The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has no current plans to call former President Trump before the panel, Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) told reporters Tuesday. “We’ve looked at talking to a lot of people. We’ve not canceled out anything, but there’s no feeling among the committee to call him as…
Author: Rebecca Beitsch
House Jan. 6 panel makes contempt case against Scavino, Navarro
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol on Sunday made its case to seek a contempt of Congress charge against two former Trump officials that have refused to cooperate with the panel….
Seizing Russian yachts is US goal. But it’s not easy
As the nation’s intelligence leaders gathered before lawmakers earlier this month to offer grim assessments of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there was one topic that sparked both impatience and excitement.”Are we g…
Ukrainian invasion takes bad turn — for Russia
One month in, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine isn’t going how Moscow planned.The war has come with a terrible human cost, killing thousands on both sides including civilians, while turning millions into refugees and c…
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Kimberly Guilfoyle, fiancee of Trump Jr.
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol subpoenaed Kimberly Guilfoyle Thursday, seeking to compel testimony from the Trump campaign aide after a heated disagreement when she sat down for…
Anger and insults: Documents show DOJ pushed back bluntly at Trump effort
Court records filed by the House Jan. 6 committee reveal new details about the “blunt and direct” language used in a January 2021 meeting at the White House as then-President Trump weighed firing Justice Department leader…
Court documents reveal Pence team’s exasperation with Trump
Hundreds of pages of court documents filed by the House Jan. 6 committee offer new details about the extent of the Trump team’s pressure campaign on former Vice President Pence as they unsuccessfully pushed numerous tacti…
Putin’s Nazi claims jeered in West, but stoke Russian pride
To justify his invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has leveled an absurd charge: that forces must intervene to stop the Nazification of Ukraine at the hands of its Jewish lead…
US expels 12 Russian diplomats for ‘espionage activities’
The Biden administration on Monday announced it would be revoking diplomatic privileges for a dozen Russian spies accused of carrying out espionage under the cover of diplomacy.”The U.S. has inf…
Jan. 6 panel prepares to subpoena Guilfoyle after brief, heated sit-down
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol is now preparing to subpoena Kimberly Guilfoyle after a heated disagreement when she sat down for a voluntary interview with the panel.Guilfo…