The committee had issued subpoenas in May for the testimony of Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy as well as three other GOP lawmakers saying all had crucial information to share about the Jan. 6 attack. All of them defied the order for testimony.
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Bill to protect electoral vote counts could pass next week, but time is short
Congressional leaders say reforms to the 1887 Electoral Count Act will be attached to a giant federal spending bill headed for a vote before Congress adjourns.
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Prosecutor says Oath Keepers saw Jan. 6 as ‘first battle’ in war
Jurors have heard a prosecutor’s opening statements for a second seditious conspiracy trial against members of the far-right Oath Keepers group charged in the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Gorham man sentenced to 30 days in prison for role in Capitol riot
Nicholas Hendrix, an Army veteran, is the first Maine resident to be sentenced for participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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Trump among 5 targets as Jan. 6 panel weighs criminal referrals
Such a referral would be just that – recommendations that are not legally binding on the Department of Justice or other agencies to follow through.
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Collins, King upbeat that electoral count reforms will pass during Congress’s lame duck session
The Senate bill, which aims to prevent a repeat of the tactic insurrectionists used on Jan. 6, 2021, gained six more sponsors this week.
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Gorham man could serve jail time after pleading guilty to Capitol riot charge
Prosecutors are asking a federal judge to put Nicholas Hendrix, 35, behind bars for two weeks. His defense attorney is asking for leniency because of his PTSD diagnosis and opioid recovery.
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Cheney: Jan. 6 panel won’t take live TV testimony from Trump
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack is indicating it won’t consider letting Donald Trump testify live on television about the direct role that congressional investigators says he played in trying to overturn the 2020 election.
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Jan. 6 panel issues subpoena to Trump, demanding he testify
It is unclear how Trump and his legal team will respond to the subpoena.
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LePage has a long history of undermining faith in elections
The Republican nominee for governor said at Tuesday’s debate that he believes Biden was elected legitimately, but he has made many evidence-free claims that various Maine elections were stolen or rigged.