Articles by Mica Soellner
Lawmakers are sounding alarms about more violence at Republican Party offices and pro-life organizations across the country if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
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June 23, 2022
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House Republicans on Thursday marked the 50th anniversary of Title IX by calling for expanded protections of women's sports against transgender athletes.
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June 23, 2022
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Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, who denounced former President Donald Trump's election fraud claims, said he would vote for him again in 2024 if he runs.
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June 23, 2022
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House Democrats are preparing to use abortion rights as their heavy ammunition against Republicans heading into a tough election season that could cost them control of the lower chamber.
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June 22, 2022
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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser won the Democratic primary for her office on Tuesday, securing her path to a third term as the city's chief executive.
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June 21, 2022
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State and local election officials on Tuesday told the House Jan. 6 committee that they suffered the backlash from President Donald Trump's supporters who blamed them for his loss in the 2020 election.
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June 21, 2022
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Tuesday said his wife received "sexualized texts" from Trump supporters after he rebuffed calls to overturn his state's 2020 election results.
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June 21, 2022
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Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers testified Tuesday that U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs had pressured him to decertify the state's Electoral College slate, which was chosen to back Democrat Joe Biden.
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June 21, 2022
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D.C. residents go to the polls Tuesday to vote in the city's Democratic primary elections, which will likely determine the winners of November general elections, including the mayoral race.
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June 20, 2022
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Former President Donald Trump disparaged his former vice president a day after the Jan. 6 committee held a hearing detailing his role in bucking the Trump plan to overturn the 2020 election results that certified President Biden's victory.
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June 17, 2022
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Rep. Al Green is leading an effort to make 2022 the first year that would mark the anniversary of the first slave ships arriving in North America 400 years ago.
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June 17, 2022
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Former President Trump's ex-trade adviser, Peter Navarro, pleaded not guilty on Friday to two charges of contempt of Congress.
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June 17, 2022
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The House Jan. 6 committee on Thursday zeroed in on former President Trump's pressure campaign on then-Vice President Mike Pence to delay or overturn the 2020 presidential election, characterizing it as an illegal scheme.
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June 16, 2022
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House Republicans plan to launch an investigation, if they win a majority in November, into the jail conditions of those being held on charges related to the Jan. 6 riot.
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June 16, 2022
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Revitalizing a downtown emptied of office workers by the pandemic has emerged as a key issue in the contest between District Mayor Muriel Bowser and the three challengers looking to unseat the incumbent in Tuesday's Democratic Party primary.
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June 16, 2022
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The Jan. 6 committee showed an email former Trump lawyer John Eastman sent to Rudy Giuliani requesting a presidential pardon from President Trump.
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June 16, 2022
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The Jan. 6 committee demonstrated with visuals Thursday how close the pro-Trump mob came to finding then-Vice President Mike Pence in his hiding place when rioters breached the U.S. Capitol last year.
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June 16, 2022
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The Justice Department said it urgently needs witness transcripts from the House Jan. 6 committee to move forward with criminal investigations.
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June 16, 2022
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The Jan. 6 committee showed text messages Fox News pundit Sean Hannity sent to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, expressing his fears over how Jan. 6, 2021, would play out.
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June 16, 2022
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The Jan. 6 committee investigating the 2021 Capitol riot praised former Vice President Mike Pence for bucking his boss on overturning the 2020 election results in his favor.
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June 16, 2022
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