Jan 15 Watch 12:13 Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s impeachment and Biden’s relief plan New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump’s historic impeachment, the fallout from the Capitol insurrection and President-elect Biden’s economic relief plan. Continue watching
Jan 15 Biden team says recent Trump foreign policy moves ‘feel like sabotage’ By Nick Schifrin Up until now, Biden transition officials had shied away from publicly criticizing recent policy changes, but in an exclusive conversation with the PBS NewsHour, a transition official detailed a number of issues with the outgoing administration’s approach, singling out Secretary… Continue reading
Jan 15 Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden’s inauguration By Jill Colvin, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Trump had already announced that he would not be attending Biden's inauguration, a break with tradition. He has spent months lobbing baseless allegations of voter fraud in an attempt to delegitimize Biden's presidency. Continue reading
Jan 15 Capitol rioters included highly trained ex-military and cops By Associated Press At least 21 current or former members of the U.S. military or law enforcement have been identified as being at or near last week's Capitol riot, with more than a dozen others under investigation. Continue reading
Jan 15 Should Trump be allowed back on social media after he leaves office? Half of Americans say yes By Laura Santhanam The U.S. legal system has not caught up with social media to clarify how technology can be used to incite violence as Americans remain split over what consequences Trump should face after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jan 15 Meet the House Democrats who will prosecute Trump’s second impeachment trial By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Democrats, all of whom are lawyers and many of whom have deep experience investigating the president, face the arduous task of convincing skeptical Senate Republicans to convict Trump. Continue reading
Jan 15 WATCH: Pelosi says Capitol assault highlights need for domestic threat awareness By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says there may be a need to prosecute members of Congress if any are found to have assisted the pro-Trump rioters in last week’s attack on the Capitol. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 7:06 Investigations intensify in the wake of the Capitol riot as inauguration approaches By Yamiche Alcindor, Lisa Desjardins The timing of a Senate impeachment trial for President Trump remains up in the air, as authorities investigate potential threats during the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, who is planning a nearly $2 trillion economic package to combat COVID-19 and… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 6:09 Businesses begin backing away from Republicans after Capitol attack By Paul Solman, Lee Koromvokis Since last week's riot at the Capitol, more and more companies are cutting ties with Donald Trump, and dozens of corporations suspended political contributions to the 147 members of Congress who refused to certify the election of Joe Biden. Paul… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 8:00 With Trump leaving office, what is the GOP’s future? The events at the Capitol, beginning with a violent mob and ending with the second impeachment of President Trump, have exposed deep rifts in the Republican Party. With Trump set to leave office, we discuss the GOP's future with Lanhee… Continue watching