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US Capitol Police watchdog to testify on Jan. 6 failures
The top watchdog for the US Capitol Police will testify for the first time on Thursday about the department’s broad failures before and during the Jan. 6 insurrection, including missed intelligence predicting a “war” and weapons that were so old that officers didn’t feel comfortable using them.
House panel votes to advance bill on slavery reparations
A House panel advanced a decades-long effort to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves by approving legislation Wednesday that would create a commission to study the issue.
‘Time to end America’s longest war’: Biden announces timetable for Afghanistan withdrawal
President Joe Biden says the Sept. 11 attacks “cannot explain” why US forces should remain in Afghanistan 20 years later and that “it is time for American troops to come home” from the country’s longest war.
Watch live: Biden speaks on Afghanistan
President Biden is speaking about the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
No charges against officer who fatally shot woman during insurrection at US Capitol in January, prosecutors say
Authorities had considered for months whether criminal charges were appropriate for the Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt, 35, an Air Force veteran from San Diego.
White House: Jill Biden ‘tolerated’ medical procedure ‘well’
Jill Biden had a “common medical procedure” on Wednesday, came through it “well” and was expected to resume her normal schedule, the White House said.
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Under the radar, states around the country are quickly making marijuana legal
On Monday, New Mexico became the third state in three weeks and the seventh since November to legalize marijuana for recreational use.
Senate poised to advance measure aimed at hate crimes against Asian Americans
The Senate is poised to start debate on legislation confronting the rise of potential hate crimes against Asian Americans, a growing problem during the coronavirus crisis that will also test whether the chamber can push past partisanship on an issue important to many constituents.