Jan 04 Jan. 6 panel requests interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The committee has requested Hannity voluntarily answer questions regarding communications between him and former President Donald Trump, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and others in Trump's orbit in the days surrounding the insurrection. Continue reading
Jan 04 Less than half of GOP say Jan. 6 was very violent, AP-NORC poll By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The percentage of Americans who blame Trump for the Jan. 6 riot has grown slightly over the past year, although only a small percentage of Republicans think that. Continue reading
Jan 04 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds a news briefing By Associated Press The White House says President Joe Biden will mark the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection by speaking to "the historical significance" of the deadly riots and what they mean for the country a year later. Continue reading
Jan 04 WATCH: U.S. Capitol Police chief give remarks on Capitol security ahead of Jan. 6 anniversary By Associated Press Chief of the Capitol Police said his force is "stronger and better prepared to carry out its mission today than it was before January 6th of last year."… Continue reading
Jan 04 Jan. 6 insurrection prompts year of change for U.S. Capitol Police By Michael Balsamo, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press U.S. Capitol Police were ill-prepared for the thousands of protesters who descended on Capitol Hill during last year's insurrection. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 9:54 Texans explain what animated their loved ones, neighbors to storm the Capitol By William Brangham, Leah Nagy This week marks one year since the insurrection at the United States Capitol on Jan. 6. William Brangham reports from one part of the country that produced an outsized number of people charged in the capitol riots, and heard from… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 8:18 Trump should serve time for Jan. 6 riot, partner of Capitol cop who died says As rioters breached the Capitol's perimeter last January, Capitol Police Officers like Brian Sicknick tried pushing back the crowd to protect the building and the lawmakers. Pro-Trump rioters sprayed him with a chemical. He collapsed later that evening, suffered two… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 8:50 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Jan. 6 riot, voting rights, Build Back Better negotiations NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including how the Jan. 6 riot has played out in the past year, the Democrats’ push to… Continue watching
Jan 03 Schumer announces Senate vote on filibuster change By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Schumer says in a letter to colleagues that the Senate "must evolve." Pointing to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, he says the rules changes are needed to protect democracy. Continue reading
Jan 03 As worries about U.S. democracy grow, Democrats and activists push Biden for voting rights legislation By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden only rarely talks about last January's violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the conspiratorial lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Continue reading