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For the second time in the last five days, the January 6 committee met publicly to make its case that former President Donald Trump knew he was lying about fraud in the 2020 election -- and did it anyway.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a slate of bills on Monday that aim to protect out-of-state patients and abortion providers from legal action in other states.

Officer Eugene Goodman, the US Capitol Police officer who led the mob of protesters away from the Senate chamber on January 6, 2021, as senators and then-Vice President Mike Pence were evacuating, testified on Monday that the mob breaching the Capitol and breaking into the lower levels of the building "looked like something out of medieval times."

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday signed a bill into law that makes it easier for teachers and staff to carry guns on school premises.

President Joe Biden on Monday signed what he described as "long overdue" legislation that could help establish a National Museum of Asian American and Pacific Islander History and Culture.

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met in Luxembourg on Monday with the top Chinese diplomat for a "candid, substantive, and productive discussion" at a tense moment between their two countries, according to the White House.

Sonia Soyomayor calls the new conservative majority 'restless' as term nears end

States like Florida and Tennessee are expanding Medicaid coverage to new moms at the same time as they seek to ban or limit access to abortions. They are temporarily allowing low-income mothers to remain enrolled in Medicaid for up to 12 months after childbirth, instead of only the 60 days that federal law requires.

The House select committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol is holding its second hearing on Monday. Watch and follow live news updates here.

The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol will hold its second public hearing of the month on Monday.

Retired Marine Gen. John Allen resigned as president of the Brookings Institution on Sunday amid a federal investigation into whether he lobbied the US government on behalf of Qatar during the Trump administration.

Former President Donald Trump's campaign manager Bill Stepien testifies Monday before the House January 6 committee's second hearing this month, which will be focused on Trump's lies about the 2020 election.

This week offers a glimmer of hope that American government can work to solve big problems.

Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti has told a judge he intends to plead guilty to charges alleging he stole millions of dollars from his clients.

Ten Republican senators appear ready to answer pleas from anguished relatives of recent mass shootings to "do something" by defying their own party's dogma on gun reforms.

A bipartisan group of senators announced an agreement on principle for gun safety legislation Sunday, which includes "needed mental health resources, improves school safety and support for students, and helps ensure dangerous criminals and those who are adjudicated as mentally ill can't purchase weapons," they said in a statement.

Former President Donald Trump's efforts to play kingmaker have had, up to this point, a mixed record of success in high-profile Republican primaries this year.

A bipartisan group of senators unveiled an agreement on principle for gun safety legislation Sunday, providing an overview of a forthcoming package of reforms to address one of the nation's most pressing and divisive issues in the wake of mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.