Jun 20 WATCH: Jan. 6 committee hearings – Day 4 By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection is turning to former President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on state and local officials to overturn his 2020 election loss. Continue reading
Jun 19 Jan. 6 committee’s investigation focuses on Pence, Ginni Thomas By Hope Yen, Associated Press Lawmakers indicated they will release more evidence about Donald Trump's alleged effort to defraud supporters by fundraising off false claims of a stolen presidential election. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 12:49 Capehart and Gerson on the Jan. 6 hearings, gun legislation, the importance of Juneteenth Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Post opinion columnist Michael Gerson join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including new revelations after the third public hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and a framework for… Continue watching
Jun 17 Donald Trump teases 2024 presidential run at conservative conference By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Amid fallout from the investigation, high-stakes primaries for his endorsed candidates and more legal troubles looming, Trump has been weighing when he might formally launch a third presidential run. Continue reading
Jun 17 Who is Gabriel Sterling and why is he important to the Jan. 6 hearings? By Hannah Grabenstein Gabriel Sterling, the chief operating officer for the Georgia secretary of state, is expected to testify June 21 at the fourth Jan. 6 committee hearing on June 21. Sterling is a top voting official in Georgia, and helped manage… Continue reading
Jun 17 Who is Mark Meadows and why is he important to the Jan. 6 hearings? By Kenichi Serino, Hannah Grabenstein Mark Meadows, Trump’s last White House chief of staff, initially cooperated with the Jan. 6 committee, though he is not expected to testify publicly. Continue reading
Jun 17 New Mexico official in election standoff avoids more prison time for participating in the Capitol riot By Michael Kunzelman, Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press An elected official who is a central figure in a New Mexico county's refusal to certify recent election results based on debunked conspiracy theories about voting machines has avoided more jail time for joining the mob that attacked the U.S. Continue reading
Jun 17 Who is Ginni Thomas and why is she important to the Jan. 6 hearings? By Dan Cooney The House Jan. 6 committee has invited Ginni Thomas to speak before the panel. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 12:40 Jan. 6 committee examines how Trump pressured Pence to overturn the 2020 election The Jan. 6 committee held its third public hearing Thursday afternoon. The focus was on the role of former Vice President Mike Pence during the counting of the Electoral College votes, and public and private efforts led by former President… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 9:28 What we learned on Day 3 of the Jan. 6 committee hearings The Jan. 6 committee heard a third day of testimony Thursday as it sought to link former President Trump to the Capitol attack and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. Garrett Graff, author of "Watergate: A New History,"… Continue watching