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Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif. (from left); Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif.; Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md.; Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash.; Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla.; and Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pa.

State of the Union attendance required a COVID test. 6 legislators tested positive

To attend Tuesday evening's speech, guests — even those who are fully vaccinated — are required to produce a negative test. Attendees will not be required to wear masks.

Rep. Mo Brooks greets supporters while campaigning during a "Save America" rally at York Family Farms on August 21, 2021 in Cullman, Alabama.

Three more House Republicans reject Jan. 6 committee request to testify voluntarily

The panel investigating the attack on the Capitol asked U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs of Arizona, Mo Brooks of Alabama and Ronny Jackson of Texas to appear. They all said no.

An image of former President Donald Trump talking to his Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is displayed as Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to Meadows, testifies about events around the Capitol insurrection to the House Jan. 6 select committee.

Trump's legal exposure may be growing – and 4 other takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearing

Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified under oath about a volatile and angry president who was prone to throwing dishes, knew that supporters were armed and didn't want the riot to stop.

Interior Department hires former top cop to review jail deaths on his watch

The Interior Department ordered a review of tribal jail deaths, but the man who got the contract is a former agency official who oversaw the jails when some of the deaths occurred.

Insurrectionists climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.

Jan. 6 detainees say a D.C. jail is so awful that they'd like a transfer to Guantanamo

A letter signed by 34 people held on charges related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol complains of inhumane conditions behind bars, including mold, abusive guards, bad food and filthy laundry.

Gabriel Sterling, one of Georgia's top election officials, defended the state's voting system against former President Trump's election lies and warned violence could result from the false claims. He's among the witnesses at the House Jan. 6th committee's fourth hearing.

The Jan. 6 committee holds its fourth hearing today. Here's what we know

Tuesday's hearing is expected to focus on former President Trump's pressure on officials to change the results of voting in their states.

Firefighters work to extinguish fire at an apartment building after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 17, 2022.

Missile strikes in western Ukraine kill 6 as country braces for new assault in east

Russian missile strikes on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv killed six people and wounded at least eight, the regional governor said, which appeared to target military infrastructure facilities

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) says the House Jan. 6 committee investigation will reveal new details of the insurrection for the public.

American democracy is more vulnerable now than on Jan. 6, Schiff says amid hearings

American democracy is more vulnerable today than it was on January 6 because the "big lie" that Donald Trump won the 2020 election has spread, says Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA).

President Biden, seen speaking at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C., on April 14, 2022, has reestablished a tradition that presidents make their tax filings publicly available after former President Trump failed to do so.

The Bidens paid a 24.6% tax rate on $610,702 in earnings, their filings show

Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff earned $1,655,563 in 2021 and paid $523,371 — a federal income tax rate of 31.6% — their tax filings show.

The exterior of the Washington, D.C., jail where a group of defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol are detained. The atmosphere has grown tense as they await their trials.

In a D.C. jail, Jan. 6 defendants awaiting trial are forming bitter factions

Allegations of bullying and intimidation as well as complaints about the distribution of more than a million dollars in donated funds have led to bitter conflict among Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants.

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