Jan. 6 investigator Jamie Raskin: "I'm not gonna see American democracy go down the tubes."
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Last February, Americans watched Congressman Jamie Raskin manage the impeachment trial of former President Trump. "This trial is about who we are," he said.
And they now see him on the Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol assault: "We have a duty to collect all of the evidence we need to report back to Congress and to the American people."
But many viewers may not know that Raskin has carried out these duties under circumstances most of us could not even imagine.
President Biden on Monday signed into law a defense bill that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China's growing power and boosts overall military spending to $895 billion despite his objections to language stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments for children in military families.
It's Christmas Eve, and Santa Claus is suiting up for his annual voyage from the North Pole to households around the world. In keeping with decades of tradition, the North American Aerospace Command, or NORAD, will once again track Santa's journey to deliver gifts to children before Christmas 2024, using an official map that's updated consistently to show where he is right now.
An anti-money laundering law called the Corporate Transparency Act, or CTA, appears to have been given new life after an appeals court on Monday determined its rules can be enforced as the case proceeds. The law requires small business owners to register with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, by Jan. 1, or potentially pay fines of up to $10,000.