The Jan. 6 committee hasn’t found a ‘smoking gun.’ Here's why it matters.
What the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack has not done is as important as what it has. Its thorough investigation revealed despicable conduct by former President Trump, but it has failed to find “smoking gun” evidence that he committed a crime. That phrase will forever be associated with the Watergate investigation of President Nixon. What became known as the “smoking gun tape” emerged in August 1974 during impeachment proceedings against Nixon in the House of Representatives over the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington
Read More49 percent in Virginia poll approve of Youngkin's performance
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has a 49 percent approval among his constituents just a few months into his first year as governor, new polling shows. A poll conducted by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University found that 25 percent of Virginians “somewhat approve” of the new governor, while 24 percent said they “strongly approve.” Respondents generally approved of Youngkin
Read MoreNew York City urges WHO to rename monkeypox to avoid 'stigmatizing effects'
The head of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to rename monkeypox to prevent the "potentially devastating and stigmatizing effects" that the virus's name could bring about. Commissioner Ashwin Vasan wrote to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a letter on Tuesday expressing his concerns over how his city was again "at the epicenter of a contagious disease that is affecting the fabric of our communities." "Further, we have a growing concern for the potentially devastating and stigmatizing
Read MoreMega Millions jackpot tops $1 billion for third time ever
The Mega Millions jackpot surpassed $1 billion for only the third time in its history after no one won the total in the drawing Tuesday night. The $1.025 billion jackpot is the fourth-largest prize in U.S. lottery history. The excitement surrounding the jackpot was so large that the Mega Millions website went down for more than two hours on Tuesday, according to a press release. A winner can choose an annuity option, receiving payments over 30 years, or a cash option, which will win them about $602.5 million, the release states. The next drawing is
Read MoreHouse panel says gunmakers earned more than $1B from sales of assault weapons
Major gun manufacturers earned more than $1 billion from sales of military-style assault weapons to American civilians in the last decade, the House Oversight Committee said in a report Wednesday. The report was released shortly before a scheduled hearing on gun violence and the firearms industry. “These companies are selling the weapon of choice for mass murderers who terrorize young children at school, hunt down worshippers at churches and synagogues, and slaughter families on the Fourth of July. In short, the gun industry is profiting off the blood of innocent Americ
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