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Biden had intended to nominate pro-life judge in Kentucky: Reports

President Biden intended to nominate a pro-life conservative to serve as a district court judge in Eastern Kentucky on the day the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to reports.

July 5, 2022

White House doubles down on calls for gas station owners to trim profits

The White House went on defense on Tuesday over billionaire Jeff Bezos' criticism of President Biden's haranguing of gas companies for turning a profit amid "a time of war and global peril."

July 5, 2022

Four Army veterans earn the Medal of Honor for heroism during Vietnam War

President Biden on Tuesday awarded the Medal of Honor to four Army veterans for extraordinary acts of heroism during the Vietnam War.

July 5, 2022

Biden unsure on trip to Highland Park in wake of latest deadly mass shooting

President Biden on Tuesday said he is unsure whether he will travel to the Chicago suburb reeling from the deadly mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade.

July 5, 2022

Hunter Biden celebrates Fourth of July with president, as Republicans vow to probe business deals

Hunter Biden turned up for this year's White House Independence Day celebration amid growing calls by Republicans to investigate the scandal-plagued 52-year-old's business dealings.

July 5, 2022

Crime wave batters U.S., cities brace for the notoriously violent holiday weekend

The crime wave across the U.S. exploded ahead of the notoriously violent Fourth of July weekend.

July 1, 2022

Attacks against police skyrocketing across the country; 178 officers shot so far this year

Attacks against police officers have skyrocketed, according to new figures.

July 1, 2022

McConnell threatens to tank China bill over Democrats’ tax-and-spend push

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday threatened to tank Congress' behemoth China competition bill if Democrats continue to push to resurrect President Biden's long-stalled social welfare and climate change spending package.

June 30, 2022

Biden planning to give speech about Jan. 6 once House committee completes probe: Report

President Biden is planning to deliver a speech on the House Jan. 6 committee's findings once the panel completes its probe, according to reports.

June 30, 2022

Bannon seeks contempt trial delay due to media coverage of House Jan. 6 hearings

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon wants his contempt of Congress trial to be delayed in light of the "media blitz" surrounding the House Jan. 6 committee's public hearings.

June 30, 2022

Pat Cipollone subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee in wake of Cassidy Hutchinson testimony

The House Jan. 6 committee has subpoenaed former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone after calls by panel members earlier Wednesday for him to testify in the wake of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony.

June 29, 2022

Cheney calls on Trump White House counsel to testify after ex-aide revealed his concerns over Jan. 6

Rep. Liz Cheney is doubling down on her call for former Trump White House Counsel Pat Cipollone to testify before the House Jan. 6 committee in the wake of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony.

June 29, 2022

Ginni Thomas cools to possible testimony for the House Jan. 6 committee

Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and a high-profile conservative who encouraged former President Donald Trump's efforts to challenge the 2020 election, has hit pause on speaking to the House Jan. 6 Committee.

June 29, 2022

Eastman gives up fight over phone records release to Jan. 6 committee

John Eastman, a key figure behind former President Donald Trump's bid to overturn the 2020 election results, has dropped his bid to block the release of his phone records to the House Jan. 6 committee.

June 29, 2022

Senate sergeant-at-arms who resigned after Capitol attack dies at 71

Former U.S. Senate sergeant-at-arms Michael Stenger, who resigned after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, has died at 71.

June 28, 2022

Ex-Trump aide describes president’s fury, fight with bodyguard leading up to Jan. 6 riot

President Donald Trump was so unhinged about losing the 2020 election that he got into a physical altercation with his top Secret Service agent, threw his lunch against a wall and demanded that armed supporters be allowed to attend his final rally before marching on the Capitol, the star witness of the House Jan. 6 committee testified Tuesday.

June 28, 2022

Jan. 6 defendant accuses DOJ of denying news interviews, threats of discipline for press calls

The Department of Justice is restricting U.S. Capitol riot defendant Edward Jacob Lang from conducting media interviews while in pretrial detention.

June 28, 2022

Pence ‘deserves it,’ Trump said as rioters called for hanging, former WH aide tells Jan. 6 committee

President Trump told White House Counsel Pat Cipollone and Chief of Staff Mark Meadows that former Vice President Mike Pence "deserves it" when told that Capitol rioters who were chanting "Hang Mike Pence," former aide Cassidy Hutchinson told the House Jan. 6 Committee Tuesday.

June 28, 2022

Trump threw lunch against wall after Barr dismissed election fraud claims, ex-aide testifies

President Donadl Trump threw his lunch against a wall in a fit of rage when Attorney General William Barr announced that the Justice Department had not found evidence of widespread election fraud in 2020, former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified Tuesday.

June 28, 2022

‘Things might get real, real bad,’ Meadows warned Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson ahead of Jan. 6

Ex-Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified Tuesday that former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows warned her that "things might get real, real bad on Jan. 6," four days before the Capitol riot in 2021.

June 28, 2022