• WATCH: McCarthy unveils House GOP's 'Commitment to America' in Pennsylvania

    WATCH: McCarthy unveils House GOP's 'Commitment to America' in Pennsylvania

    Sep 23, 2022 07:08 PM EDT

    ... profile endorsements to propel GOP candidates for Congress. He abandoned an earlier bid to become speaker when support from House colleagues drifted. WATCH: Ahead of Jan. 6 hearings, McCarthy calls committee ‘least legitimate’ in American history The “Commitment to America” reflects the strength of McCarthy’s abilities but also his ...

  • Piecing together Donald Trump's 8-hour gap during Jan. 6 insurrection

    Piecing together Donald Trump's 8-hour gap during Jan. 6 insurrection

    Apr 01, 2022 12:54 AM EDT

    ... though a president's movements and communications are closely monitored. There's a gap in the official White House phone notations given to the House committee investigating Jan. 6 — from about 11 a.m. to about 7 p.m., according to two people familiar with the congressional investigation into the ...

  • House Jan. 6 panel alleges Trump engaged in 'criminal conspiracy'

    House Jan. 6 panel alleges Trump engaged in 'criminal conspiracy'

    Mar 03, 2022 03:45 AM EDT

    ... lawyer who was consulting with Trump as he attempted to overturn the election, is trying to withhold documents from the committee as it investigates the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. The committee argued there is a legal exception allowing the disclosure of communications regarding ongoing or future crimes. “The Select Committee ...

  • Why Meadows will not cooperate with Jan. 6 panel, and what it means for the investigation

    Why Meadows will not cooperate with Jan. 6 panel, and what it means for the investigation

    Dec 07, 2021 11:40 PM EDT

    It’s been 11 months since the attack on the United States Capitol on Jan. 6. The House Select Committee investigating the attack has issued more than 40 subpoenas, many aimed at Trump administration officials and allies. Josh Gerstein joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the subpoenas and related cooperation and ...

  • Why Congress is looking closely at the Jan. 6 rally

    Why Congress is looking closely at the Jan. 6 rally

    Oct 28, 2021 02:46 PM EDT

    ... Taylor Greene of Georgia, Louie Gohmert of Texas, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Lauren Boebert of Colorado. Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat on the Jan. 6 panel, said the committee is probing how the origins of the rally, or its planning, may be linked to the violence. "We want ...

  • WATCH: Attorney General Garland testifies before House on Justice Department oversight

    WATCH: Attorney General Garland testifies before House on Justice Department oversight

    Oct 21, 2021 02:18 PM EDT

    ... whether to hold Bannon, a longtime ally and aide to former President Donald Trump, in contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena from a committee investigating the violent Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. That committee has vowed to move swiftly and forcefully to punish anyone who won't cooperate with ...

  • News Wrap: Pelosi announces select committee to investigate Jan. 6 attack

    News Wrap: Pelosi announces select committee to investigate Jan. 6 attack

    Jun 24, 2021 10:35 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi officially announced a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. President Biden pledged that thousands of Afghan interpreters for the U.S. military will be evacuated as the Afghanistan withdrawal continues. Biden also extended an eviction ban another 30 ...

  • Biden issues preemptive pardons on his way out as Trump says he'll pardon Jan. 6 rioters

    Biden issues preemptive pardons on his way out as Trump says he'll pardon Jan. 6 rioters

    Jan 20, 2025 11:45 PM EDT

    ... Biden, in one of his final acts as president, issued preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired General Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated Jan. 6. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Mary McCord. ... Geoff Bennett: Donald Trump, now the first convicted felon sworn in as commander ...

  • WATCH: White House holds news briefing amid reports of Biden considering preemptive pardons

    WATCH: White House holds news briefing amid reports of Biden considering preemptive pardons

    Dec 06, 2024 04:59 PM EDT

    ... 2020 presidential election and for accusations he hoarded classified documents at his home. Liz Cheney, a conservative Republican, was the vice chairwoman of the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection and campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris. Fauci, an infectious disease expert, was instrumental in the government ...

  • Trump picks Peter Navarro, who was imprisoned for defying Jan. 6 subpoena, as White House adviser

    Trump picks Peter Navarro, who was imprisoned for defying Jan. 6 subpoena, as White House adviser

    Dec 04, 2024 05:19 PM EDT

    ... negotiator on the Abraham Accords team, as special presidential envoy for hostage affairs. Navarro was held in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated Jan. 6. Sentenced to four months in prison, he described his conviction as the “partisan weaponization of the judicial system.”