US Urges 6-Month Sentence for Ex-Trump Adviser Bannon Over Contempt Conviction

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The U.S. Justice Department on Monday asked a federal judge to sentence former President Donald Trump’s adviser Steve Bannon to six months behind bars, saying he pursued a “bad faith strategy defiance and contempt” against the congressional committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.  Bannon, an influential far-right political figure, was convicted in July on two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena.  Each count is punishable by between 30 days to one year in prison and a fine ranging between $100 to $100,000.  He is due to be sentenced before U.S. District Judge Carlmore

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AP-NORC Poll: Most Say Voting Vital Despite Dour US Outlook

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From his home in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, Graeme Dean says there’s plenty that’s disheartening about the state of the country and politics these days. At the center of one of this year’s most competitive U.S. Senate races, he’s on the receiving end of a constant barrage of vitriolic advertising that makes it easy to focus on what’s going wrong.  But the 40-year-old English teacher has no intention of disengaging from the democratic process. In fact, he believes that the first national election since the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol is “more significant” than in years past.  “This couldmore

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