Nov 07 Oath Keepers leader denies there was a plan for group to attack Capitol on Jan. 6 By Alanna Durkin Richer, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Rhodes is on trial with four others for what prosecutors have alleged was a plan to stage an armed rebellion to stop the transfer of presidential power from Republican Trump to Democrat Joe Biden. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 6:22 News Wrap: Hiring still strong despite inflation and interest rates In our news wrap Friday, the latest look at the U.S. economy shows hiring still going strong despite soaring inflation and rising interest rates, Twitter began sweeping layoffs under Elon Musk's ownership, federal agents say they identified a man who… Continue watching
Nov 04 On the witness stand, Oath Keepers leader offers his version of 2020 events By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told jurors he is a patriotic American as he took the witness stand to defend himself against charges in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 6:08 News Wrap: Netanyahu returning to power in Israel after election victory In our news wrap Thursday, final results in Israel's elections confirmed Benjamin Netanyahu's victory, political tensions spike in Pakistan after a gunman tried to kill former Prime Minister Imran Khan, at least two more people died in the latest mass… Continue watching
Oct 24 Jan. 6 sedition trial delayed after Oath Keeper leader contracts COVID By Ashraf Khalil, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The trial of a far-right extremist group leader and four associates charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has been delayed after the Oath Keepers leader tested positive for the coronavirus. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 8:50 Jan. 6 committee votes unanimously to subpoena Trump By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins In a major move, the January 6 Committee voted to subpoena former President Donald Trump. It will likely be the last major action of the committee before the upcoming midterm elections. The committee’s aim is to question the former president… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 7:34 News Wrap: Dozens of children and adults killed by attacker in Thailand In our news wrap Thursday, an attacker armed with guns and a knife stormed into a daycare center in Thailand and massacred dozens of children and adults, a federal judge halted key provisions of New York's sweeping gun law and… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: At least 125 killed in stampede in Indonesia, Ukrainian forces gain ground In our news wrap Monday, an Indonesian police chief and nine other elite officers were removed from their posts for their role in a stampede at a soccer match that killed at least 125 people, Wall Street kicked off the… Continue watching
Oct 03 Who are the Oath Keepers, and why are members on trial? By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A trial starting this week in Washington, D.C., is the biggest test yet in the Justice Department's efforts to hold accountable those responsible for the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Continue reading
Sep 28 What is the rare sedition charge at center of Jan. 6 insurrection trial? By Alanna Durkin Richer, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The founder of the Oath Keepers and four associates are on trial in the U.S. Capitol attack on charges that include seditious conspiracy — a rare Civil War-era charge that strikes to the heart of what prosecutors say happened that… Continue reading