
Opinion: The January 6 committee is methodically building the case for a criminal conspiracy
CNN
The January 6 committee's primary job is to get the truth out and recommend steps to ensure an insurrection does not happen again, write Norm Eisen, Noah Bookbinder and Fred Wertheimer. The panel has made great strides in that direction, they say.
This deep dive into the first of what the committee says is a seven-part conspiracy revealed Trump's choice to disregard the truth and the law. The focus on the former President's state of mind is critical to building the case for the American people -- and for possible prosecutions like those that ensued a half-century ago.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











