‘I deserve to know the truth’: Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn is ever-present at Jan. 6 hearings
For seven weeks, Harry Dunn sat in the same seat before the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack. Cameras pointed in his direction snapped photos of his every reaction as details of the insurrection were shared with the public. Dunn looked on, not paying the photographers any mind. He was there for one reason: to hear the truth. Dunn, who is Black, was thrown into the spotlight in the weeks following the attack. The Capitol Police officer’s testimony before Congress detailed the horrors he faced on Jan. 6, 2021, from facing down the mo
Read MoreOne year on, Afghan refugees find shelter but little security in US
Afghan refugees arrive at Skopje International Airport in Skopje, North Macedonia, on August 30, 2021, after being evacuated from Kabul following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Getty Images Editor's note: This is the first installment in a three-part series on Afghan refugees marking one year sinc
Read MoreDemocrats peg inflation to corporate greed on campaign trail
Democrats are vowing to crack down on corporate greed and price gouging on the campaign trail as the party aims to quell voters’ concerns over decades-high inflation. Economists widely view supply and demand as the driving force behind the cost of goods and services, not arbitrary price hikes. But Democrats point to the fact that big companies are profiting from surging inflation. U.S. nonfinancial corporate profits soared to $2 trillion for the first time in the second quarter of 2022, while corporate profit margins as a share of the economy rose to th
Read MoreJuan Williams: GOP's embrace of extremism dims its midterm hopes
Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) tells an insider story about why so many Republicans are embracing former President Trump’s extremism. “I can’t tell you the number of times somebody said, ‘You don’t have to believe the election is stolen, the important thing isn’t believing it, it’s saying it,’” Meijer confided to the New York Times after losing a GOP primary in early August. “That is what a Republican is supposed to do right now.” Meijer’s quote sticks out because he said publicly&n
Read MoreJohnny Depp makes surprise appearance as moonman at MTV VMAs
Johnny Depp made a surprise appearance on the MTV’s Video Music Awards stage Sunday night, about two months after winning a defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard. “I just want you guys to know that I'm available for birthdays, Bar Mitzvahs, weddings, wakes — any old thing you need,” Depp said, his face appearing on the face of the VMA’s iconic Moonman hovering above the stage. In another commercial break, Depp said, "I
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