Jul 21 WATCH: McCarthy says GOP won’t participate in Jan. 6 committee if Dems won’t accept appointed members By Associated Press House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy said his party won't participate in the committee investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, if Democrats won't accept the members he appointed. Continue reading
Jul 21 Pelosi bars Trump allies from Jan. 6 probe, GOP may boycott By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rejecting two Republicans tapped by House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to sit on a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, citing the "integrity" of the probe. Continue reading
Jul 20 Off-duty DEA agent arrested on Capitol riot charges By Michael Kunzelman, Jim Mustian, Associated Press An off-duty Drug Enforcement Administration agent posed for photographs in which he flashed his DEA badge and firearm outside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot. Continue reading
Jul 20 New chief selected for Capitol Police after Jan. 6 insurrection By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Associated Press J. Thomas Manger, who most recently served for 15 years as chief in Montgomery County, Maryland, was picked for the position following an extensive search. Continue reading
Jul 19 Capitol rioter who breached Senate gets 8 months for felony By Michael Tarm, Associated Press A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag is scheduled to become the first Jan. 6 rioter sentenced for a felony, in a hearing that will help set a benchmark for punishment in similar… Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 5:22 U.S. military leaders worried Trump might attempt a coup to stay in power, new book claims By Nick Schifrin, Yamiche Alcindor Today the Washington Post published excerpts from a new book by reporters Carol Leonnig and Phil Rucker describing how U.S. military leaders, including Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley, worried President Trump might call on the armed forces to decide the… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 6:24 New revelations show Trump’s threats against democracy are ‘still very real,’ Panetta says “Fears and suspicions” about how far former President Trump would have gone to remain in power are still alive, says former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. New revelations that Pentagon leaders were concerned Trump might try to use the armed… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 9:30 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on rewriting the Capitol attack, defunding police NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including former President Donald Trump’s rewriting of the January 6 attacks, President Joe Biden’s stance on police reform and what… Continue watching
Jul 09 Police testimony will lead off panel’s first Capitol insurrection hearing By Mary Clare Jalonick, Padmananda Rama, Associated Press Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, the chairman of the new select panel, says the committee hopes to "set the tone" of the investigation by hearing from those first responders, many of whom were brutally beaten and verbally assaulted by former President… Continue reading
Jul 07 Fencing will come down, but Capitol still closed to visitors By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The stark, black fence is one of the last remaining signs of the horrific mob siege by supporters of former President Donald Trump who tried to stop President Joe Biden's election victory. Continue reading