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The hearing will focus on the pressure former President Donald Trump put on the Justice Department to help him to overturn the 2020 election.

The committee turns its focus on evidence that Donald Trump and his allies pressured state officials to overturn the results of his failed 2020 re-election bid.

The former attorney general also said Trump's claims of fraud were "bogus" and called claims of Dominion voting machine fraud "idiotic."

The sprawling, nearly 11-month investigation has led to this moment: a blockbuster hearing on what the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack has learned, beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

A reported 21 people were killed in an attack by a lone gunman at an elementary school in the small town of Uvalde, Texas. At least 19 students and two adults were among the casualties.

The alleged perpetrator of the mass shooting, which left 10 people dead, would have driven away and sought more victims had he not been stopped by police, Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia told ABC News.

The country's prime minister and president said Thursday that Finland must apply to the military alliance without delay. The announcement was widely expected and is broadly supported among the Finnish public.

The House has approved $40 billion in more funding to aid Ukraine. It's expected to get quick passage by the Senate. Plus, why Russia's air force can't control Ukraine's skies, despite 15 times the aircraft.

Orange and black ribbons are draped across Russia to celebrate Victory Day, which marks the end of World War II in Europe. President Vladimir Putin used the opportunity to justify the invasion of Ukraine in a speech that repeated a series of false claims.

Democrats increasingly are warning that the reversal of Roe v. Wade could threaten an array of rights besides abortion, including marriage equality and birth control. They point to the legal reasoning in Justice Alito's draft opinion.