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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he is passing on running for the senate in next year's midterm elections, a blow to Republicans who spent months courting him to challenge Democratic incumbent.

Many Republican allies of former President Trump were outraged in 2021 when the Capitol was attacked. But as Trump's popularity endures, the party's elected leaders now largely overlook Jan. 6.

House lawmakers hold the first in a series of televised hearings in primetime Thursday. They promise new information as they explain what led up to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and how it played out.

"I didn't see the report myself even until after the 6th, but the way in which it [was] handled ... strikes me as consistent with our normal process," said FBI Director Christopher Wray.

Opening arguments were today in the first jury trial related to the Jan. 6 insurrection. A lawyer for defendant Guy Reffitt says he's simply a big talker.

Opening statements began Monday in the trial of five members of the Oath Keepers accused of seditious conspiracy. Prosecutors say they wanted to use violence to overturn the results of the election.

One of the men arrested was Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán's brother-in-law, who authorities say supervised the construction of a tunnel used for his escape.

At least six people are said to have died after the El Almirante ferry, which was carrying more than 150 passengers, began sinking.

Both Rep. Liz Cheney and former Attorney General Bill Barr referenced 2,000 Mules, a pro-Trump film, during Monday's Jan. 6 committee hearing. In his testimony, Barr said he was "unimpressed" with it.

The summary of the committee's report included criminal referrals for the former president, who inspired the deadly insurrection that took place nearly two years ago.