Here’s everything we’ve learned about January 6 in the last 72 hours (and what comes next)
The farther away we get from January 6, 2021, the more we learn about the circumstances surrounding it.
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Madison Cawthorn cited for loaded handgun found at TSA checkpoint
Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina was cited for bringing a loaded handgun through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint
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Biden pardons former Secret Service agent and 2 others
President Joe Biden has granted the first three pardons of his term
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Harvard pledges $100M to research, atone for role in slavery
Harvard University is vowing to spend $100 million to research and atone for its extensive ties with slavery.
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High court could free Biden to end Trump asylum policy
The Supreme Court is questioning lower-court orders that have blocked the Biden administration from ending a controversial Trump-era immigration program for asylum-seekers.
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Harris positive for COVID-19, Biden not ‘close contact’
Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the White House announced.
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Biden will commute or pardon sentences of 78 non-violent people. Here are a few to know
President Joe Biden will mark “Second Chance Month” at the White House on Tuesday, commuting the sentences of 75 people serving time for nonviolent drug offenses.
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Supreme Court allows Virginia public school to keep its admissions policy for now
The Supreme Court cleared the way for the admissions policy of an elite public high school in Virginia to remain in effect Monday, even though critics say it discriminates against Asian American students.
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Biden approval rating drops with more young Americans
The majority of young americans aren’t too happy with how President Joe Biden is doing.
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Biden signs executive order to protect forests from wildfire
President Joe Biden is taking steps to help restore national forests that have been devastated by wildfires, drought and blight.
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Arizona judge nixes suit that wants Trump backers off ballot
A judge in Phoenix has dismissed lawsuits seeking to disqualify three Republican lawmakers from the ballot because they participated in or helped organize the Jan. 6, 2021, rally in Washington that ended with an unprecedented attack on Congress.
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Putin claims victory in Mariupol despite steel-mill holdouts
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory Thursday in the battle for Mariupol despite an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters still holed up at a giant steel mill
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The United States on Wednesday unveiled its latest round of sanctions going after Russia over its war on Ukraine, this time targeting a key commercial bank and “a global network of more than 40 individuals and entities led by U.S.-designated Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev.”
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White House press secretary: ‘People are not legally bound to wear masks’ on planes
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that Americans have a “choice” as to whether they will wear a mask on an airplane following a court ruling banning the federal mask mandate on planes, trains and other public transportation.
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Biden launches $6B effort to save distressed nuclear plants
The Biden administration is launching a $6 billion effort to rescue nuclear power plants at risk of closing, citing the need to continue nuclear energy as a carbon-free source of power that helps to combat climate change.
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Biden heads to New Hampshire harbor to highlight investments in nation’s ports and waterways
President Joe Biden on Tuesday is set to visit a harbor in New Hampshire to highlight how billions of dollars from the bipartisan infrastructure law are being spent on rebuilding the nation’s ports and waterways, according to the White House.
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Biden administration announces it will resume onshore oil and gas lease sales with higher royalty rate
The Department of Interior announced Friday it planned to resume onshore oil and gas lease sales on federal land, with a higher royalty rate for companies to pay to the federal government.
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Biden to nominate Michael Barr as Fed’s top banking regulator
President Joe Biden on Friday announced his intent to nominate former Obama Treasury official Michael Barr as the vice chair for supervision of the Federal Reserve, a move that would install a key architect of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 as the nation’s top banking regulator.
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Senator Sinema speaks out on Title 42: ‘ensure migrants are treated fairly’
Senator Sinema (D-AZ) made a statement regarding the Biden Administration’s decision to extend Title 42, however, the Arizona Senator also wishes for a plan to be in place to protect local communities.
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Biden focuses on countering China’s influence during stop in North Carolina
President Joe Biden on Thursday urged Congress to pass legislation aimed at countering China’s growing economic influence by investing in US manufacturing, technology, research and development.
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