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Larry Hogan: Chip Roy ‘embarrassing’ GOP with comments on violence against Asian Americans

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, on Thursday night rebuked Rep. Chip Roy for his comments during a congressional hearing on the surge in violence against Asian Americans.

March 18, 2021

John Cornyn slams controversial DOJ nominee Vanita Gupta as ‘dangerous’

Sen. John Cornyn on Thursday slammed President Biden's pick for the No. 3 position at the Justice Department, saying she could be "the most dangerous" nominee for the department.

March 18, 2021

GOP lawmaker comes under fire for apparent reference to lynching during House hearing

Rep. Chip Roy on Thursday was widely criticized on social media for an apparent reference to lynching during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on violence targeting Asian Americans.

March 18, 2021

Chip Roy pushes back on Democrats blaming Trump for Atlanta shootings; ‘Policing of rhetoric’

Rep. Chip Roy Thursday pushed back at Democrats linking former President Trump's rhetoric to the murder of six Asian women at Atlanta-area massage parlors this week, accusing the left of making free speech a crime.

March 18, 2021

NYPD, DC Police increase patrols in Asian communities after Atlanta shootings

The New York City and Washington police departments said Wednesday they have deployed extra officers to Asian neighborhoods after a gunman killed eight people, including six women of Asian descent in Georgia.

March 17, 2021

Joe Biden on Georgia shooting suspect: ‘The question of motivation is still to be determined’

President Biden on Wednesday said he makes "no connection" between the motivations of the Georgia shooting suspect accused of killing six Asian women and the rise in attacks on Asian-Americans.

March 17, 2021

House Democrats place blame for Georgia shootings on Trump, GOP lawmakers

Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday blamed language used by former President Trump and some Republican members of Congress for the Georgia shootings Tuesday evening that left six Asian women dead, despite authorities saying the killings were likely not racially motivated.

March 17, 2021

Kamala Harris condemns attacks on Asian American community in the wake of Georgia shootings

Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday condemned attacks on Asian Americans after a string of assaults on Atlanta massage parlors that left eight people dead.

March 17, 2021

Portland leaders condemn violent protesters

A coalition of elected Democratic officials, law enforcement officers and Black community leaders in Portland, Oregon, on Monday condemned violence and vandalism by "anarchists" who have plagued the city for nearly 10 months.

March 16, 2021

Russia, Iran sought to influence 2020 election, did not attempt to change votes: U.S. intelligence

Russia and Iran both sought to influence the 2020 election, but no foreign government attempted to change votes or alter ballots, according to a report by the intelligence community released Tuesday.

March 16, 2021

Capitol Police officer suspended after anti-Semitic material found near work station

A U.S. Capitol Police officer was suspended Monday after anti-Semitic material was found near his work station, the department announced.

March 16, 2021

Ashli Babbitt Capitol riot shooting death shrouded in mystery more than two months later

More than two months after a U.S. Capitol Police officer shot and killed Ashli Babbitt during the Jan. 6 riot, the circumstances surrounding the shooting and the name of the officer who pulled the trigger remain shrouded in mystery.

March 15, 2021

Two men charged with assaulting Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick

Federal authorities have charged two men with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick with bear spray during the Jan. 6 riot, the Justice Department announced Monday.

March 15, 2021

‘Enemy’ or ‘effective’: Conservatives split on Biden’s pick of Vanita Gupta for a top job at DOJ

President Biden's nomination of civil rights lawyer Vanita Gupta for the No. 3 position at the Justice Department has split conservatives, with right-leaning groups spending millions to both torpedo and boost her confirmation.

March 13, 2021

Sir Maejor Page charged with defrauding Black Lives Matter donors, using funds for personal items

An Ohio activist was charged Friday with defrauding Black Lives Matter donors out of $450,000, allegedly using a large sum of the funds to purchase a house.

March 12, 2021

DOJ says it expects to charge at least 100 more suspects from the Capitol riot

The Justice Department is expecting to charge at least 100 more Capitol riot suspects as it presses forward with its investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection, department lawyers wrote in a court filing Friday.

March 12, 2021

Cyrus Vance, Manhattan DA investigating Trump finances, says he won’t seek reelection

The crusading Manhattan district attorney who is investigating former President Donald Trump's finances said Friday he will not seek reelection for a fourth term.

March 12, 2021

House Democrats pass sweeping gun background-check legislation

House Democrats on Thursday launched the first salvo in what will be an intense battle over Second Amendment rights, passing two bills that would mark the most significant legislative action on gun control in 25 years if they can pass the Senate.

March 11, 2021

Democrats urge Republicans to pass bills expanding gun background checks

A coalition of House and Senate Democrats on Thursday urged their Republican senators to support a pair of bills that would expand gun background checks.

March 11, 2021

Eric Munchel, ‘zip-tie guy,’ mom Lisa Eisenhart in solitary confinement as intentions remain unclear

The mother of a U.S. Capitol riot suspect dubbed the "zip-tie guy" is unfairly isolated in a Washington jail because she supports former President Trump, her attorney said Wednesday, raising more questions in a case where prosecutors have acknowledged some of the accusations lodged against the pair were exaggerated.

March 10, 2021