Jul 26 WATCH: Mike Pence calls on conservatives 'not to look backwards' By Associated Press Former Vice President Mike Pence, a potential 2024 rival to Donald Trump gave a speech Tuesday in Washington describing an "agenda for the future" and called on the party "not to look backwards."… Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 8:40 Republican divide widens as Trump, Pence take divergent paths For the first time since leaving office, former President Trump on Tuesday returned to Washington, D.C. to deliver a keynote policy speech that laid out his agenda for the GOP as he hints at another White House run. It came… Continue watching
Jul 26 New evidence from Jan. 6 committee shows Trump changed script for speech after Capitol attack By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Virginia Rep. Elaine Luria tweeted out a short video that included testimony from White House aides discussing Trump's speech that next day and a screenshot of the speech, with notes and thick black lines through some of the text. Continue reading
Jul 26 Former Vice President Mike Pence to release memoir in November By Associated Press The book will recount Pence's journey from his Indiana youth to the vice presidency, with stops in the House of Representatives and governor's mansion in between, according to publisher Simon & Schuster. Continue reading
Jul 26 Top aide to Mike Pence testifies before Jan. 6 grand jury By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The former chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence has testified before a federal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jul 26 Biden says Trump lacked 'courage to act' during Jan. 6 insurrection By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Joe Biden is decrying his predecessor for failing to try and stop the deadly Jan. 6 mob attack on the Capitol, saying "Donald Trump lacked the courage to act."… Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 8:48 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the Jan. 6 probe and Republicans' political ambitions 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 former President Trump's return to the nation's capital this week, just days after the Jan. 6… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 5:11 What we learned on Day 8 of the Jan. 6 hearings By Lisa Desjardins, Cai Pigliucci The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol concluded its first round of public hearings Thursday night, with a nearly three-hour presentation centered on a crucial 187 minutes on that day featuring first-hand accounts inside the White… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 8:51 Dissecting Steve Bannon's contempt conviction and the Jan. 6 committee's accomplishments Former President Trump's onetime adviser Steve Bannon was convicted Friday for contempt of Congress. It came a day after the Jan. 6 panel focused on Trump's inaction during the Capitol attack. Former Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, a Democrat, and former… Continue watching
Jul 22 Steve Bannon convicted on contempt charges for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The verdict was handed down on Friday after a trial in federal court in Washington. He was charged in a two-count indictment. Continue reading