By Hope Yen, The Associated Press The House Jan. 6 committee said on July 24, it will interview more former Cabinet secretaries and is prepared to subpoena conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, who’s married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, as part of its investigation of the Capitol riot and Donald Trump’s role. Lawmakers said […]
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Senate Republicans back Trump as impeachment trial nears
In this Jan. 26, 2021, image from video, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the president pro tempore of the Senate, who is presiding over the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, swears in members of the Senate for the impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Senate Television via AP) By Hope Yen The […]
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Conyers Agrees to Step aside from Top Spot on Judiciary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Rep. John Conyers, under investigation over allegations he sexually harassed female staff members, said Sunday he will step aside as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee while fiercely denying he acted inappropriately during his long tenure in Congress. FILE – In this May 24, 2016, file photo, Rep. John […]
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In a First, Black Voter Turnout Rate Passes Whites
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s Blacks voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012 and by most measures surpassed the White turnout for the first time, reflecting a deeply polarized presidential election in which Blacks strongly supported Barack Obama while many Whites stayed home. Had people voted last November at the same rates […]
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High Court Poised to Upend Civil Rights Policies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Has the nation lived down its history of racism and should the law become colorblind? Addressing two pivotal legal issues, one on affirmative action and a second on voting rights, a divided Supreme Court is poised to answer those questions. In one case, the issue is whether race preferences in university admissions […]