump and his lawyers to subvert the will of voters and submit to Congress false slates of electors backing him.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 22, 2022

Details emerge regarding 2009 sexual assault allegation against Daniel Snyder

The Washington Post has uncovered further details about a sexual assault allegation against Washington owner Daniel Snyder.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 21, 2022

'There is nowhere I feel safe’: Election workers detail how Trump’s lies upended their lives

WASHINGTON — Before former President Donald Trump falsely accused her of rigging the 2020 election, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss had loved her job working in the elections office in Fulton County, Ga.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2022

GOP Senator Ron Johnson wanted to intervene for Trump on Jan. 6

WASHINGTON — Ron Johnson, a staunch ally of Donald Trump and the most vulnerable Senate Republican, attempted to intervene on the former president’s behalf just moments before Congress met to certify the election results on Jan. 6, 2021, the House panel investigating the attack on the Capitol that day revealed…

Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2022

GOP Senator Ron Johnson sought to intervene for Trump on Jan. 6

WASHINGTON — Ron Johnson, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump and the most vulnerable Senate Republican, attempted to intervene on the former president’s behalf just moments before Congress met to certify the election results on Jan. 6, 2021, the House panel investigating the attack on the Capitol that…

Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2022

Senate gun legislation accord reached by bipartisan negotiators

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan negotiators in the Senate have reached an agreement on gun-regulation legislation forged after mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2022

Supreme Court rules for parents seeking state aid for religious schools

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended its support for religious schools, ruling that parents who send their children to these institutions have a right to tuition aid if the state provides it to similar private schools.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2022

‘A tragic parody’: State officials detail frantic pressure campaign to keep Trump in office

WASHINGTON — Republican state legislators and elected officials detailed Tuesday the intense pressure they faced from President Donald Trump and his lawyers to subvert the will of voters and to persuade lawmakers to submit false slates of electors backing him to Congress.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2022

'I need 11,000 votes, give me a break': Raffensperger details Trump's election demands

WASHINGTON — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger fielded a flood of demands from then-President Donald Trump after the 2020 election to address alleged election fraud, according to testimony from Tuesday's hearing on the insurrection.

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Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2022

State officials received scores of calls from Giuliani, other Trump allies after 2020 election

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his allies engaged in a monthslong campaign to pressure state election officials in key swing states to help overturn the results of the 2020 election, leading to widespread threats and harassment, according to new testimony at Tuesday’s Jan. 6 committee hearing.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2022

‘I will not break my oath’: Arizona Assembly speaker details Trump’s pressure to overturn results

WASHINGTON — Republican state legislators and elected officials detailed Tuesday the intense pressure they faced from President Trump and his lawyers to subvert the will of voters and to persuade lawmakers to submit false slates of electors backing him to Congress.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2022

Jan. 6 panel to receive Trump family footage from 2020 election and Capitol insurrection

WASHINGTON — British filmmaker Alex Holder on Tuesday complied with a subpoena to turn over to the House Select Committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021, documentary footage he filmed during the final six weeks of President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign along with footage of the attack on the Capitol.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2022

Jan. 6 hearing to focus on Meadows and Trump’s pressure campaign on state election officials

WASHINGTON — Tuesday’s hearing by the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol will zero in on Trump’s personal involvement in efforts to pressure state election officials to subvert the will of voters and to persuade lawmakers to submit false slates of electors backing him to…

Reuters · Jun 21, 2022

U.S. is 'rallying' allies against Xinjiang forced labor as ban takes effect

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that the United States is rallying its allies against forced labor as it begins implementing a law that bans goods from China's Xinjiang region, where Washington says Beijing is committing genocide.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2022

Supreme Court rules for parents seeking state aid for religious schools

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended its support for religious schools, ruling that parents who send their children to such institutions have a right to tuition aid if the state provides it to other similar private schools.

Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2022

Crypto-linked super PACs boost spending on primary races

WASHINGTON — Super PACs with ties to the cryptocurrency industry have spent at least $31.2 million in primary races ahead of this year’s midterms, with most of the money coming from a handful of executives at just one company.

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