As Jan. 6 subpoena deadline looms, Jordan, McCarthy mull options
Letters from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) demanding documents from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is a surprising signal that some GOP members subpoenaed by the panel may actually be thinking about some level of cooperation with its investigation. The letters largely berate the committee before asking it to turn over most of its information on the two lawmakers. Still, it cracks open the door for negotiations over whether they may actually appear – a strateg
Read MorePeter Navarro says FBI agents served him subpoena over Jan. 6
Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro says in a draft lawsuit that FBI agents served him a subpoena last week asking him to testify before a grand jury on Thursday over the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. “On May 26, 2022, two FBI special agents banged loudly on my door in the early morning hours to present me with a fruit of the poisonous tree Grand Jury Subpoena commanding me to comply with the original…illegal and unenforceable subpoena issued to me by the Committee dated February 9, 10 2022,” Navarro writes, according to a copy of the lawsuit
Read MoreWhat we know about the Uvalde victims who were hospitalized
The casualties from last week’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas extended beyond two dozen deaths to 17 survivors who were injured. Of those 17, six remained hospitalized as of Monday, including one in serious condition, one in fair condition and three in good condition. The sixth patient's condition is unclear. Here's what else we know about the Uvalde victims who were hospitalized: The Uvalde Memorial Hospital said it treated 15 patients in the af
Read MoreDuckworth pays three-day visit to Taiwan amid China tension
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) landed in Taipei on Monday for a three-day visit to meet top officials about issues affecting the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. The Taiwan Foreign Ministry revealed the previously unannounced visit in a tweet on Monday. "We thank our country's good friend for the rock-solid support & wish her a productive 3-day visit aimed at deepening understanding on various issues at the heart of [Taiwan-US] ties," the ministry wrote. The
Read MorePacific season's 1st hurricane makes landfall in Mexico
PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (AP) — The strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in May in the eastern Pacific swept ashore on a stretch of tourist beaches and fishing towns in southern Mexico on Monday. Torrential rains and howling winds from Hurricane Agatha whipped palm trees and drove tourists and residents into shelters in a region that is sparsely populated except for a handful of small communities along the shore. Oaxaca state's civil defense agency showed families hustling into a shelter in Pochutla and a rock and mud slide that blocked the highway between that
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