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House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Hakeem Jeffries: Dems won’t give up on Jan. 6 panel

The battle over the Jan. 6 commission is far from over, according to Democrats who say they are regrouping and exploring the best path forward after Republicans torpedoed a proposed 9-11 style commission to probe the U.S. Capitol attack.

May 30, 2021
GOP senators, from left, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., talk to reporters as the Senate tries to finish to its work going into the Memorial Day recess, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 28, 2021. Republican leaders are insisting they will block a commission on the Jan. 6 insurrection by a mob loyal to former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate GOP blocks Jan. 6 commission

Senate Republicans on Friday blocked a proposal to create an independent 9-11 style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, dismissing the Democrat-led push as a purely political exercise.

May 28, 2021
Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., listens to President Donald Trump speak during a meeting with Republican lawmakers in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Donald Trump dings Reagan Library, former Speaker Paul Ryan

Former President Donald Trump blasted the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum a day after former House Speaker Paul D. Ryan appeared there and delivered a thinly veiled critique of the 45th president's grip on the party.

May 28, 2021
In this file photo, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan speaks during a news conference held by Gov. Brian Kemp at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Monday, March 22, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) **FILE**

Donald Trump cheers Geoff Duncan calling it quits in Georgia

Former President Trump is celebrating the news that Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan announced he will not seek re-election. "He was the one who, along with Governor Brian Kemp, stopped the Georgia State Senate from doing the job they wanted to do on the 2020 Presidential Election Fraud," Mr. Trump said in a statement Tuesday. "Duncan's fight against Election Fraud made him unelectable."

May 18, 2021
The sight of protective masks in public will start to fade away as totally vaccinated Americans feel safe to go out without them. (Associated Press/File)

CDC: Mask policy driven by ‘evolving science,’ not Joe Biden

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flipped the script on masks based on plummeting cases and "evolving science" about the COVID-19 vaccines, its director said Sunday, attempting to quell suspicion that the administration whisked out the guidance to give President Biden a win in a rough week.

May 16, 2021
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters after House Republicans voted to oust her from her leadership post as chair of the House Republican Conference because of her repeated criticism of former President Donald Trump for his false claims of election fraud and his role in instigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Associated Press/File)

Liz Cheney to GOP: ‘Soul of our democracy’ at stake

Rep. Liz Cheney, booted from House Republican leadership last week after months of withering criticism of former President Donald Trump and his claims of a stolen election, continued her assault unabated Sunday by warning fellow Republicans that the "soul of our democracy" is at stake.

May 16, 2021