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House to vote on Bannon contempt as Justice decision looms
The House is voting Thursday on whether to hold Steve Bannon, a longtime ally and aide to former president Donald Trump, in contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena from a committee investigating the violent Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.