Jul 11 WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings – Day 7 By Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press House investigators are laying out the origins of the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, using testimony to describe Trump’s “call to action” in a December tweet and how his advisers urged the president to drop his… Continue reading
Jul 10 Jan. 6 committee to focus on Trump as Bannon indicates he will testify By Farnoush Amiri, Hope Yen, Associated Press A lawyer for former Trump strategist Steve Bannon, who faces criminal charges after months of defying a congressional subpoena, told the committee over the weekend that Bannon may now be willing to testify, according to committee members. Continue reading
Jul 10 Biden struggling to transition Middle Eastern policy after Trump By Aamer Madhani, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Biden is set to visit Israel and Saudi Arabia this coming week. As a candidate, Biden condemned the Trump administration’s policy on Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Continue reading
Jul 09 How a crowded Republican field could help Trump in 2024 election By Jill Colvin, Associated Press With a growing list of candidates gearing up to run, even a Trump diminished by two impeachments and mounting legal vulnerabilities could hold a commanding position in a fractured, multi-candidate primary. Continue reading
Jul 08 Assassination of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stuns world leaders By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Friday's assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in one of the world's safest countries has stunned leaders and drawn condemnation. Continue reading
Jul 08 Who is Pat Cipollone and why is he important to the Jan. 6 Committee? By Kenichi Serino Pat Cipollone, who served as White House counsel during the last two years of the Trump presidency, has become a key witness in the House Jan.6 committee’s investigation of the attack at the Capitol and the administration’s role on that… Continue reading
Jul 08 Former Trump White House counsel Cipollone meets with Jan. 6 panel in private By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone has arrived on Capitol Hill for a private interview with the Jan. 6 committee. Continue reading
Jul 06 Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone to testify to Jan. 6 panel By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Cipollone's reported resistance to Trump's schemes to overturn his 2020 election defeat has made him a long-sought and potentially revelatory witness. Continue reading
Jul 06 Trump property appraiser held in contempt in New York civil probe By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A company that has performed hundreds of property appraisals for Trump has been held in contempt of court for missing a deadline to turn over documents in the New York attorney general's civil investigation into the former president's business practices. Continue reading
Jul 05 Giuliani, Graham testimony sought in 2020 election probe By Kate Brumback, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The Georgia prosecutor investigating the conduct of former President Donald Trump and his allies after the 2020 election is trying to compel U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to testify before a special grand jury. Continue reading