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News Articles: January 6 Committee

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Political Rewind: The legacy of January 6th; McCarthy faces a fourth day of House votes

Friday on Political Rewind: It's been two years since a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in order to stop a presidential election. Our panel reflects on the January 6th insurrection and talks about its legacy. Meanwhile, Rep. Kevin McCarthy faces his 12th vote for House Speaker today.
 

January 06, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
PBS NewsWeekend Why some House Republicans are holding out on McCarthy’s speaker bid

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Political Rewind: UGA victory shifts day one of legislative session; McCarthy fights for speakership

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Hundreds of documents from the January 6th Committee outline Georgia's importance to the effort to overturn the 2020 election. The Fulton County election probe may soon recommend criminal charges. And proposals to eliminate Georgia's runoff system continue.

January 03, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
President Trump arrives to speak to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021. The rally later turned into a riot that breached the U.S. Capitol.

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After 18 months of investigations, the Jan. 6 report is out. Here are the toplines

Late Thursday night, the House select committee that has been investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection for 18 months released their long-awaited full report.

December 23, 2022
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
PBS NewsHour What stands out from Day 2 of Jan. 6 committee hearings

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Jan. 6th report releases today; Trump's tax returns; Warnock on voter suppression

Wednesday on Political Rewind: The January 6th Committee is releasing its final report today, days after sending its criminal referrals to the Department of Justice. Also, a House committee signaled it'd be releasing Trump's tax returns. Meanwhile, Raphael Warnock responds to allegations that he's an 'election denier.'

December 21, 2022
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By:
  • Natalie Mendenhall and
  • Chase McGee
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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Pulitizer Prize winner Stacy Schiff joins us to talk her book 'The Revolutionary'

Tuesday on Political Rewind: In the aftermath of the Jan. 6th committee's unprecedented decision to refer former President Trump to criminal charges, we take a step back to look at the origins of our democracy. Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff joins us to discuss Samuel Adams' vision for our country.

December 20, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Georgia state Sen. Jen Jordan poses for a portrait at the capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Atlanta. Campaign finance results show incumbent Republican Attorney General Chris Carr has been outraised by Jordan in the two months that ended June 30. That's one of the campaign finance results for Georgia's statewide races reported Friday, July 8, 2022.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Georgia Democrats reflect on 2022 midterms; Jan. 6th Committee's final meeting

Monday on Political Rewind: While Democrats secured Georgia's seat in the U.S. Senate, they lost important seats in the state legislature. A special panel of state Democrats weighs in on lessons learned.
Plus, the January 6th Committee could recommend criminal charges in its final meeting today.
 

December 19, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Chase McGee ,
  • and 2 more
Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., preside over a House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack hearing in October.

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Jan. 6 panel meets to mull potential criminal referrals for Trump, others

The House Select Jan. 6 panel will wrap up its investigation on Dec. 31. It's now in a race to issue its final recommendations and findings in the coming weeks.

December 02, 2022
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales
Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to the media after Special Counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence of collusion between U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia in the 2016 election on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Ruling on abortion law likely to come after election; Justice Thomas on Graham

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney won't rule on today's arguments against Georgia's abortion law until after the election. Meanwhile, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas put a temporary hold on Lindsey Graham's testimony in the grand jury investigating the 2020 election. 

October 25, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol votes to subpoena former President Donald Trump, in the Cannon House Office Building on October 13, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Here's every word from the 9th Jan. 6 committee hearing on its investigation

Read the full transcript from the Oct. 13 hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

October 13, 2022
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The U.S. House Select Committee members voted on Thursday to subpoena former President Donald Trump to testify as part of its investigation.

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The Jan. 6 committee votes unanimously to subpoena Trump

All nine members of the committee voted to subpoena the former president to testify before them. Presidential subpoenas are complicated but not unprecedented.

October 13, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Emily Olson
Video played at Thursday's hearing shows Sen. Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi making calls for help during Jan. 6, 2021.

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  • Politics

Jan. 6 panel shows new footage of congressional leaders scrambling for security help

Thursday's hearing revealed new video footage of members of Congress working the phones from secure locations, interspersed with scenes of rioters chanting outside.

October 13, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
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Jan. 6 panel postpones its latest hearing because of Hurricane Ian

The hearing, when rescheduled, could conclude its presentations of investigative findings before a final report due later this year.

September 27, 2022
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales
Atlanta Medical Center

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Political Rewind: Gingrich and Jan. 6 committee; Graham must testify; Atlanta Medical Center closing

Friday on Political Rewind: The Jan. 6 committee has asked Newt Gingrich for testimony.
Plus, a judge ruled again that Lindsey Graham must testify in Fulton County.
And a midtown Atlanta hospital is closing, making healthcare a possible election year issue.
 

September 02, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
<em></em>Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch, shown above in 2019 in Sun Valley, Idaho, is threatening to sue an Australian news site for defamation over a June 29th column about rhetoric on Fox. In the U.S., Fox News is defending itself against two defamation suits, saying "Freedom of the press is foundational to our democracy and must be protected."<em></em>

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Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch threatened Aussie news site 'Crikey.' It's fighting back

Murdoch threatened to sue the Australian news site Crikey over a column connecting him to rhetoric on Fox News ahead of the Jan. 6 siege at the U.S. Capitol. Crikey's response? Bring it on.

August 22, 2022
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  • David Folkenflik
Former Vice President Pence spoke at a "Politics and Eggs" event in New Hampshire on Wednesday and said he would consider an invitation to testify to the House Jan. 6 committee.

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Pence says he'd consider testifying to House January 6 committee

During an event in New Hampshire Wednesday morning, former Vice President Pence said he'd consider an invitation from the House January 6 committee to testify.

August 17, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram
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