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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., Thursday, April 15, 2021, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Rep. McCarthy: Rep. Gaetz is innocent until proven guilty

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) will remain on the House Judiciary Committee and is “innocent until proven guilty.”

From left, Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., hold a news conference outside the Supreme Court to announce legislation to expand the number of seats on the high court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 15, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Democrat lawmakers to present plan on expansion of Supreme Court

Democrats are putting forward a bill to expand the Supreme Court bench from nine to 13 justices. The legislation is to be unveiled Thursday by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) who is also the chair of the House Judiciary Committee.