Politics Mar 02 House Jan. 6 panel alleges Trump engaged in ‘criminal conspiracy’ The 221-page filing marks the committee’s most formal effort to link the former president to a federal crime, though the actual import of the filing is not clear since lawmakers do not have the power to bring charges on their…
Politics Mar 01 Jackson prepares to meet with senators in swift start toward Supreme Court confirmation If confirmed, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would be the first Black female justice in the court’s more than 200-year history.
Politics Feb 26 Senators to watch as Supreme Court fight unfolds President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats say they are hoping for a bipartisan vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. That won’t be easy, but some Republicans have expressed an openness to voting for Biden’s nominee.
Politics Feb 08 Sen. Mitch McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 ‘violent insurrection’ Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is criticizing the Republican National Committee for censuring two House GOP lawmakers investigating the "violent insurrection" on Jan. 6, 2021.
Politics Jan 26 WATCH: Democrats promise swift confirmation to fill Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s seat Senate Democrats have played defense for the last three Supreme Court vacancies. Now they plan to move swiftly to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Breyer and they plan to use the rapid 2020 confirmation of Justice Barrett as a new…
Politics Jan 06 WATCH: ‘Democracy was attacked’ during Jan. 6 insurrection, Biden says on anniversary Speaking at the White House briefing, Psaki said Biden plans to "speak to the truth of what happened, not the lies that some have spread since and the peril it has posed to the rule of law and our system…
Politics Jan 02 Jan. 6 committee prepares to go public as findings mount In the coming months, members of the panel will start to reveal their findings against the backdrop of the former president and his allies’ persistent efforts to whitewash the riots and reject suggestions that he helped instigate them. The committee…
Politics Dec 21 Rep. Scott Perry rejects Jan. 6 panel’s request for interview The lawmaker's refusal will test how far the committee is willing to go in its quest for information as members have so far resisted subpoenaing one of their own as they investigate the insurrection by Trump’s supporters and his efforts…
Politics Dec 15 WATCH: House votes to hold Mark Meadows in contempt in Jan. 6 probe The House has voted to hold former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress after he ceased to cooperate with the Jan. 6 committee investigating the Capitol insurrection.
Politics Dec 14 WATCH: Jan. 6 panel votes for contempt charges against Mark Meadows The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has voted to pursue contempt charges against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.