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The hotel chain Motel 6 agreed on Thursday to pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Washington state claiming hotel guest information was improperly provided to immigration officials, according to Attorney General Bob Ferguson.

Motel 6 To Pay $12 Million After Improperly Giving Guest Lists To ICE

Washington state's attorney general said Motel 6 shared information about approximately 80,000 guests in the state and that guests faced questioning from ICE, detainment and deportation as a result.

Sen. Hawley faces no real political ramifications back home for Jan. 6 actions

Sen. Josh Hawley greeted demonstrators on Jan. 6, 2021 and refused to certify election results. In Missouri, Hawley has faced little, if anything, in terms of a political downside for his actions.

Shoppers buy face masks on O'Connell Street in Dublin, Ireland, on Tuesday. Ireland's government is putting the country at its highest level of coronavirus restrictions for six weeks in a bid to combat a rise in infections.

Ireland To Impose 6-Week National Lockdown, Estimates 150,000 Job Losses

Under the lockdown, nonessential retail businesses will be closed, and restaurants and bars will be takeout only. Residents are to stay within about a 3-mile radius of their homes.

Trump's Jan. 6 pardons have historians concerned about tolerance of political violence

Trump's pardon of nearly all of the people convicted of crimes in relation to Jan. 6 was no surprise to those who followed his campaign promises. But for some historians, it sends a troubling signal.

Jan. 6 panel report shows Mark Meadows' role in trying to overturn election

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is moving forward to hold former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress after he stopped cooperating with them.

Brock Turner, seen here in his January 2015 booking photo released by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, was released from county jail Friday.

Brock Turner Freed From Jail After Serving Half Of 6-Month Sentence

Three months after receiving a lenient punishment for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman at Stanford University, Turner left Santa Clara County's main jail Friday.

New York orders Trump companies to pay $1.6M for tax fraud

Donald Trump's family business has been fined $1.6 million for criminal tax fraud in New York. It is the maximum penalty allowed under state rules.

The Jan. 6 committee presented voted this week to subpoena former President Trump. The fate of the subpoena will likely be decided soon by the courts. The impact of the committee's work will likely take longer to gauge.

The Jan. 6 committee has done its job, but its impact depends on others

No matter how much news and attention a congressional panel may generate, the ultimate effect depends on whether they alter the arc of a presidency or otherwise change the course of national history.

The House select committee sent a letter to Ohio GOP Rep. Jim Jordan, requesting information and an interview about his discussions with former President Trump on January 6, and with other Trump administration officials in the weeks leading up to the attack on the Capitol.

The House Jan. 6 panel wants to talk to Trump ally Rep. Jim Jordan

Chairman Bennie Thompson's letter to Jordan asks for information and an interview to discuss his conversations with President Donald Trump on Jan. 6.

Rep. Scott Perry, R-Penn., is the first sitting lawmaker that the the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack has sought to question.

As Jan. 6 panel seeks cooperation from Rep. Scott Perry, he says no

Perry said Tuesday that he's declining the request. He is the first sitting lawmaker that the panel has sought to question from regarding the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

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