Jun 17 Watch 9:54 What European Union membership would mean for war-torn Ukraine By John Yang, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The European Union's executive arm on Friday recommended putting Ukraine on a path to membership. This comes as the U.S. and Europe pledged earlier this week to support Ukraine militarily. Jeremy Shapiro, research director of the European Council on Foreign… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch 12:49 Capehart and Gerson on the Jan. 6 hearings, gun legislation, the importance of Juneteenth Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Post opinion columnist Michael Gerson join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including new revelations after the third public hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and a framework for… Continue watching
Jun 17 Who is Brad Raffensperger and why is he important to the Jan. 6 hearings? By Kenichi Serino Brad Raffensperger is Georgia’s secretary of state and is expected to testify on June 21 before the Jan. 6 committee, under a subpoena. Continue reading
Jun 17 Donald Trump teases 2024 presidential run at conservative conference By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Amid fallout from the investigation, high-stakes primaries for his endorsed candidates and more legal troubles looming, Trump has been weighing when he might formally launch a third presidential run. Continue reading
Jun 17 Who is Gabriel Sterling and why is he important to the Jan. 6 hearings? By Hannah Grabenstein Gabriel Sterling, the chief operating officer for the Georgia secretary of state, is expected to testify June 21 at the fourth Jan. 6 committee hearing on June 21. Sterling is a top voting official in Georgia, and helped manage… Continue reading
Jun 17 Who is Mark Meadows and why is he important to the Jan. 6 hearings? By Kenichi Serino, Hannah Grabenstein Mark Meadows, Trump’s last White House chief of staff, initially cooperated with the Jan. 6 committee, though he is not expected to testify publicly. Continue reading
Jun 17 New Mexico official in election standoff avoids more prison time for participating in the Capitol riot By Michael Kunzelman, Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press An elected official who is a central figure in a New Mexico county's refusal to certify recent election results based on debunked conspiracy theories about voting machines has avoided more jail time for joining the mob that attacked the U.S. Continue reading
Jun 17 WATCH: President Biden hosts climate meeting amid rising gas prices By Seth Borenstein, Chris Megerian, Associated Press With both soaring energy prices and a warming planet weighing on world at the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, Biden on Friday talked about trying to ease the pain of high gas prices while pushing more long-term green… Continue reading
Jun 17 Who is Ginni Thomas and why is she important to the Jan. 6 hearings? By Dan Cooney The House Jan. 6 committee has invited Ginni Thomas to speak before the panel. Continue reading
Jun 17 Conspiracy theories fuel anger as New Mexico counties try to certify 2022 primary vote By Susan Montoya Bryan, Morgan Lee, Associated Press Deep-seated conspiracy theories about the security of voting machines erupted into heated, angry outbursts Friday as the deadline looms for New Mexico counties to certify results from their recent primary. Continue reading