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The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol said they have enough evidence to conclude that former President Donald Trump and some of his allies were engaged in a “criminal conspiracy” to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The claims were made in the select committee’s brief …

A regional leader of the Oath Keepers charged in connection with the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol has pleaded guilty to two charges in federal court. Joshua James was charged with a range of counts from seditious conspiracy to assaulting and resisting officers. On Wednesday, James pleaded …

White House officials on Wednesday unveiled an updated National COVID Preparedness Plan, which includes increased access to treatment, enhanced surveillance, keeping schools open, and vaccinating the world. White House COVID Response Coordinator Jeff Zients emphasized that this was a “new moment” in the fight against the virus, with a new …

By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune March 1, 2022 Gov. Greg Abbott won his Republican primary outright Tuesday, capping a year during which he faced vocal challengers from his right. While largely expected, the decisive victory allows Abbott to fully focus on the general election, where he will face Democrat …

Every year, March is designated Women’s History Month by presidential proclamation. The month is set aside to honor women’s contributions in American history. Below is President Joe Biden‘s proclamation.   Every March, Women’s History Month provides an opportunity to honor the generations of trailblazing women and girls who have built …

A Memphis judge has granted a motion for a new trial for Pamela Moses, who was sentenced to six years after being convicted of illegally registering to vote. Pamela Moses was convicted in November 2021 of filing documents in 2019 to have her voting rights restored while still serving probation …

by Ariana Figueroa, Missouri Independent March 1, 2022 WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden used his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night to reassert America as a leading global voice for democracy and condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin for starting an “unprovoked” war in Ukraine. “Throughout our history …

Florida Democratic Congressman Ted Deutch, who has served in Congress since 2010, will not run for re-election this year and will resign his House seat before the end of his term to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the American Jewish Committee. According to its website, the American Jewish Committee …

Amanda Becker, Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th The Women’s Health Protection Act failed to move forward in the U.S. Senate on Monday, just hours after two Republicans introduced an alternate measure they hope can be the start of bipartisan talks to codify abortion rights. Sens. Susan Collins of …

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill by a vote of 422-3 Monday night making lynching a federal hate crime. While the bill passed with broad bipartisan support, three Republicans – Reps. Andrew Clyde (Ga.), Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Chip Roy (Texas) – voted against it. Congressman Bobby Rush …

by Jennifer Shutt, Missouri Independent February 28, 2022 WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address is set to focus significantly on the economy, with the former member of the U.S. Senate calling on Congress to pass much of the agenda stalled in the so-called Build Back …

An Arizona man was sentenced Friday to 21 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after he threatened to kill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Steven Arthur Martis of Bullhead City was found guilty last November of one count of communicating an interstate threat to kill or harm …

Fencing installed around the US Capitol for months after the January 6, 2021 insurrection has been put back up before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, as concern grows about potential demonstrations or truck convoys snarling traffic in the U.S. capital. Capitol Police chief Tom Manger …

Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is facing calls to be expelled from Congress after she spoke at a white nationalist conference on Friday night. Greene spoke at the America First Political Action Committee‘s conference, an event organized by Nick Fuentes, a far-right activist who has been labeled a white supremacist …

by Jake Zuckerman, Missouri Independent February 24, 2022 Three men pleaded guilty to federal terrorism charges after admitting plans to attack the power grid “in furtherance of white supremacist ideology,” according to documents unsealed Wednesday. Christopher Brenner Cook, 20, of Columbus, Ohio; Jonathan Allen Frost, 24, of West Lafayette, Indiana, …