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Republican senator Lindsay Graham announced that the judiciary committee would debate and vote on whether to subpoena documents and testimony from Obama-era officials, related to the FBI’s investigation into Russian election interference.
Graham would subpoena testimony from witnesses including James Comey, Andrew McCabe, James Clapper, John Brennan, and Sally Yates. The Senate judiciary committee would vote on authorizing the subpoenas on 4 June.
A judge in rural Oregon tossed out the state’s coronavirus restrictions, saying that the governor, Kate Brown, did not seek the legislature’s approval to extend the stay-at-home order. Brown is now seeking an emergency review of the decision by the state’s supreme court.
“The science behind these executive orders hasn’t changed one bit. Ongoing physical distancing, staying home as much as possible and wearing face coverings will save lives across Oregon,” Brown, a Democrat, said.
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