Jun 09 Watch 7:52 What we know about the days leading up to the Capitol attack By PBS NewsHour As the Jan. 6 committee begins public hearings, we get two perspectives on what happened during the Capitol attack and the days leading up to it. Donell Harvin, former head of Homeland Security and Intelligence for the District of Columbia… Continue watching
Jun 09 Justice Department says Navarro lied about being denied a lawyer, food By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The Justice Department is pushing back on an assertion from former Trump White House official Peter Navarro, who had claimed he was denied access to an attorney when he was arrested on contempt charges last week. Continue reading
Jun 09 Michigan GOP candidate Ryan Kelley charged for Capitol riot role By Ed White, Sara Burnett, Associated Press Ryan Kelley, one of five Republican candidates for Michigan governor, has been charged with misdemeanors for his role in the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jun 09 Who are the witnesses testifying at the Jan. 6 hearings? By Hannah Grabenstein, Kenichi Serino, Dan Cooney For the past year, the House committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has conducted more than 1,000 interviews, seeking critical information and documents from people witness to, or involved in, the violence that day. Continue reading
Jun 09 WATCH: Ahead of Jan. 6 hearings, McCarthy calls committee ‘least legitimate’ in American history By Associated Press Hours before the Jan. 6 committee opens its prime time hearings about the riot at the U.S. Capitol in January 2021, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy called it "the most political and least legitimate committee in American history."… Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 8:52 Woodward and Bernstein reflect on the parallels between Watergate and the Capitol attack Next week is the 50th anniversary of the break-in at Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, an event that would bring down a U.S. president. The reporters at the heart of uncovering the Watergate scandal have reissued their book "All… Continue watching
Jun 07 WATCH: Jan. 6 committee hearings – Day 1 By Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump Thursday night, saying the assault was hardly spontaneous but an “attempted coup.”… Continue reading
Jun 07 With Jan. 6 public hearings set to begin, who has already been held accountable? By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press More than 800 people across the U.S. have been charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, and federal authorities continue to make new arrests practically every week. It's the largest prosecution in the history of the Justice… Continue reading
Jun 06 Proud Boys leader, members charged with seditious conspiracy in Capitol insurrection By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press More than three dozen people charged in the Capitol siege have been identified by federal authorities as Proud Boys leaders, members or associates. Continue reading
Jun 06 As Americans contend with mass shootings and high gas prices, Jan. 6 committee to begin public hearings By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press A congressional committee's hearings on the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection are coming up, and the public has been told to expect revelations. Continue reading