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Biden set to mark anniversary of Jan. 6 Capitol attack by honoring those who defended democracy

President Joe Biden will mark the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on Friday by honoring 12 people who defended democracy against former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election.

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Biden notches bipartisan successes

In the two years since Joe Biden entered the White House with a vow to restore “the soul of the nation” and pursue bipartisan solutions, many of his most publicized efforts often seemed in danger of failure.

Tribune News Service

Jackie Calmes: Kevin McCarthy would do anything to be House speaker. That's the problem

Leave aside the opposition to House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy from a few right-wing lawmakers whom even far-right pundit Mark Levin calls "boneheads."

Los Angeles Times

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Kari Lake's forever coup: A grim future

As long as the money flows and legal sanctions don't, Trump and his allies see no reason to quit

Salon

The Failure To Enact Marijuana Banking and Crack Sentencing Reforms Is a Window on Congressional Dysfunction

Although both bills have broad bipartisan support, they never got a vote in the Senate and were excluded from the omnibus spending bill.

Reason

Congress Misses Another Chance To Correct Blatantly Unjust Crack Penalties

The legal distinction between the smoked and snorted forms of cocaine never made sense.

Reason

House January 6 committee already cooperating with Justice Department

Committee is transmitting documents to the office of special counsel Jack Smith, the prosecutor appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to oversee investigations into Mr Trump’s conduct

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5 takeaways from the final Jan. 6 committee hearing

The Jan. 6 committee held its final hearing, outlining its recommendations to refer former President Donald Trump for criminal charges to the Department of Justice.

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What happens to Trump now that he’s been referred for prosecution by Jan. 6 House committee?

The congressional Jan. 6 committee dealt a serious blow to Donald Trump on Monday when it referred him to federal prosecutors for four potential crimes related to the storming of the Capitol.

Tribune News Service

US attorney general in hot seat as Trump's legal woes grow

Washington (AFP) - Filing criminal charges against Donald Trump would be a long and complex process ultimately requiring US Attorney General Merrick Garland to weigh the enormous legal and political implications of placing a former president on trial.

AFP

Merrick Garland's New Charging Policy Aims To Ameliorate the Damage His Boss Did As a Drug Warrior

The attorney general's memo to prosecutors is an improvement, but it is no substitute for legislation.

Reason

Jan. 6 committee: No free pass for Trump

The committee clearly worries about politicians like Marjorie Taylor Greene fomenting the next insurrection

Salon

The January 6 committee just gave a final blow to Trump’s very bad year

The committee referred Trump for possible criminal prosecution. And politically he looks like a loser

The Guardian - US

Panel urges prosecution of Trump, allies over Capitol attack, efforts to overturn election

A criminal referral is mostly symbolic; ultimately, the Justice Department decides whether to prosecute. The panel also released a summary of its final report, finding that Trump engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy” to overturn the election.

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The Independent UK

Jan. 6 panel pushes Trump's prosecution in forceful finish

The House Jan. 6 committee is wrapping up its investigation into the violent 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection

The Independent UK

Garland moves to end disparities in crack cocaine sentencing

Attorney General Merrick Garland is moving to end sentencing disparities that have imposed harsher penalties for different forms of cocaine and worsened racial inequity in the U.S. justice system

AFP

US justice chief orders equal treatment for cocaine, crack offenders

Washington (AFP) - The US attorney general ordered justice officials Friday to treat drug offenders equally in powder cocaine and crack cocaine cases, after decades of disparities saw African Americans jailed more often and longer than whites.

Reason

Attorney General Orders Prosecutors To End Crack Cocaine Sentencing Disparity as Congress Dithers

The move comes as legislation flounders in Congress to end the crack-powder sentencing disparity once and for all.

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What Do Republicans Want to 'Prosecute Fauci' for, Exactly?

Elon Musk reignited the GOP’s interest to bring charges against Anthony Fauci.

The Conversation

Special counsels, like the one leading the Department of Justice's investigation of Trump, are intended to be independent – but they aren't entirely

When Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed veteran prosecutor Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee two criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump on Nov. 18, 2022, Garland’s goal was to shield the probes from the appearance of partisanship.

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Libyan Accused of Lockerbie Bombing Charged in US Court

An alleged former Libyan intelligence agent accused of making the bomb that blew up a Pan Am jet over Scotland in 1988, killing 270 people, appeared in a US court Monday to face charges for the deadliest-ever terror attack in Britain. Abu Agila Mohammad Masud Kheir al-Marimi, who allegedly worked…

Salon

Special counsel "moving fast" on Trump

Don't expect the same approach as Bob Mueller from the new special counsel leading probes into the former president

The Guardian - US

Biden faces growing pressure to drop charges against Julian Assange

Biden faces a renewed push, domestically and internationally, to drop charges against Assange, who is languishing in a UK jail

The Independent UK

Garland: Justice Dept.'s civil rights work is key priority

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland says the early work of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division meant confronting white supremacists who were intimidating Black voters, and the division's work remains urgent 65 years later amid a surge of hate crimes

Salon

Trump's defense "utterly demolished"

Trump faces possible indictment after appeals court overturns Judge Aileen Cannon's special master order

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