Cheney says Jan. 6 committee prepared to consider subpoena of Ginni Thomas

BY JULIA MUELLER

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Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said Sunday that the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot is “fully prepared to contemplate a subpoena” for Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, if she won’t testify before the panel voluntarily.

“The committee is engaged with her counsel. We certainly hope that she will agree to come in voluntarily but the committee is fully prepared to contemplate a subpoena if she does not,” Cheney told CNN “State of the Union” co-host Jake Tapper.

“I hope it doesn’t get to that. I hope she will come in voluntarily.”

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Kinzinger on Bannon conviction: ‘You’ll pay the price’ for ignoring congressional subpoena

BY LEXI LONAS

Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said the conviction of Steve Bannon on Friday was reflective of a price people pay for ignoring a congressional subpoena after a jury found Bannon to be in contempt of Congress.

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Schiff: DOJ should investigate Trump for Jan. 6

BY OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of the House select committee investigating the Jan 6, 2021 attack at the Capitol, said on Sunday that he believes the Department of Justice (DOJ) should investigate former President Trump for his actions on that day. 

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Al Gore says ‘nothing really extraordinary’ about contesting his 2000 presidential loss after name invoked at Jan. 6 hearing

BY OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN

Former Vice President Al Gore said on Sunday that there was “nothing really extraordinary” about him contesting his presidential election loss in 2000 in response to his name being invoked during a Jan 6. committee hearing last week.

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Hogan blames ‘collusion’ between Trump and Democrats for Dan Cox winning GOP primary

BY JULIA MUELLER

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on Sunday criticized the GOP gubernatorial primary winner in his home state, calling him a “QAnon whack job” and declaring that his victory was the result of “collusion between Trump and the Democrats.”

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Kinzinger: ‘Trump is becoming irrelevant’

BY LEXI LONAS

Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) told ABC’s “This Week” that it will be hard to find anyone who admits to supporting former President Trump in five years time, adding that he thought the former president was becoming “irrelevant.”

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Cheney reiterates she hasn’t decided on running for president in 2024

BY OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), vice chair of the House select committee investigating the Jan 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, reiterated on Sunday that she hasn’t decided whether she will run for president in 2024.

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Cardin says he hopes Electoral Count Act is passed before November midterms

BY OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) said on Saturday that he hopes the newly proposed Electoral Count Act is passed through Congress and enacted before November’s midterm elections. 

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Yellen says economy shows no signs of recession

BY JULIA MUELLER

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that growing consumer spending, industrial output, credit quality and other economic indicators don’t suggest the economy is in a recession, although she acknowledged that “way too high” inflation is straining the system.

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