Dec 08 Jan. 6 panel to pursue contempt charges against Meadows By Associated Press n a letter to Meadows' attorney, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said that Meadows has already provided documents to the committee, including personal emails and texts about former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 6:24 Why Meadows will not cooperate with Jan. 6 panel, and what it means for the investigation It’s been 11 months since the attack on the United States Capitol on Jan. 6. The House Select Committee investigating the attack has issued more than 40 subpoenas, many aimed at Trump administration officials and allies. Josh Gerstein joins Judy… Continue watching
Dec 07 Meadows won’t cooperate with Jan. 6 panel after breakdown in negotiations, attorney says By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Attorney George Terwilliger said in a letter Tuesday a deposition would be “untenable” because the panel “has no intention of respecting boundaries” concerning questions former President Donald Trump has claimed are off-limits because of executive privilege. Continue reading
Nov 30 Ex-Trump aide Meadows cooperating with House Jan. 6 panel By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Mark Meadows, Donald Trump's former chief of staff, is cooperating with a House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and providing some documents, the panel says. Continue reading
Nov 16 Jan. 6 panel considers contempt vote against Mark Meadows but ‘won’t rush’ By Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson said Tuesday that the committee "won't rush the effort" in order to make clear they have given him multiple opportunities to comply. Continue reading
Nov 09 Probe finds Trump officials repeatedly violated Hatch Act By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The report from the Office of Special Counsel finds the officials broke the law without consequence and with the approval of the administration in what it describes as a "willful disregard for the Hatch Act."… Continue reading
Nov 20 McConnell proposes shifting unspent small business funds to COVID-19 aid By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is proposing that Congress funnel $455 billion of unspent small business lending funds toward a new COVID-19 aid package. Continue reading
Nov 07 The Latest: Italy hits record 39,800 daily coronavirus cases By Associated Press Here's what you need to know about the COVID-1p pandemic. Continue reading
Nov 07 Trump chief of staff Meadows diagnosed with COVID-19 By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows has been diagnosed with the coronavirus as the nation sets daily records for confirmed cases for the pandemic. Continue reading
Oct 30 On virus, Trump and health advisers go their separate ways By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press A multi-state coronavirus surge in the countdown to Election Day has exposed a clear split between President Donald Trump’s bullish embrace of a return to normalcy and urgent public warnings from the government’s top health officials. Continue reading