Jan 08 Watch 9:44 Momentum builds to remove President Trump from office The chaos that engulfed Washington, D.C. this week has taken a tragic new turn. And with it, momentum is building to oust a sitting president in the final days of his term. Lisa Desjardins and Nick Schifrin join Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 7:01 Rep. James Clyburn: Impeachment ‘a tool for protecting the integrity of our democracy’ Momentum is building on Capitol Hill for impeaching President Trump for the second time. House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn, a South Carolina Democrat, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss bipartisan calls for impeachment and the integrity of democracy. Continue watching
Jan 08 Twitter permanently bans Trump, citing risk of incitement By Tali Arbel, Associated Press Twitter's move deprives Trump of a potent tool he has used to communicate directly with the American people for more than a decade. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 13:02 Brooks and Capehart on the Capitol attack and Trump’s impeachment New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the rampage at the Capitol, President Trump's potential impeachment, and the future of the Republican Party. Continue watching
Jan 08 Murkowski becomes first GOP Senator calling for Trump’s resignation By Associated Press The Alaska Republican tells the Anchorage Daily News that she wants Trump to resign after a violent mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol, forcing a lockdown. Five people died, including a Capitol Police officer. Continue reading
Jan 08 Twitter bans Michael Flynn, Sidney Powell in QAnon purge By Associated Press The company says that when it determines a group or campaign is engaged in “coordinated harmful activity,” it may suspend accounts that it finds primarily encourages that behavior. Continue reading
Jan 08 What we saw the day the Capitol was attacked By Judy Woodruff, Lisa Desjardins, Amna Nawaz, Yamiche Alcindor, Rachel Wellford, Vika Aronson, Gretchen Frazee, Emily Carpeaux, Erica R. Hendry On Jan. 6, for the first time in more than two centuries, Congress was attacked and overrun, this time by its own citizens. The PBS NewsHour's anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff talks to correspondents Lisa Desjardins, Amna Nawaz and… Continue reading
Jan 08 Read the draft articles of impeachment against Trump following the Capitol attack By Associated Press If Trump were to be impeached by the House and convicted by the Senate, he might also be prevented from running again for the presidency in 2024 or ever holding public office again. Continue reading
Jan 08 Most Americans blame Trump for Capitol attack but are split on his removal By Laura Santhanam With just days left in Trump’s presidency, more Americans than at any other point of his tenure but are torn about how his final days as president should end. Continue reading
Jan 08 Biden calls Trump ‘unfit’ but doesn’t endorse impeachment By Will Weissert, Darlene Superville, Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a letter to members of her chamber that lawmakers could move as early as next week to impeach Trump for inciting a violent mob that overran the U.S. Capitol if the president didn't "immediately"… Continue reading