Jun 08 Watch 8:52 Woodward and Bernstein reflect on the parallels between Watergate and the Capitol attack Next week is the 50th anniversary of the break-in at Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, an event that would bring down a U.S. president. The reporters at the heart of uncovering the Watergate scandal have reissued their book "All… Continue watching
Jun 02 Michael Avenatti gets 4 years in prison for stealing book proceeds from Stormy Daniels By Bobby Caina Calvan, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Michael Avenatti has been sentenced to four years in prison for cheating Stormy Daniels of hundreds of thousands of dollars in book proceeds at the height of his famed clash with then-President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jun 02 Trump 2020 election probe grand jury to hear from Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger By Associated Press Georgia's top elections official has entered a courthouse in Atlanta where he was summoned to appear before a special grand jury investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to meddle in the 2020 election. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 6:47 Republican plans to use political operatives as poll workers alarm voting rights activists The lie that former President Trump won the 2020 election has played out again and again in Republican primaries for statewide office. Now, reporting by POLITICO details GOP efforts on the local level to challenge and potentially overturn elections. Rick… Continue watching
May 31 Watch 3:56 News Wrap: Funerals begin in Uvalde one week after school massacre In our news wrap Tuesday, funerals have begun in Uvalde, Texas, one week after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school. Two 10-year-old victims were remembered in the first of 11 services this week. Also,… Continue watching
May 31 Watch 4:56 Attorney who investigated Trump’s ties to Russia is acquitted of lying to the FBI By PBS NewsHour A jury on Tuesday acquitted attorney Michael Sussman on the charge of lying to the FBI, the first case brought to trial by special counsel John Durham, who was appointed during the Trump administration. Former President Trump hoped the probe… Continue watching
May 31 Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro subpoenaed in Jan. 6 probe By Farnoush Amiri, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The subpoena is the first known instance of prosecutors seeking testimony from someone who worked in President Donald Trump's White House as they investigate the worst attack on the Capitol in two centuries. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 3:14 News Wrap: Biden pays his respects in Uvalde, Texas following school massacre In our news wrap Sunday, President Biden and first lady Jill Biden traveled to Texas to pay their respects and console a community in mourning, the Justice Department will conduct an independent review of law enforcement's response to the Uvalde… Continue watching
May 28 McCarthy escalates standoff with Jan. 6 panel over subpoena By Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press In an 11-page letter to the panel Friday, an attorney for McCarthy argued that the select committee does not have the authority to issue subpoenas to the lawmakers under House rules and demanded answers to a series of questions and… Continue reading
May 27 Trump, Cruz stand by gun rights at NRA convention days after elementary school shooting By Juan A. Lozano, Jill Colvin, Associated Press One by one, speakers took the stage at the NRA convention and denounced the massacre at an elementary school across the state. And one by one, they insisted that changing U.S. gun laws or further restricting access to firearms was… Continue reading