• Jim Pillen wins Nebraska Republican primary for governor

    Jim Pillen wins Nebraska Republican primary for governor

    May 11, 2022 03:00 AM EDT

    ... Trump’s candidate, Rep. Alex Mooney, defeated Rep. David McKinley, who had angered Trump by voting for President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure package and the creation of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Associated Press writer Josh Funk contributed to this report.

  • News Wrap: Russian warship 'Moskva' sinks in the Black Sea after explosion

    News Wrap: Russian warship 'Moskva' sinks in the Black Sea after explosion

    Apr 14, 2022 10:55 PM EDT

    ... 5 to 11 show a strong immune response, Israeli troops killed two Palestinians during raids, and former Trump aide Stephen Miller appeared before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. ... Amna Nawaz: COVID-19 booster shots may soon be available for children ages 5 to 11. Pfizer said today ...

  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren on the Jan. 6 probe and why it's 'far more serious' than Watergate

    Rep. Zoe Lofgren on the Jan. 6 probe and why it's 'far more serious' than Watergate

    Mar 31, 2022 10:30 PM EDT

    The select congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Thursday heard from the closest witness to former President Donald Trump yet -- his son-in-law Jared Kushner, who was also his top aide at the White House. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat from California and a member of ...

  • WATCH: House Speaker Pelosi says Congress is considering options to handle rising gas prices

    WATCH: House Speaker Pelosi says Congress is considering options to handle rising gas prices

    Mar 31, 2022 02:39 PM EDT

    ... the Jan. 6 attack, according to two people familiar with the investigation who were granted anonymity to discuss the panel’s private deliberations. The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has not decided what their outreach to Thomas, a conservative activist, will look like ...

  • Rep. Adam Schiff discusses the probe into Trump's actions during the Capitol attack

    Rep. Adam Schiff discusses the probe into Trump's actions during the Capitol attack

    Mar 29, 2022 10:30 PM EDT

    ... supporters stormed and attacked the U.S. Capitol in an effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. Rep. Adam Schiff, a member of the committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss. ... Judy Woodruff: As we reported, a U.S. House panel is looking into a ...

  • WATCH: Biden makes historic nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to U.S. Supreme Court

    WATCH: Biden makes historic nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to U.S. Supreme Court

    Feb 25, 2022 04:11 PM EDT

    ... appeals court judge, she was part of a three-judge panel that ruled in December against Trump's effort to shield documents from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Jackson was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Miami. She ...

  • Biden nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

    Biden nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

    Feb 25, 2022 02:25 PM EDT

    ... appeals court judge. She was part of a three-judge panel that ruled in December against Trump’s effort to shield documents from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Jackson was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Miami. She ...

  • Judge rejects effort by Donald Trump to toss Jan. 6 lawsuits

    Judge rejects effort by Donald Trump to toss Jan. 6 lawsuits

    Feb 19, 2022 12:33 AM EDT

    ... the rally, a violent mob attacked the U.S. Capitol." Thompson later dropped out of the lawsuit when he was named to lead the Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. The NAACP continued in his stead. The lawsuits cite a federal civil rights law that was enacted to counter ...

  • Sen. Mitch McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 'violent insurrection'

    Sen. Mitch McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 'violent insurrection'

    Feb 08, 2022 11:55 PM EDT

    ... the censure resolution was referring to the violent attack on the Capitol and said it had to do with other actions taken by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. But the resolution drew no such distinction. Cheney said Monday that she had been receiving a "tremendous amount ...

  • Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Republicans censuring Cheney, Kinzinger

    Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Republicans censuring Cheney, Kinzinger

    Feb 07, 2022 11:20 PM EDT

    ... latest political news, including the repercussions after the Republican National Committee censured Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for their work on the select congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, and how the committee's probe is progressing. ... Judy Woodruff: As the Republican Party prepares for ...