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Straight From DC: Investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol
Despite the majority of Congress agreeing that the Capitol was attacked January 6, some elected officials say that wasn’t the case. Later this week, the House is expected to discuss legislation to form a select committee to investigate the attack and keep it from happening again. -
Federal judge dismisses antitrust lawsuits targeting Facebook
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general, dealing a significant blow to attempts by regulators to rein in tech giants. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled Monday that the lawsuits were “legally insufficient” and didn’t provide… -
Straight To It: Gwen’s Friday, June 25 recap
Gwen’s Friday picks include: A judge sentencing former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to 22 1/2 years in prison Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison calling for passing of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Search and rescue efforts in Surfside: interviews with a former Miami-Dade police major and member of the local Jewish community VP… -
Judge sentences ex-Minneapolis cop Chauvin to 22.5 years in prison for Floyd murder
A trial judge sentenced fired police officer Derek Chauvin to 22 1/2 years for the murder of George Floyd. Before handing down the sentence, Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill said he is basing the prison time on the law and not on emotion from the family or the community. The judge went on to say… -
AG Garland: “Today, the Department of Justice is suing the state of Georgia.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is suing Georgia over the state’s voting laws. The announcement was made Friday morning by Attorney General Merrick Garland. It comes two weeks after Garland said the Justice Department would scrutinize a wave of new laws in Republican-controlled states that tighten voting rules. He pledged to take action if… -
Straight To It: Gwen’s Thursday, June 24 Recap
Gwen’s top picks from the day include: A condo collapse in South Florida A bipartisan infrastructure deal, with negotiations and compromises still to come A House Select Committee on the Capitol insurrection Questions about National Institutes of Health funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology Declining life expectancies for Americans -
Joint Chiefs Chairman: “I want to understand white rage, and I’m white.”
WASHINGTON (AP) – Top Pentagon leaders on Wednesday passionately defended the military’s approach to addressing racism and extremism, pushing back against accusations by Republican lawmakers that the effort is creating division and hurting morale. The testy exchanges showed that the political dimension of a national debate over racism and extremism weighs on the military even… -
Straight from DC: Bipartisan infrastructure deal in place, but negotiations continue
President Biden has given his support to the Senate’s new compromise on an infrastructure bill. But that doesn’t mean the bill will sail through the Senate without more negotiating. -
Speaker Pelosi announces House Select Committee to investigate Capitol insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a Select Committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol on Thursday morning. The new committee would come after the Senate voted earlier this month to block legislation to form a bipartisan, independent commission investigating the attack by former President Donald Trump’s supporters. Pelosi said… -
New York court suspends Rudy Giuliani’s law license
NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in New York because he made false statements while trying to get courts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the presidential race. An attorney disciplinary committee said in its motion to suspend Giuliani’s license that there was “uncontroverted evidence” that Giuliani had… -
Straight from DC: Bye, bye, bipartisanship?
Another high-profile Senate vote. Another final tally split along party lines. Gwen Baumgardner connects with D.C. reporter Annie Andersen to break down the political climate and prospects for passing legislation in our nation’s capital. -
Straight To It: Gwen’s Tuesday Recap
Gwen’s picks from Tuesday, June 22 include: Shannon Longworth diving into the filibuster, as Senate Republicans block the voting rights bill championed by Democrats The vaccine holdouts as America approaches the Fourth of July An inspector general’s report on nursing home deaths during the pandemic President Biden’s upcoming plan to address rising crime rates -
GOP filibuster halts Democrats’ signature voting bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats’ sweeping attempt to rewrite U.S. election and voting law stalled in the Senate Tuesday, blocked by a wall of Republican opposition to what would have been the largest overhaul of the electoral system in a generation. The bill, known as the For the People Act, would touch on virtually every…
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