Jul 12 WATCH: Raskin says ‘complete lack of evidence’ didn’t stop Trump and his allies from continuing false voter fraud claims By Associated Press The panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol siege was delving Tuesday into what it calls the final phase of Trump's multi-pronged effort to halt Joe Biden's victory. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Pat Cipollone, former White House counsel, testified he thought Trump should have conceded the election By Casey Kuhn Pat Cipollone, former White House counsel, testified via recorded testimony on July 12 as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack presented its findings to the public. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Jan. 6 committee plays testimony from former officials who said they told Donald Trump he lost the election fairly By Casey Kuhn and Associated Press On Tuesday, the Jan. 6 committee highlighted the way violent far-right extremists answered Trump's "siren call" to come to Washington for a big rally, as some now face rare sedition charges over the deadly U.S. Capitol attack and effort to… Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Rep. Thompson says Trump ‘seized on the anger’ he stoked among supporters after 2020 election By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas, Casey Kuhn The focus of the hearing was on extremist far-right groups like the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers and the role they played in the Capitol insurrection. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: White House issues warning as new COVID variants rapidly spread across the country By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Biden administration called on people to exercise renewed caution about COVID-19, emphasizing the importance of getting booster shots and wearing masks indoors as two new highly transmissible variants are spreading across the country. Continue reading
Jul 12 Who is Stephen Ayres and why is he testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings? By Hannah Grabenstein Stephen Ayres, who pleaded guilty to entering the Capitol on Jan. 6, testified Tuesday before the House committee investigating the insurrection. Continue reading
Jul 12 Video of school hall during Uvalde mass shooting to be shown for town residents By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press A Texas lawmaker says surveillance video from the Robb Elementary School hallway where police waited as a gunman opened fire in a fourth-grade classroom will be shown this weekend to residents of Uvalde. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Biden meets with Mexican counterpart López Obrador to discuss immigration and trade By Associated Press López Obrador used a visit to the White House to call for rejecting the "status quo" on the border, but also praised a relationship with the U.S. that both he and Biden insisted remained strong despite a series of high-profile… Continue reading
Jul 12 Who is Jason Van Tatenhove and why is he testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings? By Hannah Grabenstein The former spokesperson for the Oath Keepers is testified during the Jan. 6 committee’s seventh public hearing Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 11 Gas pipeline shut down starts as Germany works to cut ties to Russia By Geir Moulson, Associated Press A major natural gas pipeline from Russia to western Europe has shut down for maintenance amid concerns that Russia may not resume the flow of gas as scheduled. Continue reading