Jan 07 How the attack on the U.S. Capitol unfolded By Daniel Bush At first the commotion outside the Senate chamber sounded like a routine disturbance to the members inside, the kind of small-scale protest that often takes place at the Capitol. Then a Senate aide burst through a door into the chamber. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 8:02 Tensions at the White House ‘are as high as they’ve ever been’ President Trump continued to make false claims about election fraud Thursday as more Democrats called for his impeachment a day after the attacks in Washington, D.C. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff to discuss what the final weeks… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 9:25 Calls for Trump’s removal from office grow louder across the political spectrum Rep. Madeleine Dean, a Democrat from Pennsylvania and a member of the House Judiciary Committee, is among a growing number of lawmakers calling for President Trump’s Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him from office, or for Congress… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 6:43 Former head of Homeland Security on the dangers of Trump’s rhetoric Questions continued Thursday over President Trump's actions -- about how he stoked the mob at the Capitol and whether he's a danger as he continues to hold power. Kevin McAleenan was acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security under… Continue watching
Jan 07 Capitol Police chief resigning after mob attack By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Chief Steven Sund said Thursday that police had planned for a free speech demonstration and did not expect the violent attack. He said it was unlike anything he’d experienced in his 30 years in law enforcement. Continue reading
Jan 07 Loeffler concedes to Warnock in Georgia race By Ben Nadler, Associated Press GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who was appointed to the position a year ago to replace outgoing Sen. Johnny Isakson, posted a video to social media Thursday evening saying that she had called Raphael Warnock to congratulate him. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 3:41 News Wrap: U.S. sets a new deadly record from COVID-19 By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, nearly 3,900 people died from COVID-19 Wednesday -- the highest one-day total so far, President-elect Joe Biden introduced federal Appeals Court Judge Merrick Garland as his pick for attorney general, fresh violence kills at least… Continue watching
Jan 07 AP report: Capitol Police rejected offers of federal help to quell mob By Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The failure also raised questions about the treatment of mainly white Trump supporters, compared with the Black and brown protesters across the country who demonstrated last year over police brutality. Continue reading
Jan 07 WATCH: White House press secretary condemns Capitol Hill violence By Associated Press White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany Thursday condemned the violence seen on Capitol Hill Wednesday as "appalling, reprehensible and antithetical to the American way."… Continue reading
Jan 07 Head of Capitol Police union calls for chief to resign By Associated Press The head of the union representing U.S. Capitol Police is calling on the department’s chief to resign, saying the Capitol riot “should never have happened.”… Continue reading