May 01 Watch 3:21 News Wrap: New Mexico issues mandatory evacuation order as massive wildfire spreads In our news wrap Sunday, New Mexico has issued mandatory evacuation orders as a huge wildfire east of Sante Fe grows rapidly, forecasters issued severe storm warnings for parts of the South and Midwest, former President Trump is holding a… Continue watching
May 01 Evidence mounts of GOP involvement in Trump’s attempt to stay in power By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rioters who smashed their way into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, succeeded — at least temporarily — in delaying the certification of Joe Biden’s election to the White House. Hours before, Rep. Jim Jordan had… Continue reading
Apr 30 Meadows claims Jan. 6 committee leaked text messages in attempt to ‘vilify’ him By Eric Tucker, Associated Press In the latest filing, lawyers for Meadows asked a judge to reject the committee's request for an expedited ruling in its favor that would force Meadows to comply with the subpoenas. Continue reading
Apr 30 GOP election-deniers elevate races for secretary of state By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press Former President Trump's attempts to reverse the results of the 2020 election and his subsequent endorsements of candidates for state election offices who are sympathetic to his view have elevated races to top-tier status. Continue reading
Apr 29 Donald Trump, fighting daily contempt fines, says he doesn’t have requested records By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Donald Trump's lawyers have provided a New York judge with an affidavit in which the former president claims he didn't turn over subpoenaed documents to the state attorney general's office because he doesn't have them. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 6:29 How powerful conservatives pushed the ‘Big Lie’ that the 2020 election was fraudulent By John Yang, Saher Khan The unfounded belief that the 2020 election was rigged has become an important force in American politics, especially in this year's Republican primaries. John Yang has more on what the non-profit news organization ProPublica and PBS's Frontline found about how… Continue watching
Apr 25 Trump says he has no plans to rejoin Twitter after Musk reaches deal to buy platform By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump told Fox News that he will instead focus on his own platform, Truth Social, which has been mired in problems since its launch earlier this year. Continue reading
Apr 25 Judge finds Donald Trump in contempt of court in New York legal fight By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A New York judge has found former President Donald Trump in contempt of court for failing to adequately respond to a subpoena issued by the state's attorney general as part of a civil investigation into his business dealings. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 3:21 News Wrap: Thousands of acres still burning due to Western wildfires In our news wrap Sunday, wildfires have gripped parts of western and central Nebraska this weekend as wind conditions have eased today, helping firefighters battle numerous dangerous blazes in New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado, former President Trump held a rally… Continue watching
Apr 22 Recording captures McCarthy saying he would urge Trump to resign By Farnoush Amiri, Jill Colvin, Associated Press It’s unclear whether McCarthy, who is in line to become House speaker if Republicans gain control during the fall midterm elections, followed through on his thinking or was merely spit-balling ideas shared privately with his colleagues in the aftermath of… Continue reading