Jun 22 Watch 7:45 Raphael Warnock recounts his rise to the U.S. Senate in a new memoir Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock gained national attention in January 2020 when he won a high-profile Senate runoff race. But before that, he was best known as a senior pastor at Atlanta's historic Ebenezer Baptist Church. He is running for reelection… Continue watching
Jun 22 Capitol riot hearings to stretch into July, chairman says By Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Chairman Bennie Thompson tells reporters the committee is receiving "a lot of information," including new documentary film footage of Donald Trump's final months in office. Continue reading
Jun 22 Who is Jeffrey Rosen and why is he testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings? By Hannah Grabenstein Jeffrey Rosen, former acting attorney general, is expected to testify June 23 at the fifth public hearing of the Jan. 6 committee. Continue reading
Jun 22 How Biden's proposed gas tax holiday could alleviate pressure at the pump By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Facing stubbornly high gas prices that average about $5 a gallon nationwide, President Joe Biden has urged Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months. Continue reading
Jun 22 Texas hearings on Uvalde shooting don't address gun reform By Jim Vertuno, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press The first public hearings in Texas looking into the Uvalde school massacre have centered on law enforcement blunders, school building safety and mental health. But there's been only brief mentions about the shooter's AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle and gun reform. Continue reading
Jun 22 EU lawmakers back stricter emission caps in climate change fight By Associated Press European Union lawmakers are requiring deeper emission cuts from power plants, factories and planes in Europe while endorsing an unprecedented import tax to step up the fight against global warming. Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds news briefing By Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a news briefing Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: President Joe Biden calls on Congress to pass 3-month gas tax suspension By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months — an election-year move meant to ease financial pressures that was greeted with doubts by many lawmakers. Continue reading
Jun 22 Jan. 6 committee has new Trump documentary footage filmed before and after insurrection By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press New footage of former President Donald Trump and his inner circle taken both before and after Jan. 6, 2021, is now in the possession of the House committee investigating the deadly attack on the Capitol. Continue reading
Jun 22 Alaska U.S. House candidate withdraws, scrambling special election race By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press An Alaska elections official says the fifth-place finisher in the special primary for the state's U.S. House seat will not advance to an August special election following the withdrawal of independent Al Gross, who was in third place. Continue reading