Bannon had been one of the highest-profile Trump-allied holdouts in refusing to testify before the committee, leading to two criminal counts of contempt of Congress last year for resisting the committee’s subpoena.
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Georgia’s Abrams raises $22 million in 2 months, far outpacing Kemp
Abrams announced Friday that her direct campaign and its associated One Georgia committee raised $22 million during the two months ended June 30 and together had $18.5 million in cash on hand.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court disallows absentee ballot drop boxes
The ruling has critical implications in the 2024 presidential race, in which Wisconsin will again be among a handful of battleground states.
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Jan. 6 committee member Kinzinger reveals threatening calls over Trump investigation
The GOP lawmaker says disturbing messages targeting him, his family and his staff have escalated as the House probe reveals damaging new details about former President Donald Trump’s role in the attempted insurrection.
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Giuliani, Graham subpoenaed by Georgia grand jury investigating Trump election interference
The special grand jury has been investigating whether Trump and others illegally tried to meddle in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia as he desperately tried to cling to power after Joe Biden’s victory.
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Jan. 6 panel: More witnesses turning up with evidence against Trump
Meanwhile, the committee hopes former White House counsel Pat Cipollone will appear Wednesday for a deposition.
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From one July Fourth to the next, a steep slide for Biden
His approval rating remains at 39 percent, the lowest since taking office, down from 59 percent one year ago.
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LePage takes new tack in old quest to eliminate income taxes
The former Republican governor now says he would eliminate them from the bottom up, and may not need to increase increase sales taxes to pay for it – a claim some experts question.
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Trump’s vulnerabilities for 2024 mount after new testimony on Capitol riot
In Iowa, expected to host the first presidential nominating contest in roughly 18 months, several voters signaled Thursday that they were open to another candidate even if the former president were to run again.
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Biden brainstorms abortion response with Democratic governors
The president has repeatedly stressed there’s little his administration can do unless more lawmakers who support abortion rights are elected to Congress.