Oct 18 Think tank analyst acquitted in trial over discredited Donald Trump dossier By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press A jury has acquitted on all counts a think tank analyst accused of lying to the FBI about his role in the creation of a discredited dossier about former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 8:52 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on new polls ahead of midterms, candidates focusing on economy NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including a new poll that shows good signs for the GOP. Continue watching
Oct 17 House panel calls Donald Trump's bills to Secret Service 'exorbitant' By Bernard Condon, Associated Press Donald Trump's private company arranged for the Secret Service to pay for rooms at his properties in excess of government-approved rates at least 40 times during his presidency — including two charges for more than $1,100 per night. Continue reading
Oct 17 WATCH: White House condemns 'antisemitic' remarks from Trump, Kanye By Associated Press The White House on Monday condemned what it called the "antisemitic" and "insulting" remarks by former President Donald Trump about American Jews over the weekend, saying they must "be called out."… Continue reading
Oct 16 GOP candidates seek endorsements from Pence to broaden election appeal By Jill Colvin, Associated Press In Donald Trump's assessment, Mike Pence “committed political suicide" on Jan. 6, 2021. But the former vice president is now an in-demand draw for Republican candidates, including some who spent their primaries obsessively courting Trump’s endorsement. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 14:11 Brooks and Capehart on the Jan. 6 subpoena of Trump and what's at stake in the midterms New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Jan. 6 Committee's decision to subpoena former President Trump and what's at stake in the upcoming… Continue watching
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