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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

Jeffrey Rosen, former acting attorney general, testified on June 23 as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack presented its findings to the public.

In our news wrap Thursday, rescuers searched for survivors after Afghanistan’s worst earthquake in 20 years, Russian forces gained more ground in eastern Ukraine, EU leaders designated Ukraine and Moldova as candidates to join the bloc, former COVID coordinator said

Ukraine grants EU candidate status at European Council summit  The Washington Post Ukraine’s EU hopes get shot in the arm as bloc’s leaders approve candidate status  CNN Ukraine-Russia News: E.U. Leaders Give Ukraine Coveted Candidate Status  The New York Times European leaders formally

On the face of it, the decision to grant “candidate status” to both Ukraine and Moldova was a sign of unity among European nations – a big, supportive hug around beleaguered nations.

‘Say the election was corrupt’: Jan. 6 panel details Trump’s DOJ pressure campaign  NBC News What Americans are saying about the Jan. 6 hearings  CNN Justice Department rebutted ‘arsenal’ of election fraud claims  Los Angeles Times Jan. 6 Was the Culmination of Trump

Federal agents have searched the Virginia home of a Trump-era Justice Department official who championed efforts by President Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Jan. 6 Hearing Live: Watch With Analysis  The New York Times A damning Donald Trump quote you need to hear from today’s January 6 hearing  CNN Jan 6 hearing focuses on Trump’s planned DOJ shake-up: live updates  USA TODAY Ex-DOJ chief: Trump suggested

Supreme Court Strikes Down New York Concealed-Gun Law in Sweeping Decision  The Wall Street Journal Live updates: SCOTUS throws out New York’s handgun law  CNN Supreme Court gun decision shoots down NY rule that set high bar for concealed carry licenses  Fox News

Early last week, a group of 67 Haitians aboard a small, rickety boat waved down the United States Coast Guard about 16 miles southeast of Great Inagua, Bahamas. The boat’s sail was torn, U.S. Coast Guard officials noted, and grainy