May 19 House votes to create panel to probe Jan. 6 insurrection By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Democrats say the commission is crucial to reckoning what happened that day, when a violent mob of Trump's supporters broke into the Capitol to try and overturn President Joe Biden's victory. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: New York state conducting criminal probe of Trump Organization In our news wrap Wednesday, the New York state attorney general's office opened a criminal probe into former President Trump's business. House Democrats moved to create an independent commission to investigate the Capitol assault on January 6. More pandemic restrictions… Continue watching
May 19 Watch 6:34 How the shadow of the Jan. 6 riot still looms large over Congress By Lisa Desjardins The U.S. House on Wednesday moved to form a commission to examine the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The violent pro-Trump riot resulted in widespread injury, deaths, and damage to the building itself. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins was in… Continue watching
May 18 Watch 8:48 Republican Maricopa County official decries the ‘big lie’ behind third vote audit By Stephanie Sy An order to audit the 2020 vote by the Republican-controlled state senate in Arizona has been opposed by several members of the county board of supervisors, who say the process has made Arizona a "laughing stock" and it's time to… Continue watching
May 14 Vandenberg Air Force Base to be renamed Space Force Base By Associated Press The sprawling base on the state's Central Coast tests ballistic missiles and conducts orbital launches for defense, science and commercial purposes. The Space Force was created as the sixth uniformed military branch in 2019 during the Trump administration. Continue reading
May 14 House GOP elects Trump defender Elise Stefanik to No. 3 post By Alan Fram, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press House Republicans elevated Rep. Elise Stefanik to a leadership post Friday, highlighting how the party whose lodestar has long been conservative policies increasingly views allegiance to Donald Trump as its indispensable key to electoral success. Continue reading
May 13 EPA revokes Trump-era policy that loosened clean-air rules By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The previous rule was part of a wave of deregulatory actions under President Donald Trump, who rolled back dozens of environmental rules he considered overly burdensome on businesses. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 9:04 Sen. Portman on Liz Cheney, infrastructure plans, and taxing the wealthy Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, a Republican, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Wednesday's leadership vote in the house that ousted Rep. Liz Cheney and President Joe Biden's infrastructure meeting with congressional leaders. Prior to serving in the Senate, Portman was the… Continue watching
May 11 Pentagon chief during Jan. 6 riot defends military response By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Christopher Miller plans to tell Congress on Wednesday that he was concerned that sending troops to the Capitol would fan fears of a military coup. Continue reading
May 10 Watch 9:05 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Liz Cheney, Trump and the GOP NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including internal Republican politics over Rep. Liz Cheney’s House position, former President Trump’s influence on the party, and bipartisanship on… Continue watching