• WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing

    WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing

    Dec 14, 2021 05:58 PM EST

    ... Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows as the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection was underway. The texts were released this week by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack and read aloud at a committee hearing by Rep. Liz Cheney. Psaki called the texts "disappointing" but "not surprising ...

  • Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Jan. 6 investigation, abortion

    Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Jan. 6 investigation, abortion

    Dec 13, 2021 11:20 PM EST

    ... the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the latest subpoenas and revelations from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, and recent judicial action on reproductive rights. ... Judy Woodruff: The committee in the House of Representatives investigating January 6 ...

  • Jan.6 insurrection panel subpoenas 6 people who helped plan Trump rallies

    Jan.6 insurrection panel subpoenas 6 people who helped plan Trump rallies

    Dec 11, 2021 01:06 AM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is subpoenaing six people who the panel says were involved in the organization and planning of rallies that aimed to overturn Donald Trump's defeat in the 2020 presidential election. The committee chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said ...

  • Jan. 6 panel to pursue contempt charges against Meadows

    Jan. 6 panel to pursue contempt charges against Meadows

    Dec 08, 2021 05:19 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has “no choice” but to move forward with contempt charges against former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows now that he is no longer complying with a subpoena, the panel's chairman said Wednesday. In a letter ...

  • Meadows won't cooperate with Jan. 6 panel after breakdown in negotiations, attorney says

    Meadows won't cooperate with Jan. 6 panel after breakdown in negotiations, attorney says

    Dec 07, 2021 04:14 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — In an abrupt reversal, an attorney for former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said his client will not cooperate with a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, citing a breakdown in negotiations with the panel. Attorney George Terwilliger said in a letter Tuesday that ...

  • Jan. 6 panel to vote on contempt charges against former DOJ official

    Jan. 6 panel to vote on contempt charges against former DOJ official

    Dec 01, 2021 02:36 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection will vote on pursuing contempt charges against a former Justice Department official Wednesday as the committee aggressively seeks to gain answers about the violent attack by former President Donald Trump's supporters. The vote to pursue contempt ...

  • Jan. 6 panel sets contempt vote for former Justice Department official

    Jan. 6 panel sets contempt vote for former Justice Department official

    Nov 29, 2021 10:40 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will vote Wednesday to hold a former Justice Department official in contempt, demanding criminal charges against a defiant witness for a second time as lawmakers seek answers about the violent attack. The committee on Monday scheduled a vote to ...

  • Oath Keepers, Proud Boys subpoenaed by Jan. 6 House panel

    Oath Keepers, Proud Boys subpoenaed by Jan. 6 House panel

    Nov 23, 2021 11:05 PM EST

    ... him not being physically present, the committee believes he may have been involved in the Proud Boys’ preparation for the events at the Capitol. The committee highlighted a line from another Proud Boys leader’s podcast shortly before Jan. 6 in which he said, “When police officers or government officials ...

  • Jan. 6 panel considers contempt vote against Mark Meadows but 'won't rush'

    Jan. 6 panel considers contempt vote against Mark Meadows but 'won't rush'

    Nov 17, 2021 01:45 AM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection says there is still time for former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to comply with a subpoena before the panel moves forward with a vote to hold him in contempt of Congress ...

  • Steve Bannon indicted on contempt of Congress

    Steve Bannon indicted on contempt of Congress

    Nov 12, 2021 09:04 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was indicted Friday on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The Justice Department said Bannon, 67, was indicted ...