Oct 14 Justice Department seeks end to special master’s review of Trump docs By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The appeal is the latest salvo in weeks of litigation over the scope of duties of the arbiter. Continue reading
Oct 13 Jan. 6 sedition trial shows extremists getting energized by Trump tweet By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A jury has seen evidence of how a tweet by then-President Donald Trump from December 2020 energized members of the far-right Oath Keepers before some of its members joined in the attack on the U.S. Capitol a few weeks later. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 8:50 Jan. 6 committee votes unanimously to subpoena Trump By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins In a major move, the January 6 Committee voted to subpoena former President Donald Trump. It will likely be the last major action of the committee before the upcoming midterm elections. The committee’s aim is to question the former president… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 7:18 Analyzing the latest Jan. 6 Committee hearing and what happens next By Amna Nawaz The House Jan. 6 committee held its latest hearing on Thursday. Mary McCord, director of Georgetown University's Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, and Jamil Jaffer, a law professor at George Mason University, joined Amna Nawaz to discuss what was… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: Supreme Court refuses Trump request in Mar-a-Lago documents case In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused former President Trump's request for an independent arbiter to examine classified White House documents found at his Mar-a-Lago estate, the U.S. Labor Department turned in another tough report on inflation… Continue watching
Oct 13 Key takeaways from day 9 of the Jan. 6 panel By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The House Jan. 6 committee is issuing a stark warning in its final public hearing before the midterm election: The future of the nation’s democracy is at stake. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Pelosi and Schumer shelter and call for help during Capitol attack in new Jan. 6 footage By Casey Kuhn Previously unreleased footage of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sheltering in a secure location while the pro-Trump mob overran the U.S. Capitol was shared by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., in a Jan. 6 hearing on… Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Jan. 6 committee votes to subpoena Trump By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Earlier in Thursday's hearing, the last before next month's congressional elections, the panel presented video of interviews with former Trump aides, including several testifying that he had said he knew he had lost the election to Joe Biden. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Emails suggest Secret Service knew of possible violence on Jan. 6 By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., provided evidence that appears to show the U.S. Secret Service and other agencies had advance information that there could be violence on Jan. 6. Continue reading
Oct 13 Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump plea to step into Mar-a-Lago case By Mark Sherman, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court has rejected former President Donald Trump's plea to step into the legal fight over the FBI search of his Florida estate. Continue reading