Feb 02 Pentagon chief purges defense boards of Trump appointees By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered hundreds of Pentagon advisory board members to resign this month as part of a broad review of the panels, essentially purging several dozen last-minute appointments under the Trump administration. Continue reading
Feb 02 WATCH: State health officials testify on how to administer more COVID-19 vaccinations By Courtney Vinopal and Associated Press The Biden administration will begin providing COVID-19 vaccines to U.S. pharmacies, part of its plan to ramp up vaccinations as new and potentially more serious virus strains are starting to appear. Continue reading
Feb 02 Read Democrats’ full impeachment brief against Trump for second Senate trial By Dan Cooney House Democrats presenting the case during the impeachment trial will argue that Donald Trump’s role in inciting the riot on the U.S. Capitol last month “is unmistakable.”… Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 9:04 Sweeping new report examines the roots of the U.S. Capitol attack By Amna Nawaz The storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was a shocking moment for many Americans, but new details are emerging about who was involved and how it was planned. A New York Times report examines the role former President… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 8:57 Deported without their children, separated mothers hope to be reunited years later By Amna Nawaz, Adam Raney, Lena I. Jackson, Tommy Walters President Biden is expected to sign a series of executive orders this week on immigration, including one setting up a task force to reunite families separated at the Mexican border under former President Trump’s "zero tolerance policy." Amna Nawaz reports… Continue watching
Feb 01 Trump names 2 lawyers to impeachment trial defense team By Associated Press Both attorneys issued statements through Trump's office on Sunday saying that they were honored to take the job. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 5:47 How Congress is addressing the Jan. 6 insurrection Former President Donald Trump, charged with inciting the January 6 insurrection, is facing his second impeachment trial amid ongoing investigations by Congressional committees and federal agencies into the events that led to the attack. New York University School of Law… Continue watching
Jan 30 Federal conspiracy charges for 2 Proud Boys in Capitol riot By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Dominic Pezzola, a former Marine who authorities say was seen on video smashing a Capitol window with a stolen Capitol Police riot shield, and William Pepe, who authorities said was photographed inside the building, were arrested earlier in the month… Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 11:44 Brooks and Capehart on Biden’s first full week and the state of the Republican Party New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's use of executive actions, Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package, and the state of the Republican Party… Continue watching
Jan 27 U.S. terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence By Ben Fox, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The department isn't citing a specific threat, but DHS points to "a heightened threat environment across the United States" that it believes "will persist" in the weeks since Biden took office. Continue reading