Archives for June 2022

The Jan. 6 committee showed text messages Fox News pundit Sean Hannity sent to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, expressing his fears over how Jan. 6, 2021, would play out. … [Read more...] about Jan. 6 committee cites Hannity texts to Meadows on Jan. 6, as host continues to rail committee

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday said Republicans were 'politicizing' the abortion issue by blaming Democratic rhetoric for a spate of violent attacks on crisis pregnancy centers and Catholic churches around the country. … [Read more...] about Pelosi: GOP is 'politicizing' abortion issue blaming Dems for violence against pro-life advocates

Incarcerated lawyer Michael Avenatti pleaded guilty Thursday to four counts of wire fraud and a tax-related charge in a federal court case in Southern California accusing him of cheating his clients out of millions of dollars. … [Read more...] about Michael Avenatti pleads guilty to fraud, tax charges in California

Civil liberties groups say their efforts to fight censorship on college campuses are increasingly facing schools that weaponize discrimination and harassment policies to silence unwanted expression. … [Read more...] about Schools increasingly weaponize 'no-contact' orders to censor speech, civil liberties groups say

John Eastman, the conservative lawyer behind President Trump's calls for Vice President Pence to reject the 2020 presidential electoral vote count, acknowledged that doing so could spark violence. … [Read more...] about Jan. 6 panel: John Eastman acknowledged overturning vote could spark violence