January 6 committee has some questions for Ginni Thomas

Plus, 100 million people are displaced worldwide.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

The January 6 committee is seeking Virginia Thomas's testimony;  100 million people worldwide have fled their homes.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin. TOP NEWS January 6 panel will invite Ginni Thomas to testify Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The House Committee investigating January 6 will soon invite Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, to testify about her potential involvement in Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. [Politico / Kyle Cheney and Nicholas Wu] Committee chair Bennie Thompson (D-MS) announced the decision after emails showed Thomas corresponded with attorney John Eastman. Thompson declined to share the content of the exchange. [Axios / Andrew Solender] Eastman, a former clerk to Justice Thomas, led efforts to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence to block the certification of President Joe Biden's election win. [CNBC / Dan Mangan and Brian Schwartz] After the 2020 election, Ginni Thomas pushed former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Arizona lawmakers to overturn the election results. [Bloomberg / Mike Dorning and Jarrell Dillard] Justice Thomas was the only dissenter in a Supreme Court case allowing the National Archives to release White House documents to the January 6 committee, and has resisted calls to recuse himself from cases related to the 2020 election. [CNN] 100 million displaced people worldwide Conflict, violence, and human rights abuses forced over 100 million people from their homes from the start of 2021 to May 23, 2022, according to the UN's Global Trends report released Thursday. [UNHCR / Global Trends] Forced displacement has been rising for the past decade. The Taliban resuming power in Afghanistan and the war in Ukraine have pushed numbers higher. [Axios / Stef W. Kight] Roughly 60 percent of displaced people were forced to move within their countries. [CNN / Catherine E. Shoichet] This week, UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grande warned that a looming food crisis could add to the numbers. He called on the international community to prevent the trend from worsening. [Al Jazeera] MISCELLANEOUS Thursday, the House Committee investigating January 6 held its third hearing, this time focusing on Trump's efforts to pressure Mike Pence into blocking Biden's election win. [NPR / Maya Rosenberg] Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker confirmed he has three more children than was publicly known. [Daily Beast / Roger Sollenberger] The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, and Romania pledged weapons and support for Ukraine joining the European Union. [Associated Press / John Leicester and Sylvie Corbet] Cosmetics brand Revlon filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy Thursday, citing increased competition and supply chain disruptions. [CNN / Jordan Valinsky]   Support our journalism   Reader contributions help keep newsletters like Sentences free for all. Support our work with a one-time gift today. Give VERBATIM "I can't wait to clear up misconceptions. I look forward to talking to them." [Ginni Thomas responds to the January 6 committee / The Daily Caller] LISTEN TO THIS The racist origins of fat phobia Vox's Anna North talks with Da'Shaun Harrison, the activist, author, and 2022 Lambda Literary Award recipient for their book Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness.    Listen now   ▶ Read more from Vox A teensy, tiny glimmer of hope for polar bears Why have politicians stopped talking about Covid? Actually, maybe don't learn to code The Juneteenth flag, explained What you need to know about Elon Musk's big meeting with Twitter employees This email was sent to vox@quicklydone.com. Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe. If you value Vox's unique explanatory journalism, support our work with a one-time or recurring contribution.   View our Privacy Notice and our Terms of Service.   Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Floor 12, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2022. All rights reserved.