Oct 12 What the Jan. 6 committee can learn from past truth commissions By Rachel E. Bowen, The Conversation While the Jan. 6 committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol has limited legal powers, it can help craft an accurate narrative of American democracy and history. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 7:23 Lessons the Jan. 6 committee could glean from the bipartisan 9/11 Commission The House select committee's investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection is one of the highest-profile investigations of its kind since the commission on the 9/11 attacks nearly 20 years ago. That bipartisan group worked for almost two years, holding public… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 8:43 What stands out from Day 2 of Jan. 6 committee hearings With the second day of Jan. 6 committee hearings complete, we get two perspectives on the day's events. Ben Ginsberg, one of Monday's witnesses and a longtime Republican elections attorney who has worked with the RNC and multiple presidential campaigns,… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch 6:12 Analyzing the Jan. 6 hearings and a potential agreement on gun reform As the Senate appears to have reached a potential deal on gun reform legislation, the House select committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol is preparing to hold more public hearings this week. Lisa Desjardins and Jeff Greenfield join… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 4:59 How race played a role in the Capitol insurrection The Jan. 6 committee will hold its next public hearing on Monday morning. And while the panel's focus is on former President Trump and his closest allies, future witnesses are expected to draw a link between the Trump White House… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 7:52 Congressional committee lays out findings from investigation into Capitol insurrection The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is unveiling the first details of its findings in a prime-time televised hearing. It is the culmination of nearly a year of investigation into the events on and… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 8:42 Examining the sequence of events during the assault on the U.S. Capitol By Amna Nawaz, Maea Lenei Buhre, Lorna Baldwin, Sam Lane While House Democrats plan to shed new light on the events of Jan. 6 during the public hearings, much is already known about what happened that day, thanks to thousands of videos and firsthand accounts of people who were there,… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 7:52 What we know about the days leading up to the Capitol attack By PBS NewsHour As the Jan. 6 committee begins public hearings, we get two perspectives on what happened during the Capitol attack and the days leading up to it. Donell Harvin, former head of Homeland Security and Intelligence for the District of Columbia… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 4:20 News Wrap: Michigan police officer charged with murder for killing Black man In our news wrap Thursday, a Grand Rapids, Michigan, policeman faces trial for second-degree murder for killing a Black man during a traffic stop, a GOP candidate for Michigan governor was arrested for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch 8:52 Woodward and Bernstein reflect on the parallels between Watergate and the Capitol attack Next week is the 50th anniversary of the break-in at Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, an event that would bring down a U.S. president. The reporters at the heart of uncovering the Watergate scandal have reissued their book "All… Continue watching