Oct 23 Watch 5:40 News Wrap: Xi Jinping granted third term as leader of China In our news wrap Sunday, Xi Jinping has been named to an unprecedented third term as leader of China, extremist militants stormed a hotel in the Somali port city of Kismayo, Iran's atomic energy agency claims foreign hackers stole information… Continue watching
Oct 23 Jan. 6 committee not ruling out live Trump testimony, Rep. Liz Cheney clarifies By Hope Yen, Associated Press The House committee investigating the Capitol riot won’t give Donald Trump the chance to turn a possible live TV appearance of his subpoenaed testimony into a “circus” and “food fight” as lawmakers try to ensure he complies with their demands,… Continue reading
Oct 21 Read the Jan. 6 committee's full subpoena to Donald Trump The decision by lawmakers to exercise their subpoena power comes a week after the committee made its final case against the former president, who they say “personally orchestrated” a multi-part effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Continue reading
Oct 21 Jan. 6 panel issues subpoena to Donald Trump, demanding he testify By Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The nine-member panel sent a letter to the former president's lawyers on Friday, demanding his testimony under oath by mid-November and outlining a series of corresponding documents. Continue reading
Oct 21 Former Trump advisor Bannon gets 4 months behind bars for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was sentenced Friday to serve four months behind bars after defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Oct 19 Donald Trump's 3-year probe into 2016 'deep state' conspiracy reveals little evidence By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump once predicted that a special prosecutor appointed during his administration would uncover "the crime of the century" — a conspiracy to sink his 2016 campaign. Continue reading
Oct 19 Trump answers questions in defamation suit filed by E. Jean Carroll By Associated Press Former President Donald Trump answered questions under oath in a defamation lawsuit filed by a writer who says the Republican raped her in the mid-1990s. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 7:53 Antisemitic comments from public figures spark concern over real-world implications By John Yang In the past week, several antisemitic comments from public figures, including former President Trump and Ye, have sparked concern about the real-world implications of the statements. Dov Waxman, a professor and Chair of Israel Studies at UCLA, joined John Yang… Continue watching
Oct 18 Think tank analyst acquitted in trial over discredited Donald Trump dossier By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press A jury has acquitted on all counts a think tank analyst accused of lying to the FBI about his role in the creation of a discredited dossier about former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 8:52 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on new polls ahead of midterms, candidates focusing on economy 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 a new poll that shows good signs for the GOP. Continue watching