Jan 06 WATCH: House of Representatives holds moment of silence on 2nd anniversary of Jan. 6 Capitol attack By News Desk The House of Representatives held a moment of silence Friday for the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Continue reading
Jan 05 WATCH: Biden awards Presidential Citizens Medals on Jan. 6 anniversary By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden has conferred high honors on those who stood against the Jan. 6 Capitol mob two years ago and the menacing effort in state after state to upend the election. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 7:12 Intelligence fusion centers under scrutiny, accused of undermining civil rights By William Brangham, Sam Weber This week marks two years since the Jan. 6 attack. One of the groups raising alarms in advance was the so-called fusion centers, a national network of state and locally-run intelligence hubs created to gather and disseminate information across multiple… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 8:35 Exploring the threats to democracy that remain 2 years after Jan. 6 By Laura Barrón-López In the first general election after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, many of the most high-profile election deniers lost their races. But threats to democracy remain as extremist political factions remain emboldened, Trump’s presidential bid is built on… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 7:47 Former Capitol Police chief warns of vulnerabilities that remain 2 years after Jan. 6 Friday marks the second anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Steven Sund was the chief of the Capitol Police that day and he described the events as "the worst mass attack on law enforcement" in his… Continue watching
Jan 02 Jan. 6 panel shutting down after concluding 18-month investigation By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The House Jan. 6 committee is shutting down, having completed a whirlwind 18-month investigation of the 2021 Capitol insurrection and having sent its work to the Justice Department along with a recommendation for prosecuting former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Dec 29 Jan. 6 committee drops Donald Trump subpoena as it wraps up work By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The House Jan. 6 committee has dropped its subpoena against former President Donald Trump as it wraps up work and prepares to dissolve next week. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 6:41 Jan. 6 committee urges Congress to consider barring Trump from holding office The committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol released its final report Thursday night. The committee lays the blame squarely on former President Trump, writing none of the events would have happened without him. The members conclude… Continue watching
Dec 23 Congress approves new election certification rules in response to Jan. 6 By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Congress on Friday gave final passage to legislation changing the arcane law that governs the certification of a presidential contest, the strongest effort yet to avoid a repeat of Donald Trump's violence-inflaming push to reverse his loss in the 2020… Continue reading
Dec 23 Trump 'lit that fire' of Capitol insurrection, Jan 6 Committee report says By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Farnoush Amiri, Jill Colvin, Michael Balsamo, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The House Jan. 6 committee's final report asserts that Donald Trump criminally engaged in a "multi-part conspiracy" to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election and failed to act to stop his supporters from attacking the Capitol. Continue reading