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 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 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 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…
Politics Jun 28 Jan. 6 hearing to feature former Meadows aide as key witness from Trump White House The House panel investigating the Capitol insurrection will hear testimony Tuesday from Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide in Donald Trump's White House.
Politics Jun 22 WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings – Day 5 On Tuesday, the committee heard from election workers and state officials on Tuesday as they described President Donald Trump’s pressure to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
Politics Jun 22 Capitol riot hearings to stretch into July, chairman says Chairman Bennie Thompson tells reporters the committee is receiving "a lot of information," including new documentary film footage of Donald Trump's final months in office.
Politics Jun 20 WATCH: Jan. 6 committee hearings – Day 4 A House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection is turning to former President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on state and local officials to overturn his 2020 election loss.
Politics Jun 16 WATCH: Trump advisers tell Jan. 6 committee they knew Pence had no legal standing to challenge electoral votes In the days before Jan. 6, as Trump pressured Pence to intervene in Congress' counting of Electoral College votes, those around him in the White House did not believe the legal advice that Pence actually had standing to intervene.
Politics Jun 16 WATCH: Jan. 6 Chairman Thompson says there’s no idea more ‘un-American’ than rejecting an election The Jan. 6 committee is plunging into Donald Trump's last-ditch effort to salvage the 2020 election by pressuring Vice President Mike Pence to reject the electoral count.