Aug 20 Justice Department seeks high court input on 'Remain in Mexico' reinstatement By Associated Press The Justice Department has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to delay the implementation of a judge's order reinstating a Trump administration policy forcing thousands to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S. Continue reading
Aug 06 2 Seattle cops who were at U.S. Capitol in January are fired By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz has fired the two police officers who authorities say violated the law while attending events in Washington D.C. during the Jan. 6 insurrection. Continue reading
Aug 05 WATCH: Biden seeks to boost fuel economy to thwart Trump rollback By Tom Krisher, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Declaring the U.S. must “move fast” to win the world's carmaking future, President Joe Biden announced a commitment from the auto industry to produce electric vehicles for as much as half of U.S. sales by the end of the decade. Continue reading
Aug 03 Congress approves medals to honor Jan. 6 responders By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Senate has voted to award Medals of Honor to the Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department for protecting Congress during the Jan. 6 insurrection. The bill passed by voice vote with no objections. Continue reading
Jul 30 Trump urged Justice officials to declare election 'corrupt' By Eric Tucker, Associated Press "Just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the R. Congressmen," Trump said at one point to then-Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, according to notes taken by Richard Donoghue, who was then Rosen's deputy and… Continue reading
Jul 30 Justice Department says IRS must give Trump tax returns to Congress By Mark Sherman, Associated Press During the Trump administration, then-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he wouldn't turn over the tax returns because he concluded they were being sought by Democrats who control the House of Representatives for partisan reasons. Continue reading
Jul 27 WATCH: Capitol Police officer calls indifference to colleagues 'disgraceful' By Associated Press A committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection opened its first hearing Tuesday with a focus on the law enforcement officers who were attacked and beaten as the rioters broke into the building. Continue reading
Jul 27 WATCH: Officer says Trump 'helped create this monstrosity' By Associated Press In dramatic testimony, U.S. Capitol, Sgt. Aquilino Gonell of the U.S. Capitol Police blasted former President Donald Trump's recent description of the scene at the Capitol as "a loving crowd". Continue reading
Jul 26 WATCH: House investigation of Jan. 6 attack begins with police testimony By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Capitol Police Officer Aquilino Gonell told House investigators Tuesday he could feel himself losing oxygen as he was crushed by rioters as he was defending the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection. Continue reading
Jul 25 AP FACT CHECK: Trump is relentless in election fabrications By Calvin Woodward, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press In mid-May, partisan investigators hired by Arizona state lawmakers backed off their allegation that the state’s most populous county had destroyed its 2020 election database. Confronted with proof that the data still existed, they admitted everything was there. Continue reading