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Time now for news. Here's Kent Covington.

The select committee to investigate the January 6th attack on a United States Capitol will be in order.

The House January 6th committee and one final hearing on Monday urged the Justice Department to bring criminal charges against former president Donald Trump.

The panel is recommending four charges. They are obstruction, conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to make false statements and aiding in insurrection, chairman Democratic congressman Benny Thompson.

Evidence we've gathered points to further action beyond the power of this committee or the Congress.

But former vice president Mike Pence was not convinced.

The president's actions and words on January 6th were reckless. But I don't know that it's criminal to take bad advice from lawyers.

Many Republicans charge that the entire committee was a farce. They note that Speaker Nancy Pelosi hand picked its members and they say the proceedings were essentially a trial with only prosecution and no defense.

Cameras flashed in Belarus on Monday as Vladimir Putin spoke to reporters after meeting with Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko, a staunch Russian ally.

Putin said they agreed to increase military cooperation.

He also said the countries would continue to quote, carry out mutual deliveries of needed weapons.

Meantime in Ukraine, dozens of explosive drones attacked the capital before dawn. Ukraine's forces were able to shoot down most but not all of them.

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