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Members of the House select committee formed to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol laid out stark terms and, publicly for the first time, evidence that the violence that day was the result of weeks of coordinated efforts, stemming from false claims of election fraud, that the committee's chairman insisted was the "culmination of an attempted coup."
Members of the House select committee formed to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol laid out stark terms and, publicly for the first time, evidence that the violence that day was the result of weeks of coordinated efforts, stemming from false claims of election fraud, that the committee's chairman insisted was the "culmination of an attempted coup."
Two circuit court nominees with backgrounds as public defenders breezed through a Senate nominations hearing Wednesday, facing limited questioning from senators on the panel compared to most of President Joe Biden's appellate picks.
Senate Democrats are continuing to approve most of President Joe Biden's judicial nominees at a rapid pace, but while trial court judges have moved swiftly this year, there have been fewer circuit court confirmations as they prove more challenging.
Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee are calling for a second hearing for Nusrat Jahan Choudhury before her nomination to the Eastern District of New York moves forward, accusing her of having contradicted her own testimony and requesting the chance to question her again.