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Judge says Pence undoing 2020 election as Trump sought would have meant ‘constitutional crisis’

Retired Judge J. Michael Luttig told the House Jan. 6 Committee on Thursday that former President Donald Trump would have "plunged" the U.S. into its "first constitutional crisis since the founding of the republic" over the 2020 election.

June 16, 2022

Pence said refuting push to overturn election may be ‘most important thing I ever say’

Former Vice President Mike Pence told his staff that his statement outlining his reasoning to resist President Trump's pressure to overturn the November 2020 election ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021 certification may be "the most important thing I ever say."

June 16, 2022

House Republicans press for domestic terrorism investigations into attacks on pro-life centers

House Republicans are calling on the Department of Justice to investigate recent nationwide attacks on pro-life organizations as acts of domestic terrorism.

June 16, 2022

CNN orders anchors to stop using ‘big lie’ to describe Trump’s stolen-election claims

CNN's new president, Chris Licht, told his staff to refrain from using the phrase "the big lie" to refer to former President Donald Trump's theories about Democrats stealing the 2020 presidential election.

June 16, 2022

Former Pence advisers to appear before Jan. 6 committee Thursday

Two former advisers to Mike Pence are scheduled to appear before the House Jan. 6 committee on Thursday, according to the committee, as the panel turns its attention to then-President Trump's efforts to pressure the vice president to overturn the election.

June 15, 2022

Senate takes up annual defense policy bill, revive debate over drafting women

Republican senators are heading off any attempts by their colleagues to include language requiring women to register for the draft in the annual defense policy bill.

June 15, 2022

Two American foreign fighters captured by Russia in Ukraine, report shows

Two former U.S. service members have been captured by Russian forces while fighting in Ukraine, according to reports.

June 15, 2022

Senators: U.S. national security threatened by China’s dominance over critical minerals

A bipartisan group of senators is calling on the Pentagon to shore up its stockpile of critical minerals needed to manufacture modern military technologies for which they say the U.S. has become increasingly reliant on China as a source.

June 15, 2022

Jan. 6 committee releases footage of alleged reconnaissance tour

The House Jan. 6 Committee on Wednesday released surveillance footage of the man taking photographs of "hallways, tunnels, and staircases within the Capitol complex," as part of what they say was a tour of the Capitol complex hosted by Rep. Barry Loudermilk on Jan. 5, 2021.

June 15, 2022

‘Double standard’: Rep. Zoe Lofgren wanted probe of voting machines in 2004

A Democrat who led the Jan. 6 panel's attacks on former President Donald Trump's claims of election fraud cast doubt herself on Ohio's 2004 presidential election and demanded that state officials investigate reports of voting machine irregularities.

June 14, 2022

Rep. Lofgren: Wednesday’s Jan. 6 hearing postponed due to overwhelmed staff

The House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol said on Tuesday that its staff is overwhelmed by demands amid back-to-back public hearings scheduled for this month.

June 14, 2022

House Jan. 6 committee postpones Wednesday’s hearing

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol announced Tuesday that it is postponing Wednesday's hearing.

June 14, 2022

Jan. 6 committee chairman says panel won’t refer Trump for criminal charges

The chairman of the House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol riots said Monday evening that the panel will not refer former President Donald Trump or anyone else to the Justice Department for criminal charges.

June 13, 2022

Trump calls Jan. 6 panel a ‘kangaroo court,’ doubles down on election-theft claim

Former President Donald Trump issued a 12-page statement Monday in response to the House Jan. 6 Committee's third public hearing, calling the panel a "kangaroo court" and doubling down on his claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

June 13, 2022

House Jan. 6 committee zeros in on Trump fundraising from election-fraud claims

The House Jan. 6 committee honed in on former President Donald Trump's massive political war chest Monday, saying he duped donors into handing over millions in campaign contributions based on his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.

June 13, 2022

‘Big rip-off’: Trump promoted election claims to raise $250M from donors, House committee alleges

The House Jan. 6 committee on Monday accused former President Trump of using false claims that the November 2020 election was stolen to raise millions in campaign donations.

June 13, 2022

Trump’s campaign team advised him not to declare victory on election night

Former Trump campaign insiders told the House Jan. 6 Committee Monday that it was "far too early" for then-President Donald Trump to declare victory on election night in 2020 over Democratic rival Joe Biden.

June 13, 2022

Rep. Cheney blames Trump for the lockup of Capitol rioters

House Jan. 6 Committee Vice Chairwoman Liz Cheney on Monday blamed former President Donald Trump for "hundreds of our countrymen" being locked up in the wake of the Capitol riot.

June 13, 2022

House panel star witness William Stepien will not appear Monday

Donald Trump's former campaign manager Bill Stepien abruptly pulled out of Monday's appearance before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, citing a family emergency, the panel said.

June 13, 2022

Steve Bannon dares Merrick Garland to pursue charges against Trump over U.S. Capitol riot

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon says GOP lawmakers would impeach Attorney General Merrick Garland if the Justice Department pursues charges against former President Donald Trump over the House Jan. 6 committee's findings.

June 13, 2022