Dec 06 Jan. 6 committee to issue criminal referrals, chairman says By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack will make criminal referrals to the Justice Department. That's according to the panel's chairman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi. Continue reading
Nov 14 Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 panel to obtain Arizona GOP leader’s phone records By Associated Press Kelli Ward and her husband, Michael Ward, were presidential electors who would have voted for Trump in the Electoral College had he won Arizona. Both signed a document falsely claiming they were Arizona’s true electors, despite Biden’s victory in the… Continue reading
Nov 11 Donald Trump files lawsuit to avoid Jan. 6 committee subpoena By Jill Colvin, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump is suing the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to block a subpoena requiring him to testify. Continue reading
Nov 08 Jen Kiggans wins House race in Virginia By Matthew Barakat, Ben Finley, Associated Press Republican Jen Kiggans has defeated Democratic Congresswoman Elaine Luria to represent coastal Virginia's highly competitive and newly drawn 2nd District. Continue reading
Nov 01 WATCH: Rep. Liz Cheney speaks with Judy Woodruff about Trump, Jan. 6 and endorsing Democrats By Joshua Barajas Speaking with the PBS NewsHour’s anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff on Tuesday, Cheney said she supports Democrat Tim Ryan for Ohio’s open Senate seat over Republican JD Vance… Continue reading
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 17 Government says former Trump advisor Steve Bannon should get 6-month sentence By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Justice Department is arguing that Steve Bannon should serve six months in prison and pay a $200,000 fine for defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading