Politics

WATCH: Pence made it to secure location on Jan. 6 ‘barely missing the rioters,’ House committee says

By News Desk

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection on June 16 laid out a timeline on how former Vice President Mike Pence was evacuated to a secure location within the U.S. Capitol as rioters were overtaking the building.

WATCH: Greg Jacob says Pence believed framers would not put election outcome in hands of 1 person

By Associated Press

Jacob said that it became clear to the vice president that the founding fathers did not intend to empower any one person, including someone running for office, to affect the election results.

WATCH: Trump advisers tell Jan. 6 committee they knew Pence had no legal standing to challenge electoral votes

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

In the days before Jan. 6, as Trump pressured Pence to intervene in Congress' counting of Electoral College votes, those around him in the White House did not believe the legal advice that Pence actually had standing to intervene.

New Mexico prosecutor says Republican-led county commission must certify vote

By Morgan Lee, Associated Press

New Mexico's top prosecutor on Thursday told a Republican-led county commission to comply with an order to certify results from its primary election, the latest development in a case arising from far-right conspiracy theories over voting machines.

WATCH: Luttig says Pence had no constitutional right to overturn election, despite Trump’s claims

By Kenichi Serino and Associated Press

Retired federal Judge Michael Luttig slammed the memo authored by conservative attorney John Eastman, claiming that Vice President Mike Pence could reject duly ascertained electoral votes on January 6, 2021 during a joint session of Congress.

Wall Street tumbles again after brief reprieve

By Stan Choe, Associated Press

Analysts had warned of more big swings given deep uncertainties about whether the Federal Reserve and other central banks can tiptoe the narrow path of hiking interest rates enough to slow high inflation but not so much that they cause…

WATCH: Jan. 6 committee member Rep. Cheney says Day 3 will focus on Trump’s ‘relentless efforts’ to overturn election

By News Desk and Associated Press

“What the president wanted the vice president to do was not just wrong, it was illegal and unconstitutional,” Cheney said, adding that Trump was told repeatedly that Pence lacked the authority to carry out such a demand.

Ethics adviser for scandal-hit UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson quits

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

The ethics adviser to scandal-hit British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has quit and accused the government of seeking to flout conduct rules.

WATCH: Senate approves enhanced health care and disability benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The Senate has approved a sweeping expansion of health care and disability benefits for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan in response to concerns about their exposure to toxic burn pits.

WATCH: Jan. 6 Chairman Thompson says there’s no idea more ‘un-American’ than rejecting an election

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The Jan. 6 committee is plunging into Donald Trump's last-ditch effort to salvage the 2020 election by pressuring Vice President Mike Pence to reject the electoral count.