Feb 11 WATCH: White House says it will defer to CDC on reopening schools By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Press secretary Jen Psaki made the comment on Thursday amid criticism that President Joe Biden has not acted aggressively enough on reopening schools. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: Senate committee votes on Biden's picks to lead education, labor departments By Associated Press The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee is expected to vote Feb. 11 on Miguel Cardona and Marty Walsh, Biden's nominations for education secretary and labor secretary, respectively. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: Pelosi wants to award gold medal for police at Capitol By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she'll sponsor legislation awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. Capitol Police and other law enforcement officers who protected the Capitol on Jan. 6. Continue reading
Feb 10 Key takeaways from Day 2 of Trump's second impeachment trial By Daniel Bush Democrats spent the second day of the Senate trial laying out in detail the seriousness of the Jan. 6 security breach at the Capitol, where former Vice President Mike Pence and lawmakers narrowly escaped coming face-to-face with rioters intent on… Continue reading
Feb 10 WATCH: Trump's second impeachment trial | Day 3 By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jill Colvin, Associated Press House prosecutors concluded two days of emotional arguments in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial late Thursday, insisting the Capitol invaders believed they were acting on “the president’s orders” to stop Joe Biden's election. Continue reading
Feb 10 WATCH: 'Trump left everyone in the Capitol for dead,' Rep. Castro says By Associated Press Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas said Wednesday that Trump didn’t deploy the National Guard or any other law enforcement to help overwhelmed Capitol Police on Jan. 6 despite multiple pleas for him to do so. Continue reading
Feb 10 WATCH: Democrats focus on Trump's silence during Capitol riot By Associated Press Cicilline noted that as senators were being evacuated, Trump mistakenly called Utah Sen. Mike Lee while trying to reach Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville to discuss contesting the counting of electoral votes. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 11:10 Opening arguments begin in Trump's historic impeachment trial By Yamiche Alcindor, Lisa Desjardins, Patty Gorena Morales Opening arguments officially got underway Wednesday in former President Trump’s historic second impeachment trial, as Democrats made their case on his role in inciting the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins and White House correspondent… Continue watching
Feb 10 Biden backs off on TikTok ban in review of Trump China moves By Tali Arbel, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press A court filing Wednesday said the U.S. Commerce Department is reviewing whether Trump's claims about TikTok's threat to national security justified the attempts to ban it from smartphone app stores and deny it vital technical services. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 8:08 Are Democrats connecting the dots on Trump's role in the Capitol insurrection? As former President Trump's impeachment trial moved into high gear Wednesday, we spoke with two people who worked in the Senate impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton. Elizabeth Chryst was the Republican Senate secretary during the trial, and Melody Barnes… Continue watching