Jun 23 Watch 6:49 How the Supreme Court ruling on gun restrictions will impact state laws While Thursday's Supreme Court ruling on gun restrictions is expected to affect laws in only seven states and Washington, D.C., those states are home to nearly 90 million people, or more than a quarter of the population. Three other states… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 12:47 What we learned on Day 5 of Jan. 6 committee hearings By Tess Conciatori, Saher Khan, Tommy Walters In its fifth public hearing, the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack detailed its findings of how former President Trump pressured the Department of Justice to overturn the 2020 election results. NewsHour's Lisa Desjardins and Laura Barrón-López join… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 7:36 Jan. 6 panel details how Trump tried to use the Justice Department to stay in office Three top Justice Department officials on Thursday recounted how former President Trump wanted the department to undermine the 2020 election. Andrea Bernstein, co-host of the "Will Be Wild" podcast and a frequent NPR contributor, and attorney Michael Zeldin, host of… Continue watching
Jun 23 WATCH: Trump pressured Justice Department to seize states’ voting machines, former DOJ officials say By Kenichi Serino Jeffrey Rosen, former acting attorney general, testified on June 23 as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack presented its findings to the public. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 5:34 News Wrap: Recovery efforts underway after Afghanistan’s worst earthquake in 20 years In our news wrap Thursday, rescuers searched for survivors after Afghanistan's worst earthquake in 20 years, Russian forces gained more ground in eastern Ukraine, EU leaders designated Ukraine and Moldova as candidates to join the bloc, former COVID coordinator said… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 3:59 Examining the successes and remaining challenges 50 years after Title IX By Amna Nawaz, Ryan Connelly Holmes It was 50 years ago on Thursday that Title IX became law and forever changed the landscape of education and athletics. Its impact has been enormous but parts of it are subjects of debate, including sexual assault claims on campus… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 4:52 Biden administration proposes new protections for LGBTQ students, sexual assault survivors The Biden administration on Thursday proposed new rules for how schools must treat sex discrimination under Title IX. If approved, the regulations would reverse Trump-era rules that limited the scope of sexual assault investigations on campuses. The Washington Post's Moriah… Continue watching
Jun 23 Federal agents search former Trump-era DOJ official Jeffrey Clark’s home By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Federal agents have searched the Virginia home of a Trump-era Justice Department official who championed efforts by President Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Continue reading
Jun 23 WATCH: Former top DOJ official Richard Donoghue speaks on Jeffrey Clark’s push for false election fraud claims By Associated Press Testimony centered on a tense showdown on Jan. 3, 2021 in which Trump contemplated replacing the acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen, with a lower-level official, Jeffrey Clark, who wanted to champion Trump's bogus election fraud claims. Continue reading
Jun 23 WATCH: Former Justice Department official said Trump asked him to call the election ‘corrupt’ By Casey Kuhn Former acting deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue spoke on June 23 as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack presented its findings in their fifth public hearing. Continue reading