Feb 01 Watch 7:09 How Trump attempted to use federal agencies to seize voting machines after 2020 election By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan The New York Times is reporting that six weeks after the 2020 election former President Trump directed his attorney Rudy Guiliani to ask the Department of Homeland Security if it could take possession of voting machines in key swing states. Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 9:19 Amy Walter and Asma Khalid on Biden’s Supreme Court picks, partisan redistricting NPR’s White House correspondent Asma Khalid and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including President Biden's U.S. Supreme Court selection and how the confirmation process should be handled in the… Continue watching
Jan 28 Jan. 6 committee subpoenas individuals who tried to declare Trump winner of 2020 election By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has subpoenaed more than a dozen individuals who it says falsely tried to declare Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 election. Continue reading
Jan 27 Stormy Daniels and her former lawyer Avenatti face each other in court By Tom Hays, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Her testimony Thursday was a highly anticipated moment at the trial of a man who parlayed his representation of Daniels in her legal battles against then-President Donald Trump in 2018 into a high-profile role as a Trump adversary. Continue reading
Jan 26 Biden cancels Trump-era lease renewals for proposed Minnesota mine By Dave Kolpack, Associated Press The reversal ordered Wednesday follows an October decision to move forward with a study that could lead to a 20-year ban on mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Continue reading
Jan 24 Stormy Daniels and former lawyer Avenatti, who brought suits against Donald Trump, face off at trial By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The porn star who catapulted Michael Avenatti to fame four years ago will get a starring role in a New York courtroom when prosecutors try to prove the California lawyer cheated her of $300,000 in book proceeds. Continue reading
Jan 19 New York attorney general says Trump’s company misled banks, tax officials By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The New York attorney general's office says its civil investigation has uncovered evidence that former President Donald Trump's company used "fraudulent or misleading" asset valuations to get loans and tax benefits. Continue reading
Jan 18 Biden White House moves to protect data from politics after Trump census pressure By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The Biden White House this month pushed to protect statistical agencies like the U.S. Census Bureau from political interference. Continue reading
Jan 16 AP FACT CHECK: Trump seeds race animus with COVID falsehood By Calvin Woodward, David Klepper, Associated Press Donald Trump falsely declared in a weekend rally that public health authorities are denying the COVID-19 vaccine to white people because of their race. The former president seeded racial resentments in remarks that twisted the facts on public-health policy and… Continue reading
Jan 13 WATCH: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy says he won’t cooperate with the Jan. 6 committee By Farnoush Amiri, Eric Tucker, Associated Press House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is refusing a request by the House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection to submit to an interview and turn over records pertaining to the deadly riot. Continue reading