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Former Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark is seen in a file photo.

Jan. 6 panel votes to refer ex-DOJ official Jeffrey Clark for contempt of Congress

The committee said Clark, who had promised to pursue former President Donald Trump's baseless election fraud claims, failed to answer questions during a deposition.

Mississippi state Sen. David Jordan, who was a college student in 1955, remembers the relaxed atmosphere in the courtroom during the trial. "Even the jury were laughing," he says.

6 Decades Later, Acquittal Of Emmett Till's Killers Troubles Town

The murder of the 14-year-old black boy and subsequent trial before an all-white jury was an early landmark in the civil rights movement.

AM NewsBrief: Oct. 26, 2022

This is the KGOU AM NewsBrief for Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022.

People run for safety after a gunman opened fire at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, south of San Jose, Calif., on Sunday.

Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting: Boy, 6, And Girl, 13, Among The Victims In California

"He was joyful, always wanted to play, always positive," Alberto Romero said of his 6-year-old son, Stephen. Police say the gunman got an AK-47-style rifle into the area by cutting through a fence.

Over 1,100 rioters have been charged for Jan. 6. Many name Trump in their statements

More than 1,100 people have already been charged for their actions around Jan. 6 and many of them invoked Former President Donald Trump, who may also be indicted.

Politics chat: Debt ceiling talks; January 6 and the 2024 race; Trump returns to CNN

What's at stake as President Biden and congressional leaders meet this week over the debt limit, how the insurrection figures into the 2024 election, and former President Trump returns to CNN.

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., listen as the House select committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol meets on Oct. 19, 2021.

RNC votes to censure Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger over work with Jan. 6 panel

The Republican National Committee voted to censure the two House GOP lawmakers, who are involved in investigating the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio rallies in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 17, 2019.

Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio is sentenced to 22 years for Jan. 6 riot role

Tarrio was one of six Proud Boys leaders to be charged for conspiring to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election results. Of them, he has received the longest prison sentence to date.

Traffic diverts around downed power lines on Monday in Metairie, La. Hurricane Ida has left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and without electricity.

It Will Take 6 Weeks To Return Power To Jefferson Parish After Ida Hit, Official Says

Joe Valiente, director of emergency management in Jefferson Parish, La., says the damage caused by the hurricane is "incredible," with extensive impact on the electrical grids in the area.

House Jan. 6 panel says Trump raised millions for a nonexistent election defense fund

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Richard Painter, a George W. Bush White House ethics lawyer, about ex-President Trump's use of lies about the 2020 election outcome to raise $250 million from supporters.

Week in politics: Jobs grow; Biden to release reserve oil; logs missing on Jan. 6

The U.S. economy continues to create new jobs at a rapid pace. President Biden taps the strategic petroleum reserve to lower gas prices. Also, the seven-hour gap in White House logs on Jan. 6, 2021.

Then-White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Dan Scavino delivers a recorded address for the Republican National Convention on Aug. 26, 2020, in the empty Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.

House approves criminal contempt referrals for 2 Trump aides over the Jan. 6 attack

The House voted to hold former Trump White House advisers Dan Scavino Jr. and Peter Navarro in contempt of Congress and refer the matter to the Justice Department for possible prosecution

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