• WATCH: Rep. Thompson says Trump 'betrayed his oath'

    WATCH: Rep. Thompson says Trump 'betrayed his oath'

    Jul 22, 2022 12:28 AM EDT

    WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings – Day 8 “A profound moment of reckoning for America,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a member of the committee. With live testimony from two former White House aides, and excerpts from the committee's more than 1,000 interviews, the Thursday night session will ...

  • July 21, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    July 21, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    Jul 22, 2022 12:01 AM EDT

    Thursday on the NewsHour, the Jan. 6 committee focuses on the actions of former President Trump as the mob attacked the Capitol. Then, Russia tightens its grip on eastern Ukraine by overhauling police forces and making plans for secession referendums. Plus, the millions who rely on the Colorado River for ...

  • Rep. Elaine Luria discusses the investigation into the Capitol insurrection

    Rep. Elaine Luria discusses the investigation into the Capitol insurrection

    Jul 21, 2022 10:45 PM EDT

    The Jan. 6 committee on Thursday plans on revealing more about what former President Trump did and did not do during the Capitol insurrection. Rep. Elaine Luria of Virginia, a member of the committee who is co-leading the presentation during Thursday's hearing, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss. ... Judy ...

  • New poll asks Americans whether Trump should face charges, top midterm priorities

    New poll asks Americans whether Trump should face charges, top midterm priorities

    Jul 21, 2022 09:00 AM EDT

    ... continued to count 2020 presidential election results. 13 percent of Republicans hold a favorable view of Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., vice chair of the Jan. 6 committee, whose party stripped her of her leadership role when she refused to support Trump and his false accusations of widespread election fraud ...

  • Who is Matthew Pottinger and why is he testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings?

    Who is Matthew Pottinger and why is he testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings?

    Jul 20, 2022 10:05 PM EDT

    ... the 2021 insurrection at the Capitol was damaging to national security, at the eighth public hearing of the Jan. 6 Committee on July 21. WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings – Day 8 The hearing focused on the actions of former President Donald Trump during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol ...

  • Who is Sarah Matthews and why is she testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings?

    Who is Sarah Matthews and why is she testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings?

    Jul 20, 2022 06:40 PM EDT

    ... said the president’s “refusal to condemn the violence [on Jan. 6] was indefensible,” and caused her to resign her position that day. WATCH LIVE: Jan. 6 Committee hearings – Day 8 Matthews testified July 21 at the eighth public hearing of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack. The ...

  • National Archives asks Secret Service to probe deleted texts sent around Jan. 6

    National Archives asks Secret Service to probe deleted texts sent around Jan. 6

    Jul 19, 2022 07:44 PM EDT

    ... agency had sent an initial set of documents and records to congressional investigators but it remains unclear if it falls within the requirements of the committee's subpoena.A request for comment from the Jan. 6 committee was not immediately returned. Associated Press writer Mike Balsamo contributed to this report.

  • Rep. Bennie Thompson, Jan. 6 panel chairman, has COVID

    Rep. Bennie Thompson, Jan. 6 panel chairman, has COVID

    Jul 19, 2022 04:42 PM EDT

    ... he tested positive for the virus on Monday and is experiencing mild symptoms. Thompson said he will be isolating for the next several days, but Jan. 6 committee spokesman Tim Mulvey said the committee's eighth hearing this summer will proceed. He did not say if Thompson will participate virtually ...

  • Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon faces trial for contempt of Congress

    Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon faces trial for contempt of Congress

    Jul 18, 2022 10:30 PM EDT

    Steve Bannon is the first member of former President Trump’s inner circle to go on trial for defying a Jan. 6 committee subpoena. Jury selection moved slowly on Monday, with Bannon’s attorney questioning potential jurors about the committee's public hearings. Devlin Barrett, who covers the Justice Department ...

  • Jury selection begins in contempt of Congress trial for ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon

    Jury selection begins in contempt of Congress trial for ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon

    Jul 18, 2022 02:25 PM EDT

    ... a one-time adviser to former President Donald Trump who faces criminal contempt of Congress charges after refusing for months to cooperate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. Bannon is charged in Washington's federal court with defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee ...