Oct 13 WATCH: Kinzinger says Trump’s troop withdrawal order is ‘key evidence’ he knew he lost election By News Desk Kinzinger said Trump “made the deliberate choice” to ignore an array of people and institutions from the courts, and the Department of Justice to campaign leaders and senior advisers to overturn the election. Continue reading
Oct 13 Jan. 6 committee to vote to subpoena Trump By News Desk and Associated Press The expected vote seeking the former president’s testimony comes as the panel is producing vivid new details and evidence of former President Joe Trump’s state of mind as he refused to concede his election loss to Joe Biden. Continue reading
Oct 13 Florida Gov. DeSantis eases voting rules in counties devastated by Ian By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order expanding voting access for the midterm elections in three counties where Hurricane Ian destroyed polling places and displaced thousands of people. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Rep. Lofgren says Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ was a ‘premeditated plan’ not based on election results By Casey Kuhn Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D- Calif., spoke on Oct. 13 as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack presented its findings to the public. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Rep. Liz Cheney says Trump knew ‘his election fraud claims were false’ By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado The committee returned to its public-facing work after nearly three months, having rescheduled the current hearing two weeks ago in light of Hurricane Ian. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Biden looks speed up infrastructure projects during visit to Los Angeles By Josh Boak, Colleen Long, Associated Press At a Los Angeles subway line construction site, Biden said Thursday that the infrastructure investments were crucial for improving people's quality of life and economic opportunities. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Rep. Thompson says Jan. 6 investigation is ‘not about politics,’ but about ‘facts’ By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The committee is starting to sum up its findings that Republican Trump, after losing the 2020 presidential election, launched an unprecedented attempt to stop Congress from certifying Democrat Joe Biden’s victory. Continue reading
Oct 13 U.S. will take in some Venezuelan migrants, expel others to Mexico By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Biden administration has agreed to accept up to 24,000 Venezuelan migrants, similar to how Ukrainians have been admitted since Russia's invasion. Continue reading
Oct 13 Trump criticizes legal system after his deposition in defamation lawsuit ordered By Larry Neumeister, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump angrily lashed out in a statement after a judge ordered him to answer questions under oath next week in a defamation lawsuit filed by a writer who says he raped her in the mid-1990s. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Defense Secretary Austin calls out Russia’s ‘nuclear saber rattling’ By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday called "nuclear saber rattling" by Russia "irresponsible and reckless rhetoric."… Continue reading