Jan. 6 Committee May Add New Expertise for Investigation
As the panel continues to take testimony, it is looking to do more analysis of social media and possible foreign efforts to sow discord in the U.S. before the Capitol…
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Man Gets 5 Years on Capitol Riot Charges, Longest Sentence So Far
Robert Palmer hurled a fire extinguisher at police officers during some of the fiercest fighting on Jan. 6. A mob outside the Capitol on Jan. 6. A Florida man who…
Climate Change an ‘Emerging Threat’ to U.S. Financial Stability, Regulators Say
The Financial Stability Oversight Council issued a formal warning on the economic damage that global warming could inflict. Fighting the Caldor Fire near Pollock Pines, Calif., in August. Regulators’ new…
How the West Can Avoid War With Russia
First, let’s be clear: Russia already invaded Ukraine. At the end of February 20
Protect Abortion Rights? Virginia Democrats’ Vacation Plans Get in the Way.
Some Virginia Democrats want to codify abortion rights into state law in their final weeks in power. But several state senators do not want to upend their travel to Hawaii,…
Scientists Ask Biden to Cut U.S. Nuclear Arsenal
In a letter, the scientists also urged President Biden to declare that the United States would never be the first to use nuclear weapons in a conflict. Like all new…
Biden Concedes Social Policy Bill Is Stalled as Immigration Plan Falters
A top Senate official ruled that a measure to grant legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants must come out of the plan, as President Biden said a final deal…
R.N.C. Is Said to Agree to Pay Up to $1.6 Million of Trump’s Personal Legal Bills
Under the unusual arrangement, the Republican Party is paying to defend the former president as he faces investigations into his private business practices. Since leaving office, President Donald J. Trump…
Biden’s Stand on Ukraine Is a Wider Test of U.S. Credibility Abroad
President Barack Obama also warned of severe consequences if Russia took action against its neighbor. Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea anyway. President Biden has warned Russia not to send the troops…
Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas Retired Colonel Who Shared Plan to Overturn Election
Phil Waldron has been under scrutiny since a 38-page PowerPoint he circulated was turned over to the panel by former President Donald J. Trump’s last chief of staff.