Jun 09 Michigan GOP candidate Ryan Kelley charged for Capitol riot role By Ed White, Sara Burnett, Associated Press Ryan Kelley, one of five Republican candidates for Michigan governor, has been charged with misdemeanors for his role in the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jun 09 WATCH: Pelosi says House is ready to consider a Senate gun bill By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House stands ready to consider a gun bill from the Senate “if it’s life-saving and can make a difference.”… Continue reading
Jun 09 Who are the witnesses testifying at the Jan. 6 hearings? By Hannah Grabenstein, Kenichi Serino, Dan Cooney For the past year, the House committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has conducted more than 1,000 interviews, seeking critical information and documents from people witness to, or involved in, the violence that day. Continue reading
Jun 09 Who is Nick Quested and why did he testify in the Jan. 6 hearings? By Hannah Grabenstein Nick Quested, a documentary filmmaker who captured parts of the Jan. 6 insurrection, is among the first witnesses to testify before the House committee investigating the attack during its first hearing June 9. Continue reading
Jun 09 Who is Caroline Edwards and why did she testify in the Jan. 6 hearings? By Kenichi Serino Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards is one of two witnesses who was called to testify June 9 at the first public hearing of the Jan. 6 Committee. Continue reading
Jun 09 WATCH: Ahead of Jan. 6 hearings, McCarthy calls committee ‘least legitimate’ in American history By Associated Press Hours before the Jan. 6 committee opens its prime time hearings about the riot at the U.S. Capitol in January 2021, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy called it "the most political and least legitimate committee in American history."… Continue reading
Jun 09 WATCH: COVID vaccines for young kids could be available within 2 weeks, Dr. Ashish Jha says By News Desk and Associated Press White House officials on Thursday will hold a briefing on COVID vaccine authorization for young kids. Continue reading
Jun 09 House passes wide-ranging gun control bill in response to Buffalo, Uvalde shootings By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The House has passed a wide-ranging gun control bill in response to recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas. Continue reading
Jun 09 WATCH: Senate Homeland Security committee holds hearing on white supremacist violence By News Desk and Associated Press The Senate Homeland Security committee held a hearing Thursday on white supremacist violence in the aftermath of the racially motivated massacre in Buffalo, New York. Continue reading
Jun 09 Support for gun rights has eroded after nearly a decade of mass shootings, poll shows By Laura Santhanam With five months to go before this year’s midterm elections, voters say they are more likely to cast a ballot following last month’s mass shootings, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist Poll. Continue reading