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Joseph Clark

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Joseph Clark covered Congress and national security for The Washington Times.

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Former White House strategist Steve Bannon pauses to speak with reporters after departing federal court, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Bannon pleads not guilty to contempt of Congress charges

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to two counts of criminal contempt of Congress after being indicted for failing to comply with a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

November 17, 2021
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., appears at a news conference following a Democratic strategy meeting at the Capitol in Washington, on Oct. 26, 2021. Democrats $1.85 trillion package of social and climate initiatives seems afflicted by a maddening parade of hurdles. Looming ahead is the Congressional Budget Office, which could cause problems that would be messy but probably surmountable. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Big fights in play as Senate tackles massive defense policy bill

Including women in the draft, boosting defense spending, and rewriting a president's powers to fight future wars are among key ideological flashpoints in play as the Senate begins considering its version of the massive annual defense policy bill.

November 16, 2021
In this Aug. 19, 2018, file photo, Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump's former chief strategist, talks about the approaching midterm election during an interview with The Associated Press, in Washington. The special congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection has set a vote for Tuesday to recommend criminal contempt charges against Bannon after he defied the panel's subpoena. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Bannon indicted on contempt charges for defying 1/6 subpoena

Former Trump adviser Steven K. Bannon was indicted Friday by a federal grand jury on two counts of contempt of Congress after failing to comply with a subpoena from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

November 12, 2021
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks on a phone on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on Oct. 30, 2020. The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has issued almost three dozen subpoenas as it aggressively seeks information about the origins of the attack and what former President Donald Trump did or didn't do to stop it. The panel is exploring several paths simultaneously. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Jan. 6 Committee threatens Meadows with contempt charges

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol warned that they are prepared to seek criminal contempt charges against former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows if he fails to appear for his deposition Friday.

November 12, 2021
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a forum, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Edmond, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) ** FILE **

Federal investigators find 13 Trump officials in violation of Hatch Act

More than a dozen Trump administration officials, including Cabinet secretaries and top White House aides, overstepped the legal line meant to separate official government activities and campaigning in the leadup to the 2020 presidential election, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel found in a report released Tuesday.

November 9, 2021