Jun 22 WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings - Day 5 By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press On Tuesday, the committee heard from election workers and state officials on Tuesday as they described President Donald Trump’s pressure to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Continue reading
Jun 22 Who is Jeffrey Clark and why is he important to the Jan. 6 hearings? By Kenichi Serino Jeffrey Clark, a high-ranking DOJ official in the Trump administration, did not appear publicly at the fifth House Jan. 6 committee hearing, but most of the witness testimony focused on his actions in President Donald Trump’s final weeks in office. Continue reading
Jun 22 Who is Steven Engel and why is he testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings? By Dan Cooney, Hannah Grabenstein Top Justice Department Steven Engel is scheduled to testify June 23 before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 5:52 Biden asks Congress to suspend the federal gas tax to curb rising prices President Biden is calling on Congress to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax. The president told reporters at an event Wednesday that he knows the proposal isn’t a permanent solution to rising prices at the pump. White House correspondent Laura… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 5:33 Senators announce bipartisan deal on gun safety legislation in the wake of mass shootings Congress appears poised to deliver the biggest overhaul to the nation’s gun laws in nearly three decades. It’s a development few observers believed possible, even as mass shootings like those in Buffalo and Uvalde shook the country. Congressional correspondent Lisa… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 7:45 Raphael Warnock recounts his rise to the U.S. Senate in a new memoir Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock gained national attention in January 2020 when he won a high-profile Senate runoff race. But before that, he was best known as a senior pastor at Atlanta's historic Ebenezer Baptist Church. He is running for reelection… Continue watching
Jun 22 Capitol riot hearings to stretch into July, chairman says By Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Chairman Bennie Thompson tells reporters the committee is receiving "a lot of information," including new documentary film footage of Donald Trump's final months in office. Continue reading
Jun 22 Who is Jeffrey Rosen and why is he testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings? By Hannah Grabenstein Jeffrey Rosen, former acting attorney general, is expected to testify June 23 at the fifth public hearing of the Jan. 6 committee. Continue reading
Jun 22 How Biden's proposed gas tax holiday could alleviate pressure at the pump By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Facing stubbornly high gas prices that average about $5 a gallon nationwide, President Joe Biden has urged Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months. Continue reading
Jun 22 Texas hearings on Uvalde shooting don't address gun reform By Jim Vertuno, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press The first public hearings in Texas looking into the Uvalde school massacre have centered on law enforcement blunders, school building safety and mental health. But there's been only brief mentions about the shooter's AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle and gun reform. Continue reading