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AZ Sen. Ruben Gallego called Attorney General Merrick Garland a 'coward' for taking too long to prosecute Jan. 6 participants, arguing the DOJ sacrificed democracy to protect the department. Garland’s 2022 appointment of Special Counsel Jack Smith is cited by Gallego amid Democratic frustration with the pace of investigations into Trump, a critique echoed in a broader live-feed of Capitol Hill news.
House Republicans are aggressively advancing existing impeachment inquiries into President Joe Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, while also launching new threats to impeach Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Attorney General Merrick Garland. The calls for impeachment highlight a frustrated House Republican conference struggling to impose its will on Democrats in the Senate and the White House, with some Senate Republicans expressing a focus on more pressing matters. The Democratic-led Senate stands in the way of convicting and removing officials from office, requiring a two-thirds majority.
A 17-year-old girl, Natalie Navarro, is expected to be charged with murder in the death of 21-year-old Arturo Pena, who was found shot to death in Garland. Navarro was the subject of an AMBER Alert but was found safe, while the second suspect, 21-year-old Yordy Martinez, is still at large. Police have murder warrants for both Navarro and Martinez and are asking for the public's help in locating Martinez.