Plus, Ukraine and Russia strike a grain deal.
The January 6 panel describes Trump's failure to respond; Ukraine and Russia unclog grain exports. Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin. |
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The January 6 panel held its last scheduled hearing |
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- The House committee investigating January 6, 2021, held its last scheduled hearing, for now, on Thursday night, focusing on what then-President Donald Trump did and didn't do as his supporters attacked the Capitol. [Wall Street Journal]
- The committee found that Trump mostly just watched the insurrection on television; he didn't contact security forces, and he resisted calls from family, friends, and aides to tell the rioters to stand down. [CNN / Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb, and Zachary Cohen]
- Witnesses also said former Vice President Mike Pence's security team called their families to say final goodbyes. [New York Times / Michael S. Schmidt]
- Footage was shown of Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), who riled up rioters earlier in the day by raising his fist in solidarity, running for safety after the mob breached the building. [BuzzFeed News / Paige Skinner]
- The committee also played outtakes from Trump's January 7 address to the nation, revealing the former president refused to admit that the election was over. [Washington Post / Rosalind S. Helderman and Josh Dawsey]
- The committee intends to resume hearings featuring new evidence and testimony in September. [Reuters]
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Ukraine and Russia's grain export deal |
- Kyiv and Moscow signed separate deals with Turkey and the UN on Friday to resume exporting Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea. [Associated Press / Ayse Wieting and Suzan Fraser]
- The war in Ukraine has prevented millions of tons of grain and other goods from leaving ports for months. As a result, prices have surged, threatening a global food crisis. [CNN]
- Now, Ukrainian grain exports will travel to Turkey through safe corridors in the Black Sea. Officials from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, and the UN will check arriving ships for weapons. [Washington Post / Kareem Fahim]
- It will take a few weeks to begin implementing the deal, which is renewable and lasts 120 days. [Wall Street Journal / Jared Malsin]
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Friday, a jury found former Trump adviser Steve Bannon guilty of contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a January 6 subpoena. [Fox News / Jake Gibson] |
- President Biden's Covid-19 symptoms reportedly improved on Friday following a full day of treatment. [Axios / Oriana Gonzalez]
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill modeled after the Texas abortion law on Friday, enabling gun violence victims to sue gun manufacturers. [Axios / Erin Doherty]
- Lee Zeldin, a GOP candidate for NY governor, was attacked but not injured during a campaign speech on Thursday. [AP / Michelle L. Price]
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