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Judge sets March 4, 2024 as Trump trial date in election interference case
WASHINGTON (NPR) — The federal judge overseeing a criminal case against former President Donald Trump for interfering with the 2020 presidential election has set a trial date of March 4,… Read More
An ex-lawmaker in West Virginia who served time for the Jan. 6 riot seeks a U.S. House seat
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Two years to the day after storming the U.S. Capitol, a former West Virginia state lawmaker who served prison time for his role in the riot… Read More
The Senate passes election reform designed to head off another Jan. 6
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Lawmakers have said over and over that they want to prevent another Jan. 6-style attack on the U.S. Capitol from ever happening again. It took almost… Read More
The next Jan. 6 committee hearing will focus on extremist organizations
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The House Jan. 6 committee holds its seventh hearing on its months-long investigation Tuesday, focusing on the involvement of extremist groups like the Oath Keepers, Proud… Read More
Jan. 6 hearing features a key witness from the Trump White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Capitol insurrection will hear testimony Tuesday from Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide in Donald Trump’s White House. She’s considered a vital witness… Read More
Who you’ll hear from and what to expect in today’s Jan. 6 House committee hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The fifth hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol will focus on former President Donald Trump’s pressure on the… Read More
The Jan. 6 committee holds its fourth hearing today. Here’s what we know
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The members of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol will focus on former President Donald Trump’s attempts to pressure state… Read More
The Jan. 6 committee is meeting Thursday. Here’s what to expect
Updated June 16, 2022 at 10:30 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol will hold its next hearing at… Read More
The Jan. 6 committee has postponed its Wednesday hearing and will next meet Thursday
Updated June 14, 2022 at 12:58 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The third Jan. 6 committee hearing scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed to an as-yet unknown day, the… Read More
Jan. 6 panel says Trump fleeced his base and 5 other takeaways from the 2nd hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — It wasn’t in prime time this time, but the Jan. 6 committee held an eyebrow-raising hearing Monday in its second of seven promised ones. This hearing… Read More
New revelations and 3 other takeaways from the first Jan. 6 committee hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — It wasn’t clear what the country could expect from the Jan. 6 select committee’s beginning presentation of its findings, but the prime-time, opening hearing Thursday night… Read More
The Jan. 6 committee is holding hearings on its investigation of the Capitol riot
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is holding about a half a dozen public hearings this month on what it has learned… Read More
5 key questions the Jan. 6 committee will tackle in its hearings
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The House select committee on January 6 holds its first hearing on Thursday, in prime time at 8 p.m. EST, promising to weave together a narrative… Read More
Ohio Rep. Jordan rejects Jan. 6 panel request for interview
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, one of former President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress, has rejected a request for an interview by the House panel… Read More
One year later, Ohio arrests tied to Jan. 6 remain mostly unresolved
CLEVELAND (ideastream) — One year after the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol, 35 people allegedly involved in the riot have been arrested in Ohio so far. A total… Read More
A year after the Capitol riot, work remains to prevent another attack
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) –– The Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol led to a transformation of security for the citadel of democracy and members of Congress. One year later,… Read More
A timeline of how the Jan. 6 attack unfolded — including who said what and when
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — January 6, 2021 was a Wednesday. A joint session of Congress was set to convene in the U.S. Capitol to certify Joe Biden’s electoral vote win…. Read More