Jan 07 Education head DeVos quits, cites Trump rhetoric By Associated Press Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has become the second Cabinet secretary to resign a day after a pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jan 07 Trump condemns Capitol riot, concedes to Biden By Associated Press In a new video message, Trump says that now that Congress has certified the results, the “new administration will be inaugurated on January 20” and his “focus now turns to ensuring a smooth orderly and seamless transition of power.”… Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 8:02 Tensions at the White House 'are as high as they've ever been' President Trump continued to make false claims about election fraud Thursday as more Democrats called for his impeachment a day after the attacks in Washington, D.C. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff to discuss what the final weeks… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 5:55 Lax security at the Capitol prompts widespread demand for answers There were serious questions Thursday about security in and around the Capitol and why there weren't better preparations ahead of time. William Brangham reports. Continue watching
Jan 07 Neil Sheehan, Pentagon Papers reporter and Vietnam author, dies By Will Lester, Associated Press The reporter and Pulitzer Prize-winning author who broke the story of the Pentagon Papers for The New York Times and who chronicled the deception at the heart of the Vietnam War in his epic book about the war died Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 7:08 Police response at the Capitol brings claims of 'white privilege' The treatment of the violent mob at the Capitol by law enforcement versus the heavy-handed tactics employed on peaceful protests over racial justice has been widely talked about since Wednesday. Amna Nawaz spoke with Ibram X. Kendi, director of the… Continue watching
Jan 07 Capitol Police chief resigning after mob attack By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Chief Steven Sund said Thursday that police had planned for a free speech demonstration and did not expect the violent attack. He said it was unlike anything he’d experienced in his 30 years in law enforcement. Continue reading
Jan 07 Capitol Police chief resigning after mob attack By Associated Press Chief Steven Sund said Thursday that police had planned for a free speech demonstration and did not expect the violent attack. He said it was unlike anything he’d experienced in his 30 years in law enforcement. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 3:41 News Wrap: U.S. sets a new deadly record from COVID-19 By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, nearly 3,900 people died from COVID-19 Wednesday -- the highest one-day total so far, President-elect Joe Biden introduced federal Appeals Court Judge Merrick Garland as his pick for attorney general, fresh violence kills at least… Continue watching
Jan 07 AP report: Capitol Police rejected offers of federal help to quell mob By Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The failure also raised questions about the treatment of mainly white Trump supporters, compared with the Black and brown protesters across the country who demonstrated last year over police brutality. Continue reading