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Trump and His Allies Sought to Corrupt Justice Dept., Former Officials Tell Jan. 6 Committee

Donald Trump and his allies in Congress relentlessly tried to corrupt the Department of Justice to help overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to former top department officials, who testified before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack

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Prince Charles expected to address Commonwealth countries looking to cut ties with Royal Family

The Prince of Wales is expected to address the contentious issue of other Commonwealth countries cutting ties with the Royal Family in a speech at the opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Rwanda.

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Supreme Court strikes down a New York gun restriction law amid national debate on firearms

The U.S. Supreme Court today struck down a New York handgun law, expanding the constitutional right to carry a gun outside the home. The ruling has far-reaching implications across the country, and comes as recent mass shootings have renewed the

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Supreme Court strikes down a New York gun restriction law amid national debate on firearms

The U.S. Supreme Court today struck down a New York handgun law, expanding the constitutional right to carry a gun outside the home. The ruling has far-reaching implications across the country, and comes as recent mass shootings have renewed the

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How the Supreme Court ruling on gun restrictions will impact state laws

While Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling on gun restrictions is expected to affect laws in only seven states and Washington, D.C., those states are home to nearly 90 million people, or more than a quarter of the population. Three other states

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How the Supreme Court ruling on gun restrictions will impact state laws

While Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling on gun restrictions is expected to affect laws in only seven states and Washington, D.C., those states are home to nearly 90 million people, or more than a quarter of the population. Three other states

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What we learned on Day 5 of Jan. 6 committee hearings

In its fifth public hearing, the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack detailed its findings of how former President Trump pressured the Department of Justice to overturn the 2020 election results. NewsHour’s Lisa Desjardins and Laura Barrón-López join

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What we learned on Day 5 of Jan. 6 committee hearings

In its fifth public hearing, the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack detailed its findings of how former President Trump pressured the Department of Justice to overturn the 2020 election results. NewsHour’s Lisa Desjardins and Laura Barrón-López join

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Gun Safety Bill Could Pass Out of Senate on Friday

(Washington D.C.) — The Senate pushed a bipartisan gun violence bill to the brink of passage Thursday as it voted to halt a Republican filibuster against the measure, clearing the way for Congress’ most far-reaching response in decades to the

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Jan. 6 panel details how Trump tried to use the Justice Department to stay in office

Three top Justice Department officials on Thursday recounted how former President Trump wanted the department to undermine the 2020 election. Andrea Bernstein, co-host of the “Will Be Wild” podcast and a frequent NPR contributor, and attorney Michael Zeldin, host of

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