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What we've learned so far about Jan. 6

4:42pm June 29, 2022

House investigators have been building their case, presenting dozens of hours of testimony, showing how President Trump and his allies tried to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani, arrives at the federal courthouse in New York with his wife Svetlana Parnas on Wednesday.

Giuliani associate Lev Parnas is sentenced to 20 months in prison

2:15pm June 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudy Giuliani who was a figure in President Donald Trump's first impeachment investigation, was sentenced Wednesday for fraud and campaign finance crimes.

District Attorney José Garza, pictured in Austin, Texas, in 2021. He is one of nearly 90 elected prosecutors from across the country who has publicly pledged not to prosecute those seeking or providing abortions.

This Texas district attorney is one of dozens who have vowed not to prosecute abortion

10:43am June 29, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Nearly 90 elected prosecutors from both blue and red states pledged not to prosecute those who seek or provide abortions. One Texas DA says that's because their jobs are about keeping people safe.

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Pope Francis greets Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her husband, Paul, on Wednesday before celebrating a Mass on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Pelosi received Communion during the papal Mas

Pelosi receives Communion in the Vatican, despite her home archbishop refusing it

10:03am June 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

The head of the church in San Francisco has said the House Speaker can't receive the sacrament there because of her abortion rights support, but Pope Francis has avoided politicizing the Eucharist.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin says Cassidy Hutchinson is a very credible witness

7:50am June 29, 2022

NPR's A Martinez talks to Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, who is also a Jan. 6 committee member, about some of the more significant revelations from the testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson.

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Harris says abortion-rights supporters must stand together ahead of Nov. elections

7:33am June 29, 2022

by Asma Khalid

Vice President Harris responds to Roe v. Wade being overturned by the Supreme Court. She says abortion-rights supporters need to channel their disappointment into political action ahead of midterms.

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Ex-White House staffer details Trump's behavior leading up to the Capitol attack

7:29am June 29, 2022

Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson has made bombshell revelations about former President Donald Trump's role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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Cassidy Hutchinson provides explosive testimony during the Jan. 6 hearing

7:23am June 29, 2022

The House panel heard bombshell testimony from the former Trump White House aide who detailed the former president's knowledge of the potential for violence on Jan. 6, and his outbursts of anger.

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News brief: Jan. 6 hearing, NATO summit, recession fears lead to layoffs

5:17am June 29, 2022

A recap of the explosive testimony before the House Jan. 6 panel. Turkey agrees to support Norway and Sweden joining NATO. As fears of a recession build, companies are laying off workers.

Yaël Braun-Pivet, a member of the centrist alliance Ensemble (Together) smiles at the National Assembly, Tuesday, June 28, 2022 in Paris.

The first woman speaker of France's parliament defends the right to abortion

11:40pm June 28, 2022

by The Associated Press

The National Assembly elects Yael Braun-Pivet as speaker as it prepares to tackle proposals on fighting inflation and enshrining abortion rights in the French Constitution.