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Solomon Pena made his first virtual court appearance on Wednesday afternoon.
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At CBS News, MacFarlane has covered the U.S. Congress and Justice Department. He has served as the designated House chamber correspondent for Presidential State of the Union addresses and in-studio correspondent for election night coverage. He has covered Supreme Court confirmation hearings and was in the courtrooms for all of the legal cases involving President Donald Trump in New York, Florida and Washington, D.C.
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Solomon Pena made his first virtual court appearance on Wednesday afternoon.
Republicans approved a "Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government" in a party-line vote Tuesday.
The complaint was filed by the Campaign Legal Center and accuses Santos of illegally using campaign funds for personal expenses.
The lawsuit claims Sicknick's death was a "foreseeable consequence" of Trump's alleged incitement of mob attack.
A congressional staffer who feared for her life started a support group to help people like herself who are still coping.
It's been two years since the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. On that day, it would be days and weeks before the scale and severity of the attack on the Capitol was known.
The Justice Department's second year of investigating the Capitol riot was marked by 40 convictions and the appointment of a special counsel.
The House Jan. 6 select committee released the transcripts as it wound down its work at the end of the 117th Congress before Republicans take control of the House on Tuesday.
J. Brett Blanton, who oversees the facilities, historical artifacts and U.S. Capitol grounds, was the subject of a blistering internal review by the agency's inspector general last year.
The committee only has days to wrap up its work before the new Congress.
Her final day in office is Jan. 2.
Her final day in office is Jan. 2.
The bill stands at 4,155 pages.
The omnibus spending bill orders the removal of TikTok on executive branch agency employee phones.
The $1.7 trillion spending package was unveiled early Tuesday.