Jan 10 2nd GOP senator now urges Trump to resign over Capitol riot By Darlene Superville, Alan Fram, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Two Republican senators now say President Donald Trump should resign as support for the drive to impeach him a second time is gaining momentum in his final days in office after the deadly riot at the Capitol by a violent… Continue reading
Jan 10 Anti-abortion faith leaders support use of COVID-19 vaccines By David Crary, Associated Press In a growing consensus, religious leaders at the forefront of the anti-abortion movement in the United States are telling their followers that the leading vaccines available to combat COVID-19 are acceptable to take, given their remote and indirect connection to… Continue reading
Jan 09 Trump pressured Georgia to 'find the fraud' in earlier call By Ben Nadler, Associated Press While election officials in Georgia were verifying signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in one metro-Atlanta county, President Donald Trump pressed a lead investigator to “find the fraud” and said it would make the investigator a national hero. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 12:53 Twitter, FB have deplatformed Trump. Is it enough? By PBS NewsHour Facebook and Twitter suspended President Trump’s accounts after the violence on Capitol Hill, on January 6, in a bid to prevent him from inciting further violence. Joan Donovan, research director at Harvard University’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 5:19 There's an ongoing battle of words to describe Jan 6, 2021. Here's why it matters By Christopher Booker Was it an insurrection? A coup? Should we call it domestic terrorism? Or just a peaceful protest gone awry? As a battle of politics becomes a battle for words to describe what happened in the capital and on Capitol Hill… Continue watching
Jan 09 No surprise: Trump left many clues he wouldn't go quietly By Calvin Woodward, Deb Reichmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump left plenty of clues he’d try to burn the place down on his way out the door. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch What are the national security implications of the U.S. Capitol breach? By PBS NewsHour A laptop stolen from Nancy Pelosi’s office. Papers trashed or missing. Photos taken inside Senate offices. What will Wednesday’s attack on the Capitol mean for U.S. national security? Juliette Kayyem, a former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security,… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 9:44 Momentum builds to remove President Trump from office The chaos that engulfed Washington, D.C. this week has taken a tragic new turn. And with it, momentum is building to oust a sitting president in the final days of his term. Lisa Desjardins and Nick Schifrin join Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 7:01 Rep. James Clyburn: Impeachment 'a tool for protecting the integrity of our democracy' Momentum is building on Capitol Hill for impeaching President Trump for the second time. House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn, a South Carolina Democrat, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss bipartisan calls for impeachment and the integrity of democracy. Continue watching
Jan 08 Twitter permanently bans Trump, citing risk of incitement By Tali Arbel, Associated Press Twitter's move deprives Trump of a potent tool he has used to communicate directly with the American people for more than a decade. Continue reading