Politics Jul 16 Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Secret Service for erased text messages The committee chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said the committee understands the messages had been “erased.” Thompson outlined an aggressive timeline for production of the documents by Tuesday.
Politics Jul 15 Government watchdog says Secret Service agents deleted Jan. 6 text messages A government watchdog has found that Secret Service agents deleted text messages sent and received around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol after an inspector general requested them as part of the investigation into the insurrection.
Politics Jul 15 House to vote on bills restoring abortion rights. But Senate odds remain unlikely The legislation has little chance of becoming law, with the necessary support lacking in the 50-50 Senate. Yet voting marks the beginning of a new era in the abortion debate as lawmakers, governors and legislatures grapple with the impact of…
Politics Jul 13 WATCH: Capitol statue of civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune, unveiled A statue commissioned by the state of Florida honoring Mary McLeod Bethune has been unveiled in the U.S. Capitol. She's the first African American to represent a state in Statuary Hall.
Politics Jul 12 WATCH: In closing remarks, Rep. Liz Cheney says Trump has attempted to contact Jan. 6 witness The vice chair of the House Jan. 6 committee says Donald Trump has attempted to contact a witness who was talking to the panel investigating the attack on the Capitol.
Politics Jul 11 WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings – Day 7 House investigators are laying out the origins of the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, using testimony to describe Trump’s “call to action” in a December tweet and how his advisers urged the president to drop his…
Politics Jul 10 Jan. 6 committee to focus on Trump as Bannon indicates he will testify A lawyer for former Trump strategist Steve Bannon, who faces criminal charges after months of defying a congressional subpoena, told the committee over the weekend that Bannon may now be willing to testify, according to committee members.
Politics Jul 08 Former Trump White House counsel Cipollone meets with Jan. 6 panel in private Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone has arrived on Capitol Hill for a private interview with the Jan. 6 committee.
Politics Jul 06 Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone to testify to Jan. 6 panel Cipollone's reported resistance to Trump's schemes to overturn his 2020 election defeat has made him a long-sought and potentially revelatory witness.
Politics Jun 28 WATCH: Former White House aide says Trump knew Jan. 6 protesters had weapons Cassidy Hutchinson, a key aide in Trump’s White House, told the House committee that Trump was informed that people rallying on the mall that morning had weapons but he told officials to “let my people in” and march to the…