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Former White House strategist Steve Bannon, center, speaks with reporters as he departs federal court on Friday, July 22, 2022, in Washington. Accompanying Bannon are his attorneys David Schoen, left, and M. Evan Corcoran. Bannon, a one-time adviser to fo

Steve Bannon found guilty on both contempt of Congress charges

4:59pm July 22, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

Bannon had refused to testify or produce documents for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. His lawyers say he just made a mistake about the subpoena dates

Steve Bannon, Trump's former adviser, was found guilty in contempt of Congress trial

4:57pm July 22, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was convicted on two counts of contempt of Congress on Friday for not complying with a Jan. 6 committee subpoena.

The first season ends for the House committee on the Jan. 6 attacks

4:57pm July 22, 2022

The House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 attacks just ended its first season and concluded that President Donald Trump willfully refused to stop rioters from attacking the Capitol.

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, left, listens as President Joe Biden speaks virtually during a meeting with his economic team in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington on Friday.

Biden holds a gas prices event virtually as he isolates with COVID-19

4:51pm July 22, 2022

by Washington Desk

The president will isolate through Tuesday, and if he tests negative, at that point he could resume a normal schedule on Wednesday. He has continued to work since testing positive on Thursday.

Abortion providers see greater interest in sterilization procedures

4:32pm July 22, 2022

by Aaron Bolton

In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, clinics report a surge in demand for sterilization procedures.

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From left: Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, former Deputy White House Press Secretary Sarah Matthews, and Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. attend hearings by the House Select Committee to investigate the January 6th

Rep. Cheney pays tribute to the Women's Suffrage Movement in closing Jan. 6 remarks

3:09pm July 22, 2022

by Shauneen Miranda

Rep. Cheney spoke on the Women's Suffrage Movement during her closing remarks Thursday and wore the suffragette white color, a symbolism that Sarah Matthews and Cassidy Hutchinson also adopted.

‘GAYPRIDE’ among vanity license plate submissions rejected by state officials

2:28pm July 22, 2022

by April Laissle

Some vanity license plate submissions related to the LGBTQ community are likely to be rejected in North Carolina.

Then-Vice President Mike Pence is seen presiding over a joint session of Congress to certify the 2020 Electoral College results after a mob of pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. Proposed changes to the Electoral Count Act would clarify the vice pre

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Proposed reforms for the Electoral Count Act draw broad support

12:52pm July 22, 2022

The proposal, aimed at reforming the widely criticized 135-year-old law governing the process of casting and counting Electoral College votes, has garnered widespread support among election experts.

Trump and Pence will campaign in Arizona for competing gubernatorial candidates

12:47pm July 22, 2022

by Ben Giles

Former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence appear Friday at dueling rallies in Arizona. The two former running mates are endorsing opposing candidates in a governor's race.

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This exhibit from video released by the House Jan. 6 select committee shows then-President Donald Trump recording a video statement on the afternoon of Jan. 6 from the White House Rose Garden.

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Trump didn't act and didn't want to, plus 4 other takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearings

12:13pm July 22, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

The committee, across eight hearings, has built a case — more political than legal — that Trump, who continues to lie about the election and teases he'll run in 2024, is not fit to hold the office.