Dec 14 Watch 9:15 What the Jan. 6 panel hopes to learn from Meadows, and how executive privilege affects it The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday took up a contempt of Congress charge against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. This comes after Meadows defied a subpoena from the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 5:55 What's behind vacant ambassadorial posts under the Biden admin, and why it's a problem By Amna Nawaz, Tess Conciatori Nearly one year into office, the Biden administration is still missing ambassadors in key parts of the world — including India and Pakistan. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee considered candidates for those two posts Tuesday — marking a step forward… Continue watching
Dec 14 AP review finds far too little vote fraud to tip 2020 election to Trump By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press A review by AP in the six battleground states disputed by former President Donald Trump has found fewer than 475 cases of potential voter fraud, a number that would have made no difference in the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
Dec 14 New York's ethics board tells former Gov. Cuomo to return money paid for pandemic book By Associated Press Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo was ordered by New York's ethics commission Tuesday to give up the millions he was paid to write a book about his response to the pandemic. Continue reading
Dec 14 WATCH: Members of Congress hold moment of silence for COVID victims By Associated Press The milestone represents a solemn end to a year that held so much promise with the arrival of vaccines but is ending in heartbreak for the many grieving families trying to navigate the holiday season. Continue reading
Dec 14 WATCH: Senate votes to raise debt limit by $2.5 trillion, avoiding default By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press The bill is expected to clear the Senate on a party-line vote that garners no Republican support, with swift passage by the House likely to follow before it then heads to President Joe Biden’s desk. Continue reading
Dec 14 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing By Associated Press Psaki said FEMA has sent "dozens of generators to Kentucky, along with 135,000 gallon liters of water, 74,000 meals and thousands of cots, blankets, infant toddler kits and pandemic shelter kits to support the people" in the regions affected by… Continue reading
Dec 14 WATCH: Senate hearing on the nomination of Robert Califf as commissioner of FDA By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration deftly parried questions on crises ranging from the COVID pandemic to the opioid epidemic. Continue reading
Dec 14 WATCH: Jan. 6 panel votes for contempt charges against Mark Meadows By Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has voted to pursue contempt charges against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. Continue reading
Dec 14 WATCH: Jan 6 committee appears before House Rules to recommend Meadows be held in contempt By News Desk The Jan 6th Committee appears before the House Rules Committee on Tuesday to recommend that former Donald Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows be held in contempt. Watch the event in the player above That panel voted 9-0 Monday night… Continue reading