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Man almost killed as piece of trans-Atlantic jet falls from sky missing him by 6FT

Capitol police screener Craig Donahue just escaped with his life after the cylindrical metal object smacked into the ground 6 feet away from him outside Maine's state house

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Maine Capitol Police employee narrowly escapes being hit by 7lb plane part that fell from the sky

Federal aviation department is probing incident involving object weighing six to seven pounds

The Independent UK

Paul Burka, Texas political journalism titan and “soul” of Texas Monthly newsroom, dies at 80

“He understood Texas and Texas politics better than anyone ever has,” former Texas Monthly editor Bill Broyles said. “There won’t be anyone like him again because he was so even-handed and fair-thinking.”

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Congress clocks bipartisan achievements despite partisan divide

WASHINGTON — The House and Senate are concluding a surprisingly productive streak despite deep-rooted partisanship and bitter acrimony between Democrats and Republicans.

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Man crashes car into US Capitol barrier, fires shots in the air

A man crashed his car into a barricade protecting the U.S. Capitol early Sunday and fired a handgun in the air several times before fatally shooting himself.

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Man crashes car into US Capitol barrier, fires shots in the air

A man crashed his car into a barricade protecting the US Capitol early Sunday and fired a handgun in the air several times before fatally shooting himself.

Tribune News Service

Man fatally shoots himself after driving car into barricade near US Capitol

Police did not determine motive for the man’s actions, but no indication he was targeting Congress members, who are in recess

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Police: Man killed himself after ramming US Capitol barrier

Police say a man drove his car into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol and then began firing gunshots in the air before fatally shooting himself

The Independent UK

For Donald Trump, the week included FBI searches, civil investigations and social media campaigns

The former US president has had an eventful week, facing multiple legal battles as he fuels speculation about running for office again in 2024.

ABC News

Secret Service watchdog suppressed memo on January 6 texts erasure

Officials at the DHS’s office of inspector general said their attempts to inform Congress in April were thwarted

The Guardian - US

Scott Perry says he's 'not a target' of FBI probe amid reports of subpoenas for other Pa. GOP lawmakers

PHILADELPHIA — Federal subpoenas and search warrants delivered to Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania this week were the subject of some confusion, and a bit of clarity.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

After ‘a lot of doors shut in our face,’ crusading couple celebrate passage of burn pit bill

The battle was just beginning for Le Roy Torres and his wife, Rosie, when the Army captain returned to Texas in 2008, already starting to suffer from the toxic substances he’d inhaled from the 10-acre burn pit at Camp Anaconda in Balad, Iraq.

Tribune News Service

The many investigations surrounding Donald Trump: Jan. 6, Mar-a-Lago, taxes and more

Authorities have several open investigations involving the former president, including into his businesses, his tax returns and his actions leading up to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

WEKU

A witch hunt at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago? No, just plain enforcement of the law

In mid-July, a reporter asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland whether the Justice Department’s investigation into attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election could eventually turn its gaze toward Donald Trump.

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Preview the 2023 legislative session with Tribune reporters, elected officials, Capitol insiders and more

A special Texas Tribune event happening Dec. 6 in Austin will explore state lawmakers’ top priorities in the 2023 legislative session and what’s ahead for Texans.

ABC News

Donald Trump backs a former critic to challenge Liz Cheney in Wyoming as his war with her heats up

It should have been a sleepy contest for the state’s only house seat in America’s conservative west. Instead, the Wyoming primary has become a high-profile test case of Donald Trump's power over the Republican Party.

The Independent UK

As life-saving burn pits bill finally goes into law, the veteran whose name it bears can finally rest in peace

EXCLUSIVE: For more than a decade, the veteran community has fought for the US government to take the issue of burn pits seriously. Veterans, advocates and those who have lost loved ones along the way speak to Rachel Sharp about the bittersweet victory as President Biden signs the PACT Act…

Tribune News Service

Capitol Police officer facing criminal charges tied to hit-and-run cover-up resigns, sources say

WASHINGTON — Thomas Smith, a veteran U.S. Capitol Police officer facing criminal charges for trying to cover up a 2020 hit-and-run in Georgetown — which left a motorcyclist injured — has resigned from the department, sources said.

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The Independent UK

GOP rallies around Trump following FBI search of his estate

For much of the year, small cracks in Donald Trump’s political support have been growing

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Pa. gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano meets with Select Committee investigating Jan. 6, for less than 15 minutes

PHILADELPHIA — State Sen. Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, had a very brief visit Tuesday with the congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Independent UK

FBI search at Trump Mar-a-Lago estate one of several probes

The FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate marked a dramatic and unprecedented escalation of the law enforcement scrutiny of the former president, but the Florida operation was just one part of one investigation related to Trump and his time in office

Roll Call

Capitol Police officer facing criminal charges tied to hit-and-run cover-up resigns, sources say - Roll Call

Thomas Smith, a veteran Capitol Police officer facing criminal charges for trying to cover-up a 2020 hit-and-run, has resigned.

The Independent UK

Hillary Clinton reacts after FBI raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate

Former secretary of state and first lady has coopted one-time criticism into fundraiser for progressive causes

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: The Jan. 6 committee should show, not tell, young voters the truth

Before the first prime-time hearing of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol nearly two months ago, U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin asserted that the new revelations would “blow the roof off the house.” The committee established high expectations — and needed to deliver.

The Independent UK

Burn pits recognition for veterans took decade of struggle

President Joe Biden is set to sign into law a bill that aims to help military veterans exposed to toxic burn pits

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