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Ted Cruz votes against bipartisan bill to prevent another Jan. 6

Posted on September 28, 2022 · The Texan objected to certifying Arizona’s electoral votes as rioters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The bill, which Cruz voted against in committee on Tuesday, would make a similar move in the future meaningless.

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Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice, will speak with the House Jan. 6 panel

Posted on September 22, 2022 · The committee asked to interview Thomas on her communications with a lawyer pushing for then-Vice President Pence to block the count of the 2020 election results.

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A constable, 33 officers and over 3,000 other Texans were members of the Oath Keepers, report says

Posted on September 7, 2022 · A recent analysis of Oath Keepers’ membership rolls leaked last year found that Texas had more members of the far-right extremist group than any other state — and the most who worked as elected officials, law enforcement officers or members of the military.

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Austin man who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 pleads guilty to a felony

Posted on August 17, 2022 · Federal authorities said Geoffrey Shough brandished a Texas flag outside the building before breaking through a line of police and entering the Capitol for roughly 15 minutes.

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Jan. 6 panel delays hearing as Hurricane Ian aims at Florida

Posted on September 27, 2022 · The committee had planned to hold what was likely to be its final investigative hearing Wednesday afternoon.

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The House Will Vote On Impeachment This Week. Here’s Where Houston’s Congressional Reps Stand

Posted on December 16, 2019 · Ahead of the impeachment vote, Houston Public Media tracked down what the area's Congressional delegation has been saying.

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WATCH: Attorney General Barr Faces Questions On Mueller Report From Senate Judiciary Committee

Posted on May 1, 2019 · The Senate hearing promises to be a dramatic showdown as Barr defends his actions before Democrats who accuse him of spinning the investigation's findings.

Sebastian Pinera, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Trump Asks FBI for Updated Kavanaugh Probe

Posted on September 28, 2018 · The President says the updated investigation"must be limited in scope" and "completed in less than one week."

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)

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GOP Advances Kavanaugh after Flake Calls for FBI Probe

Posted on September 28, 2018 · Republican Senator Jeff Flake calls for a one week investigation into sexual assault allegations against the Supreme Court nominee

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Senate Panel Advances Bill To Protect Mueller

Posted on April 26, 2018 · Republicans have split amid President Donald Trump's repeatedly criticism of Mueller's Russia investigation. The vote was 14-7 with four Republicans in favor.

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As Trump Fumes, Senators Bid To Protect Mueller’s Job

Posted on April 12, 2018 · The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to consider the legislation in the coming weeks

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Hope Hicks Declines To Answer Some Questions In Russia Probe

Posted on February 27, 2018 · Hope Hicks was his spokeswoman during the 2016 presidential campaign and is now White House communications director

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More Than 20 White House Employees Talked To Mueller, Lawyer Says

Posted on January 25, 2018 · However, the number of interviews also suggests the breadth of Mueller's work so far. The interviewees include eight people from the White House counsel's office

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WATCH: House Panel Subpoenas Bannon In Russia Probe Showdown

Posted on January 16, 2018 · A spokeswoman for Bannon did not respond to multiple requests for comment Tuesday afternoon