Dec 24 Feds seek jail for Capitol riot suspect found with rifle By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The Justice Department on Thursday asked a federal judge to revoke 29-year-old James Tate Grant’s pretrial release after his recent arrest. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 6:15 News Wrap: Biden administration to invest $241M to improve ports, ease inflation In our news wrap Thursday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced more than $241 million in grants to improve U.S. ports. Low mortgage rates and high demand during the pandemic have caused new home sales in the U.S. to jump 12.4… Continue watching
Dec 23 Trump asks Supreme Court to block release of documents to Jan. 6 committee By Mark Sherman, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump turned to the Supreme Court Thursday in a last-ditch effort to keep documents away from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 4:07 News Wrap: U.S. population growth hits lowest recorded rate In our news wrap Tuesday, the pandemic has pushed the United States population growth to its lowest rate since the country's founding. Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed the West for growing tensions in Eastern Europe and renewed his demands for… Continue watching
Dec 21 Rep. Scott Perry rejects Jan. 6 panel’s request for interview By Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The lawmaker's refusal will test how far the committee is willing to go in its quest for information as members have so far resisted subpoenaing one of their own as they investigate the insurrection by Trump’s supporters and his efforts… Continue reading
Dec 20 Jan. 6 panel seeks an interview and records from Rep. Scott Perry By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Investigators say Perry pushed the Justice Department to overturn the election and met with President Donald Trump ahead of the violent attack. Continue reading
Dec 15 WATCH: Rep. Cheney reads texts sent by Fox hosts to Mark Meadows on Jan. 6 By David Bauder, Associated Press Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and Brian Kilmeade all texted Mark Meadows during the insurrection offering advice on what the president should do. Continue reading
Dec 15 WATCH: House votes to hold Mark Meadows in contempt in Jan. 6 probe By Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The House has voted to hold former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress after he ceased to cooperate with the Jan. 6 committee investigating the Capitol insurrection. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 9:15 What the Jan. 6 panel hopes to learn from Meadows, and how executive privilege affects it The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday took up a contempt of Congress charge against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. This comes after Meadows defied a subpoena from the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 6:52 How Fox News personalities amplified divisions, disinformation around Jan. 6 Text messages sent to Mark Meadows on Jan. 6 came from some of President Trump’s closest allies, urgently requesting him to stop the siege on the Capitol. Some of those allies included key Fox News personalities, like Sean Hannity and… Continue watching