Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to the chamber for final votes before the Memorial Day recess, at the Capitol in Washington (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Republicans on Friday blocked creation of a bipartisan panel to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, displaying continuing party loyalty to former President Donald Trump and firm determination to shift the political focus away from the violent insurrection by his GOP supporters.
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‘Pretty damn scary’: Failure of Jan. 6 commission exposes Senate wounds - Politico
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Republicans block independent commission to investigate attack on U.S. Capitol - NBC
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Dems push for House select committee after Senate Republicans derail bipartisan probe into January 6 attack - CNN
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Senate R&D bill to counter China shelved by GOP opposition - AP
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Biden marks vaccine progress, thanks troops ahead of holiday - AP
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Cordray scraps Trump-era policy hindering state investigations of student loan companies - Politico
GOP Sen. Tuberville says he'd rather be fishing or golfing before vote on Jan. 6 riot commission - FOX
U.S. to accelerate court cases of some migrant families facing deportation - CBS
Schumer and Collins appear to have heated exchange before Jan. 6 vote - The Hill
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DOJ releases financial activity report on Durham investigation - Wash. Examiner
Biden sees a post-pandemic economic boom, but a small and short one - BI
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MyPillow CEO flew Kristi Noem to GOP governors conference on his private jet - Politico
'Despicable, unconscionable, un-American': Biden denounces recent rise in antisemitic attacks - NBC
WNBA's first trans player signs with new team - The Hill
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‘I Love You Always’: Remembering the 9 Victims of the VTA Shooting - KQED
NY, NJ rail project gets key federal approval - The Hill
Republican Election Chief In Arizona Blasts Madness Of Vote Recount - HP
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Guilty verdict in Mollie Tibbetts murder trial - ABC
Biden's budget blowout predicts years of Obama-level tepid growth - Politico
'1619 Project' creator Hannah-Jones weighs discrimination suit over tenure denial - The Hill
Biden visits troops to offer Memorial Day thanks: 'You are the spine of America' - FOX
Biden budget drops Hyde Amendment to allow public funding of abortion - Reuters
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NASA releases stunning new pic of Milky Way’s ‘downtown’ - AP
'Not one of these woke DAs': Orange County district attorney issues warning to suspects who fatally shot 6-year-old - Wash. Examiner
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Biden: China thinks it will 'own America' by 2035 - FOX
Biden’s budget goes big on spending in bid to lift middle class - Politico
Biden aims to speed review for families seeking asylum in US - The Hill
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Breyer ‘basically optimistic’ about US despite polarization - AP
NASA chief says budget keeps Artemis moon program on track - CBS
Biden to GOP: ‘Don’t get in the way’ of infrastructure plan - AP
GOP poised to block bipartisan probe of Jan. 6 insurrection - AP
GOP Senator appears to cast doubt that officer's death was related to January 6 attack - CBS
Judge says Trump's false election claims still pose threat months later - The Hill
Horror, heroism mark deadly shooting at California rail yard - AP
McConnell doubles down to pressure Republicans, asking for 'a personal favor' to block January 6 commission - CNN
Ex-Speaker Ryan to GOP: Reject Trump, ‘2nd-rate imitations’ - AP
Paul Ryan slams Trump in speech about future of Republican Party - CBS
US tells Russia it won’t rejoin Open Skies arms control pact - AP
The power of Trump drowns out Ryan's Reaganite call for change - CNN
Workers describe sprawling tent city, 'deeply alarming' conditions for kids at Fort Bliss Shelter - USA Today
Manhattan DA could pursue racketeering charge in Trump Org probe, experts say - Politico
Russian SolarWinds hackers have launched new campaign, Microsoft says - CBS
Ron Johnson holds up Senate's holiday weekend exit - The Hill
Senate eyes R&D bill to counter China, bolster manufacturing - AP
Former Palm Beach County GOP leader charged in Capitol riot - USA Today
Senate advances bipartisan bill to counter China - FOX
Senate tests willingness to preserve filibuster with China, Jan. 6 commission votes - NBC
Rep. Matt Gaetz eyes presidential run in 2024 - Yahoo
AZ House votes down measure to require ID for mail-in ballots - Wash. Examiner
Murkowski voices frustration with GOP over Jan. 6 commission: 'Something bad happened' - The Hill
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Patrisse Cullors: Black Lives Matter co-founder resigns - BBC
Poll: 73% of Republicans blame 'left-wing protesters' for Jan. 6 attack. Just 23% blame Trump - Yahoo
President Biden's budget proposal expected to increase the federal debt - USA Today
Extraordinary explanations for UFOs look increasingly plausible - The Hill
Tech trade groups sue Florida over social media law - NBC
Gig workers to lose all unemployment benefits in 20 GOP states - CBS
Team Trump sees a political upside to his mounting legal troubles - Politico
Trey Gowdy: Trump officials 'don't have a clue' about Durham's progress - Wash. Examiner
U.S. Senate argues over Capitol riot probe in marathon session - Reuters
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Biden declares his 'economic plan is working,' pushes infrastructure plan as the next step - USA Today
McConnell: Republicans 'open to spending more' on infrastructure - The Hill
Social spending, business tax hike drive $6T Biden budget - AP
Biden administration moving to double tariffs on Canadian lumber - Wash. Examiner
Biden budget won't clear up Congress' infrastructure limbo - Politico
Paul Ryan: Voters won't be impressed by 'yes-men and flatterers flocking to Mar-a-Lago' - The Hill
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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell kicked out of Republican governors meeting - USA Today
Paul Ryan says ‘staying faithful’ to ‘conservative principles’ ticket to GOP resurgence - FOX
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California warned to steel itself for another summer of blackouts - NBC
San Jose shooting updates: Survivor recounts harrowing massacre - ABC
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Is Gerrymandering About to Become More Difficult? - Politico
EXPLAINER: What’s the Senate filibuster and why change it? - AP
Christine Wormuth confirmed as first woman secretary of the Army - USA Today
Federal prosecutors probing if Ukraine meddled in 2020 election: NYT - The Hill
Manchin slams McConnell, GOP for opposing Capitol riot commission - NBC
Andrew Yang calls New York Daily News cartoon a "racialized caricature" - Axios
Sen. Kennedy: Biden nominees like ATF's Chipman 'have contempt for America and Americans' - FOX
Former DHS secretaries tell Senate to 'put politics aside' and support January 6 commission - CNN
Universities fight scrutiny of foreign funding in Senate China bill - Politico
Biden goes on offensive against economic critics, argues rising wages show his agenda is working - CNBC
San Jose shooting victims: What we know about the 9 killed - ABC
Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai jailed again for pro-democracy protest - BBC
Biden budget expands government's role in economy - The Hill
GOP counters Biden's infrastructure plan with $928 billion offer as President's adviser slams opposition - CNN
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Microsoft: SolarWinds hackers target 150 orgs with phishing - AP
Texas bans reality shows from working with cops - ABC
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Biden's list shaming GOP lawmakers draws laughter from the crowd - CNN
San Jose shooting victim credited with saving colleagues' lives - CBS
Caitlyn Jenner vows to 'cancel cancel culture' if elected as California governor - The Hill
New York Times: Prosecutors investigating whether Ukrainians used Rudy Giuliani to promote misleading election claims - CNN
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Cops who kill often catch a break at sentencing time - AB
Five arrested in connection with shooting of UK Black Lives Matter activist - The Hill
Ocean explorer discovers 5 sunken WWII subs, giving closure to hundreds of families - NBC
Survivor: California shooter was ‘outsider’ in workplace - AP
Jennifer Weisselberg, former daughter-in-law of Trump Org CFO, faces eviction - CBS
Majority of Americans say Jan. 6 riots were an 'attack on democracy': poll - The Hill
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Sen. Rick Scott seeking to block DHS nominees until Biden visits southern border - FOX
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Trump appointee on West Point Board spreads conspiracy that Biden is replacing White people of European ancestry - CNN
Germany officially recognises colonial-era Namibia genocide - BBC
‘Our season’: Eritrean troops kill, rape, loot in Tigray - AP
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Bill Cosby denied parole as board says former actor needs to meet more requirements - CNN
Lori Vallow Daybell ruled unfit to stand trial - ABC
Husband-and-wife military doctors gunned down in front yard - ABC
Plague of ravenous, destructive mice tormenting Australians - AP
Distribution of Eli Lilly COVID-19 therapy paused in 8 states over variant concerns - ABC
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Senate passes resolution urging probe into COVID-19 origins - The Hill
Homeland Security head says agency taking a 'close look' at vaccine passports for international travel - NBC
Memorial Day weekend marks 1st holiday with less COVID-19 stress - ABC
FDA updates EUA Covid shot guidance - Politico
As infections surge worldwide, White House yet to export a single vaccine dose - NBC
McConaughey: Face masks a 'short-term inconvenience for long-term freedom' - The Hill
Why COVID-19 testing in schools will be key this fall - ABC
'We're getting our lives back': Biden celebrates progress made in fight against Covid pandemic - NBC
What to know if your employer requires vaccinations: federal legal protections - ABC
CDC now says summer camps can skip the masks if everyone fully vaccinated - ABC
New Orleans dropping all COVID-19 restrictions on bars and restaurants - ABC
California giving $116 million to people who get virus shots - AP
China's stonewalling pushed Biden to reveal latest intelligence probe of Covid origins - NBC
Idaho lieutenant gov. bans masks while gov. away - ABC
House bills targeting China would launch coronavirus 'origins' probe, allow victims' families to sue Beijing - FOX
Biden blasts Republicans for touting Covid relief funds they voted against - CNN
‘China has something to hide’: Beijing stumbles on lab leak probe - Wash. Examiner
White House vaccine diplomacy push hits hurdles - NBC
New York Times: Intelligence officials said to have untapped evidence on Covid-19 origins - CNN
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Intelligence told White House they have unexamined evidence on coronavirus origins: report - The Hill
Intelligence community 'does not know' how Covid-19 originated and repeats two working theories - CNN
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Europe hopes to lure American tourists this summer - NBC
Freedom Caucus asks CDC if Pelosi consulted its scientists on continued House mask mandate - FOX
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As world grows desperate, US sits on tens of millions of unused COVID vaccine - ABC
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