The Jan. 6 select committee investigating the Capitol riot plans to issue a preliminary report and hold at least one additional hearing, the panel’s chair said Monday.
Why it matters: A deluge of new evidence the panel has received since kicking off its public hearings has kept their schedule in flux, prompting them to schedule an additional, unplanned hearing last month and delay a hearing this month.
The Pulitzer Prize Board rejected former President Trump's calls Monday to rescind awards from the Washington Post and New York Times over their coverage of Russian interference in the U.S. election.
Why it matters: Trump has repeatedly claimed that the two newsrooms' reporting, which tracked Russian connections to the Trump campaign and jointly won the 2018 National Reporting prize, was a "politically motivated farce" aimed at driving a "false narrative."
The Department of Justice is declining to prosecute CBS' "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" crew members who were arrested for unlawful entry at the U.S. House office buildings last month.
Driving the news: The Capitol Police said in a statement on Monday that they were “informed the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia is declining to prosecute the case.”
A U.S. Senate panel has subpoenaed outgoing Federal Bureau of Prisons director Michael Carvajal to testify at a hearing this month as it examines abuse and corruption in the agency.
Why it matters: Carvajal, who was appointed during the Trump administration, submitted his resignation in January after an AP investigation revealed a pattern of leadership failures, including rampant staff misconduct, a culture of sexual abuse at women's prisons, a history of cover-ups and a string of escaped inmates.
Twitter on Monday labeled but refused to take down a pair of highly transphobic tweets attacking Adm. Rachel Levine, the assistant secretary for health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Why it matters: Twitter has a practice of often labeling — but not removing — tweets from elected officials that would otherwise violate its terms of service.
A shooting at a mall in Greenwood, Indiana, on Sunday evening has left at least four people dead, including the suspected gunman — who police say was shot by an armed bystander.
The latest: Authorities said Monday at a press briefingthat a 12-year-old girl was among two people wounded after the shooter opened fire with a rifle at the mall, south of Indianapolis. Her injuries were minor, while the other injured victim received a gunshot wound to the leg and was in a stable condition in a local hospital.
A group of family members of 9/11 victims asked former President Trump in a letter Sunday to cancel an LIV Golf tournament set to be held at his golf course in in Bedminster, New Jersey, at the end of the month, according to the Washington Post.
Why it matters: LIV, which began play last month, is highly controversial and has thrown the golfing world into chaos because of Saudi Arabia's financing of the tour and conflicts with the PGA Tour, Axios' Tim Baysinger reports.
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels on Monday selected the first female fighter jet pilot to join their elite flight demonstration squadron.
Driving the news: Lt. Amanda Lee will join the Blue Angels for the 2023 air show season as an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet pilot, according to a press release. She was selected alongside five other new members.
Driving the news: OSF HealthCare limited its definition of fertility for coverage to "the inability for a married couple of opposite-sex spouses to conceive," per documents obtained by Bloomberg Law.
Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.) is the latest official to fight a subpoena to appear before the Fulton County DA's special grand jury for the investigation of efforts by former President Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election.
Driving the news: Hice, who was supposed to testify on Tuesday, will argue his case to quash the subpoena before a federal judge next Monday.
Congress will consider legislation this week to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, lawmakers announced Monday.
Why it matters: The bill is part of Congress’ legislative response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson last month overturning the landmark abortion ruling Roe v. Wade.
Why it matters: Pence's endorsement underscores the growing divide within the GOP between the establishment wing of the party and the former president, AP reports.
The House Jan. 6 committee's prime-time hearing later this week will include none-too-subtle signals to the Justice Department about possible illegal activity by former President Trump, congressional sources tell Axios.
Why it matters: The committee is continuing its laser focus on Trump and anything he may have done to encourage or prolong the attack on the Capitol. It has assembled a mountain of transcripts and other evidence that could be used in federal prosecutions.
Four people were killed in a New Mexico helicopter crash after responding to a wildfire in the state, authorities said Sunday.
Driving the news: The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that three of its officers died and one member of the Bernalillo County Fire Department was killed in Saturday evening's crash near Las Vegas, New Mexico, and there were no known survivors.
Uvalde's mayor announced Sunday that the acting city police chief on the day of the Robb Elementary School massacre has been placed on leave after a new report found "systemic failures" by authorities during the shooting.
What they're saying: "This administrative leave is to investigate whether Lt. [Mariano] Pargas was responsible for taking command on May 24th, what specific actions Lt. Pargas took to establish that command, and whether it was even feasible given all the agencies involved and other possible policy violations," Mayor Don McLaughlin said in a statement.
Pope Francis said Sunday his visit to Canada will be a "pilgrimage of penance" that he hopes can help in the country's healing over the Catholic Church's role in the abuse of generations of Indigenous children.
What he's saying: "Unfortunately in Canada many Christians, including some members of religious orders, contributed to the policies of cultural assimilation that in the past gravely damaged native populations in various ways," Francis said during his weekly address to people in St. Peter's Square ahead of his July 24-30 trip to Canada.
