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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol will hold a hearing on the evening of July 14, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The hearing will be the second one to take place next week and is aimed at reaching a broad television audience during prime viewing hours. Some committee members, including Republican Representative Liz Cheney, have argued that former President Donald Trump should be held criminally liable for allegedly encouraging the attack on the Capitol by his supporters, in which several people died.

Four Norman Rockwell works featured in the White House have been taken down and replaced with photos of President Joe Biden, according to Politico. Politico first reported the paintings were taken down on Tuesday, writing two individuals familiar with the matter said members of the Rockwell family had requested the art be returned to them. Their request was granted last year. A person familiar with the matter said the paintings had been replaced with "several jumbo photos of Biden."

(The Center Square) — The Louisiana Supreme Court rejected a request from Attorney General Jeff Landry to enforce the state's abortion ban as a legal challenge moves forward in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. Justices voted 4-2 to deny a request from Landry and Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Courtney Phillips to lift an order by Orleans Civil District Court Judge Robin Giarrusso issued last week that prevents the state from enforcing its ban on abortions. The Shreveport abortion clinic Hope Medical Group for Women, physicians, Medical Students for Choice and others challenging the law allege it's unclear both in...

An Army training slide obtained by Breitbart News instructs soldiers to shower with transgender members of the opposite sex even if they have not undergone a surgical transition.The training slide offers a “vignette” instructing soldiers on what to do if they encounter a female soldier who identifies as male according to the Department of Defense’s personnel tracking system known as Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS), but has not surgically transitioned and still has “female genitalia.”

(Translation) Canada is set to dispose of close to 13.6 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine due to not finding anyone either in the country or abroad willing to accept them. In July 2021, the country committed itself to donating the rest of the stock it obtained, some 17.7 million doses. However, Health Canada stated in a release that, despite the efforts, some 13.6 million doses expired, which will have to be disposed of.

On the eve of the January 6th protests, a middle-aged man in a MAGA hat showed up, defended Antifa, and told the crowd they needed to “go into the Capitol” on Jan. 6. The man made the demands while standing next to Antifa organizer John Sullivan. Revolver’s latest investigation breaks down the timeline of events on 1/6 and highlights the network of still-unindicted operators who appear to have been at work either with or in response to Ray Epps during the initial breach into Capitol grounds. Unsurprisingly, none of the suspicious individuals who led the charge have received any attention...

Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's office released an email that confirmed President Biden planned to nominate an anti-abortion judge to the bench - the same day Roe was overturned. The Courier Journal reported Wednesday that Beshear's office handed over a June 23 email that stated: 'To be nominated tomorrow: ... Stephen Chad Meredith: candidate for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.' But on June 24, the Supreme Court announced it was overturning Roe, and Meredith's nomination was never announced.

Vladimir Putin has vowed to defeat the West on the 'battlefield' and suggested he could escalate the war in Ukraine. The Russian leader announced at a televised meeting with MPs this afternoon: 'Today we hear that they want to defeat us on the battlefield. 'Well, what can I say - let them try.

White House employees have left Joe Biden's administration at a nearly 4 percent and 15 percent faster rate than under Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump respectively. According to the salary reports of all White House employees sent to Congress each summer, the administration's staff dropped 560 to 474 – a 15 percent decrease – from 2021 to 2022. From his first year in office to second year, Obama's staff dropped 4 percent and during that same period in Trumps' term, the staff dropped by only 1 percent, an Open the Books analysis reveals.

Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, a former high-ranking executive at Theranos, was convicted of fraud Thursday for misleading investors about the financial health of the now-defunct health care startup. Balwani, who was convicted on all 12 counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, was president and chief operating officer of Theranos, a blood-testing company that claimed its technology could detect a multitude of diseases with just a few drops of a patient's blood. Balwani and the company was accused of defrauding investors and patients, in part by misrepresenting the efficacy of Theranos' product and lying about the company's finances....

The Crash and Burn of CredentialismThe word credentials is derived from Latin for “believe” as in “Credo in unum deum” meaning “I believe in one God.” To have credentials is to have credibility, which is to say that people can and should trust you. We saw this throughout the pandemic. If you did not have the right piece of paper – if you just wanted rights and liberties – your opinions did not count. Actually, even if you did have the right piece of paper and you disagreed with the professional consensus, you also did not count. And through this...

“‘Many will say to Me on that day, “Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?” And then I will declare to them, “I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.”’” (Matthew 7:22–23). On first reading, these are some of the most startling, convicting words Jesus ever uttered. The key issue for Him is obedience to His Word and will. He later declared, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine” (John 8:31; cf. Rom. 6:16; Col....

During Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony, Pres. Biden says soccer star Megan Rapinoe is a “champion for essential American truth—that everyone, everyone is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect.”

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg charged a bodega worker with murder when he clearly acted in self defense. 51-year-old Jose Alba stabbed his attacker several times in self-defense and now he’s at Rikers Island jail facing a murder charge. Alba fatally stabbed Austin Simon, 35, a career criminal who violently attacked him behind the counter last Friday night. According to reports, Austin Simon’s girlfriend got into an argument with Alba after her EBT card was declined when she tried to purchase a bag of chips. The disgruntled woman then left the bodega, ran home and returned with her boyfriend – and...

Bodycam video shows a police officer tasing a woman who was accused of stealing from a Publix grocery store in Jacksonville, Florida on February 4, 2020. An employee called the police saying they believed that the woman stole from the grocery store. Upon arrival, the woman told the officer that she had a receipt but refused to show him and accused employees of racially profiling her. After questioning the woman multiple times, the officer stated he was going to arrest and tase her, which he did shortly after. Following her arrest, the officer found the receipt that proved she rightfully...

For most of my life, I’ve been a fan of the National Football League. It wasn’t until recent years that I turned away from the game as the emergence of the social justice league has made games unbearable and support for the league untenable. But even if I still watched professional football today, I would be dropping my fandom soon after hearing what the future of the NFL holds. As NBC Sports reports, Executive V.P. of football operations Troy Vincent envisions an “inclusive” league that is focused on FLAG FOOTBALL so it can go global and spread absolutely insane wokeness...

The Department of Justice is investigating Texas' $3 billion border security mission known as Operation Lone Star for potential civil rights violations, according to state records. The Federal Coordination and Compliance Section of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division sent a letter to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) on May 16, saying that they've been made aware of potentially unlawful activity related to the border security mission. "The Department is seeking this information after receiving information indicating that DPS may be discriminating on the basis of race and/or national origin in its activities related to Operation Lone Star by...

Angel Oak Hopefully, the lone Quercus tardifolia will be nursed back to health and well cared for like Angel Oak, pictured here. One Quercus tardifolia found clinging to life in Big Bend National Park. Botanical researchers have discovered an oak tree once thought to be extinct, and now in immediate need of conservation within Big Bend National Park in Texas. The discovery was made by scientists representing a coalition of more than 10 institutions. Scientists headed by The Morton Arboretum and United States Botanic Garden (USBG) were ecstatic to discover a lone Quercus tardifolia (Q. tardifolia) tree standing about 30...

I'm in a sh*tty mood today. I will be heading to the Caan family to pay my respects. There's only a number who were OK'd to visit, and I'm one of the lucky ones My hero and mentor in Hollywood. Jimmy Caan gave me one of my first breaks in the business. I dont want to say which series but I (literally) told him about my problem with a douche studio guy who wont green light my project when I already spent $$ on the first 3 episodes, and this was many years ago. One call from Jim and that...

Investigators released surveillance images late Wednesday of two suspects in the gunpoint robbery of an aide to Mayor Eric Adams. The 33-year-old victim, believed to be a member of the mayor’s press team, was walking near York Street and Hudson Avenue around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday when two muggers shoved him to the ground, according to police. The robbers, one of whom displayed a gun, snatched the victim’s wallet and two cellphones, then fled into the nearby Farragut Houses development, authorities said. Police have previously said that one of the crooks fled on a Citi Bike. Officials said that the victim...