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NY attorney general looking at controversy over congressman-elect's background
Ronda Churchill/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- New York Rep.-elect George Santos on Thursday said he plans to address a mounting controversy over discrepancies in his biography, including w...
Dec 19, 2022
Jan. 6 committee condemns Trump as 'central cause' of insurrection in sweeping report
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- After investigating for more than a year, the House committee probing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol on Monday culminated its sweeping investigation by annou...
Dec 19, 2022
Proud Boys stand trial on Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy charges
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The former leader of the far-right Proud Boys group and four associates go on trial this week, with jury selection beginning Monday, as they face allegations of ...
Dec 19, 2022
What to expect from the Jan. 6 committee's final public meeting
Tetra Images - Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- After months of political drama, the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol holds its final public act Mond...
Dec 19, 2022
Jan. 6 committee refers Trump to DOJ for criminal charges
Mint Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The House select committee examining the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol has held its final public meeting. The panel voted to approve criminal referrals for ...
Dec 19, 2022
Illinois set to become first state to eliminate cash bail
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, has advocated for the elimination of cash bail in his state, calling it a "step toward dismantling systemic racism." - ABC News(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- On Jan. 1, ...
Dec 19, 2022
How Trump has responded to the Jan. 6 committee
The Washington Post via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- The House Jan. 6 select committee is set to hold its last public meeting Monday and is expected to consider its final report, which it expecte...
Dec 19, 2022
Liz Cheney's mission: Keep Donald Trump out of the White House
Libby Cathey, ABC News(WILMINGTON, Dela.) -- Rep. Liz Cheney will make a last high-profile stand against Donald Trump when the House Jan. 6 committee holds its final public meeting Monday -- as source...
Dec 18, 2022
President Biden marks 50th anniversary of car crash that killed first wife, baby daughter
ABC News(WILMINGTON, Dela.) -- President Joe Biden and his family on Sunday marked a solemn anniversary: 50 years since a car crash killed his first wife, Neilia, and their baby daughter, Naomi. The W...
Dec 18, 2022
What it would mean for the Jan. 6 committee to make criminal referrals
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- When the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack holds its final meeting Monday, the expected headline is whether it will make criminal referrals to the ...
Dec 18, 2022
