Watch live: Jan. 6 committee holds seventh hearing on Capitol attack
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol will hold its seventh hearing on Tuesday focused on the preparations extremist groups such as the Proud Boys made for the attack. The committee may also screen video from a closed-door interview with former White House counsel Pat Cipollone recorded July 8. The hearings are expected to begin at 1 p.m. ET. Wat
Read MoreTop ISIS leader killed by US air strike
A top ISIS leader was killed by a U.S. air strike in northwest Syria on Tuesday, the military announced. The strike outside of Jindayris killed Maher al-Agal, the leader of ISIS in Syria and one of the top five leaders of the terrorist group, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. Al-Agal was responsible for pursuing the development of ISIS networks outside of Iraq and Syria. In addition, a senior ISIS official “closely associated” with Ma
Read MoreLive coverage: Jan. 6 panel turns to alleged link between Trump tweet, extremists
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will turn its focus this week to former President Trump’s campaign to rally protesters to Washington, pointing to one tweet in particular as a pivotal moment in the violent effort to overturn his election defeat. “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!” Trump tweeted Dec. 19, 2020. T
Read MoreWatch live: NASA shares the first images from the Webb Space Telescope
NASA on Tuesday will share a number of new images from the James Webb Space Telescope. The telescope, a project of NASA with the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency, is the largest of its kind ever, and is expected to provide new insights about our universe. The presentation is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. ET. Watch the live video above. Source: TEST FEED1
Read MoreWestern governments confront China-Russia security threats — but US business won’t
The United States and NATO are striving to halt Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggressive campaign to reintegrate former Soviet-dominated nations under Moscow’s control. After encouraging Georgia and Ukraine to seek NATO membership, the West did nothing to stop Russia’s invasion of Georgia in 2008 and Ukraine in 2014. Ruling out direct intervention in Russia’s most recent aggression, the West has increased its weapons flow to Ukraine — but not with the potency, volume or speed needed to halt Russia’s continuing conquest of Ukrainian territory, let alone reverse it. The Biden a
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