Congressional committee lays out findings from investigation into Capitol insurrection
The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is unveiling the first details of its findings in a prime-time televised hearing. It is the culmination of nearly a year of investigation into the events on and…
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WATCH LIVE: GOP House leadership holds a news conference ahead of Jan. 6 committee hearing
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Woodward and Bernstein reflect on the parallels between Watergate and the Capitol attack
Next week is the 50th anniversary of the break-in at Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, an event that would bring down a U.S. president. The reporters at the heart of uncovering the Watergate scandal have reissued their book “All…
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Jan. 6 committee prepares to unveil ‘roadmap of criminality’ in Capitol attack
The Jan. 6 committee investigating the Capitol attack plans to present unseen documents and provide new witness testimony this Thursday about the insurrection. The committee has interviewed dozens of witnesses behind closed doors during the last year. Hugo Lowell, congressional…
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WATCH: Judy Woodruff speaks on ethics in journalism in UVA’s inaugural Jim Lehrer Lecture
On Thursday, May 12, PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff joined the University of Virginia’s Miller Center Director and CEO William Antholis in the University’s inaugural James C. Lehrer Lecture—named in honor of the late Jim Lehrer, PBS…
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WATCH LIVE: Judy Woodruff speaks on ethics in journalism in UVA’s inaugural Jim Lehrer Lecture
On Thursday, May 12, PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff joins the University of Virginia’s Miller Center Director and CEO William Antholis in the University’s inaugural James C. Lehrer Lecture—named in honor of the late Jim Lehrer, PBS…
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Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper details his fraught relationship with Trump
During the 18 months Mark Esper served as secretary of defense, he often clashed with President Trump, who wanted to use the military in ways Esper thought were inappropriate. Trump fired Esper in November 2020, a few days after Trump…
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News Wrap: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy criticized Republicans after Jan. 6
In our news wrap Wednesday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy faces new disclosures that he criticized Republicans after Jan. 6, former President Trump appealed a New York court’s contempt finding, a battle over Native American rights returned to the Supreme…
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