Jun 16 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. Continue reading
Jun 16 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. Continue reading
Jun 16 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. Continue reading
Jun 16 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. Continue reading
Jun 16 Rep. Bennie Thompson says Jan. 6 committee wants to hear from Ginni Thomas By Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press A conservative activist and the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, "Ginni" Thomas communicated with people in President Donald Trump's orbit ahead of the attack and also on the day of the insurrection. Continue reading
Jun 16 Who is John Eastman and why is he important to the Jan. 6 hearings? By Hannah Grabenstein While it is unlikely that conservative lawyer John Eastman will testify publicly before the Jan. 6 committee, his name and the legal advice he gave former President Donald Trump was raised repeatedly during the June 16 hearing focused on former… Continue reading
Jun 16 WATCH: White House press secretary Jean-Pierre affirms Ukraine's agency to decide when the war is over By Associated Press With several European leaders meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and debate rising over how to end Ukraine's war with Russia, the White House is reiterating President Joe Biden's adage "nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine."… Continue reading
Jun 16 Detroit honors Vincent Chin, Asian American killed in a 1982 hate attack, with commemoration By Corey Williams, Associated Press Detroit is helping to honor Vincent Chin, a Chinese American man who was beaten to death 40 years ago by two white men who never served jail time. Continue reading
Jun 16 Who is Greg Jacob and why is he testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings? By Hannah Grabenstein, Kenichi Serino As a top advisor to the vice president, Jacob was part of the effort to rebut legal arguments cited by Trump that Pence could change the way Electoral College votes were counted, thereby changing the outcome of the 2020 election. Continue reading
Jun 16 What we know about how Pence's day unfolded on Jan. 6 By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Pence won't be testifying at the Jan. 6 committee hearing. But Pence will be in the spotlight Thursday as the committee turns its focus to then-President Donald Trump's desperate attempts to persuade him to overturn the results of the 2020… Continue reading