• 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 ...

  • Bill and Hillary Clinton gear up for another Washington fight

    Bill and Hillary Clinton gear up for another Washington fight

    Feb 25, 2026 11:54 PM EDT

    ... never been compelled to appear before Congress. Between his first and second terms, Donald Trump invoked that precedent to fend off a subpoena from the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. While there was no context surrounding the photos of Bill Clinton, they underscored ...

  • FBI raid in Georgia highlights Trump's preoccupation with the 2020 election

    FBI raid in Georgia highlights Trump's preoccupation with the 2020 election

    Jan 29, 2026 08:01 PM EDT

    ... than the president. As part of his campaign of retribution, Trump also has spoken about wanting to criminally charge lawmakers who sat on the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack, suggesting protective pardons of them from Biden are legally invalid. He's targeted a former cybersecurity appointee who assured ...

  • 'A difficult year.' How officers who defended the Capitol are grappling with efforts to downplay Jan. 6 violence

    'A difficult year.' How officers who defended the Capitol are grappling with efforts to downplay Jan. 6 violence

    Jan 05, 2026 11:02 PM EDT

    ... lawmakers and the public Hodges and Gonell have been speaking out about their experiences since July 2021, when they testified before the Democratic-led House committee that investigated Jan 6. Since then, they have received support but also backlash. At a Republican-led Senate hearing in October on political violence ...