#Jan. 6 committee releases final report

#Jan. 6 committee releases final report

Jan. 6 committee releases final report The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol released its highly anticipated final report on Thursday, capping off the panel’s year-and-a-half probe. The report, which spans 845 pages, was made public three days after the committee held its final meeting and unveiled several criminal…

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#Cassidy Hutchinson transcript details efforts to downplay her Jan. 6 testimony

#Cassidy Hutchinson transcript details efforts to downplay her Jan. 6 testimony

Cassidy Hutchinson transcript details efforts to downplay her Jan. 6 testimony Newly released transcripts from the House Jan. 6 committee’s interviews with star witness Cassidy Hutchinson detail the efforts by what she referred to as “Trump World” to diminish the impact of her testimony and withhold information from investigators.   The transcript details Hutchinson’s fraught…

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#Republican ‘shadow committee’ issues counter-report on Jan. 6

#Republican ‘shadow committee’ issues counter-report on Jan. 6

Republican ‘shadow committee’ issues counter-report on Jan. 6 A “shadow committee” of the five House Republicans who were originally nominated to sit on the House Jan. 6 select committee released a counter-report about security failures on Wednesday, ahead of the official select committee’s final report. The report focuses on changes to Capitol Police intelligence protocols in the…

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#House passes annual defense funding bill

#House passes annual defense funding bill

House passes annual defense funding bill The House on Thursday passed the annual defense authorization bill, sending the mammoth, $847 billion measure to the Senate for consideration ahead of the year-end deadline. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed in a bipartisan 350-80 vote. It was approved under suspension of the rules, an expedited process…

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#Congress inches toward year-end government funding deal

#Congress inches toward year-end government funding deal

Congress inches toward year-end government funding deal Congressional negotiators are making a dash to scrounge together a bipartisan deal on how to fund the federal government for fiscal year 2023, with just weeks on the clock until a looming shutdown deadline.   Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) told The Hill on Wednesday that top negotiators on both…

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