Jan 08 Twitter bans Trump, citing risk of incitement By Associated Press Twitter says it is banning President Donald Trump from its platform, citing “risk of further incitement of violence.”… Continue reading
Jan 08 Twitter permanently bans Trump, citing risk of incitement By Tali Arbel, Associated Press Twitter's move deprives Trump of a potent tool he has used to communicate directly with the American people for more than a decade. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 13:02 Brooks and Capehart on the Capitol attack and Trump's impeachment New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the rampage at the Capitol, President Trump's potential impeachment, and the future of the Republican Party. Continue watching
Jan 08 Murkowski becomes first GOP Senator calling for Trump's resignation By Associated Press The Alaska Republican tells the Anchorage Daily News that she wants Trump to resign after a violent mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol, forcing a lockdown. Five people died, including a Capitol Police officer. Continue reading
Jan 08 What we saw the day the Capitol was attacked By Judy Woodruff, Lisa Desjardins, Amna Nawaz, Yamiche Alcindor, Rachel Wellford, Vika Aronson, Gretchen Frazee, Emily Carpeaux, Erica R. Hendry On Jan. 6, for the first time in more than two centuries, Congress was attacked and overrun, this time by its own citizens. The PBS NewsHour's anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff talks to correspondents Lisa Desjardins, Amna Nawaz and… Continue reading
Jan 08 Murkowski becomes first Republican senator to call for Trump's resignation By Associated Press The Alaska Republican tells the Anchorage Daily News that she wants Trump to resign after a violent mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol, forcing a lockdown. Five people died, including a Capitol Police officer. Continue reading
Jan 08 Read the draft articles of impeachment against Trump following the Capitol attack By Associated Press If Trump were to be impeached by the House and convicted by the Senate, he might also be prevented from running again for the presidency in 2024 or ever holding public office again. Continue reading
Jan 08 Biden calls Trump 'unfit' but doesn't endorse impeachment By Will Weissert, Darlene Superville, Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a letter to members of her chamber that lawmakers could move as early as next week to impeach Trump for inciting a violent mob that overran the U.S. Capitol if the president didn't "immediately"… Continue reading
Jan 08 Biden says 2nd Trump impeachment up to Congress By Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden says it’s up to Congress whether to pursue a second impeachment of President Donald Trump, but he expected lawmakers to be ready to move on his agenda as soon as he is inaugurated. Continue reading
Jan 08 Pelosi seeks to curb Trump's nuclear power By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Zeke Miller, Associated Press She said she spoke to the top general Mark Milley about "precautions for preventing an unstable president from initiating military hostilities or accessing the launch codes and ordering a nuclear strike."… Continue reading