How powerful conservatives pushed the ‘Big Lie’ that the 2020 election was fraudulent
The unfounded belief that the 2020 election was rigged has become an important force in American politics, especially in this year’s Republican primaries. John Yang has more on what the non-profit news organization ProPublica and PBS’s Frontline found about how…
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News Wrap: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy denies asking Trump to resign
In our news wrap Monday, the top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, again denied asking former President Trump to resign over the Capitol attack. Also, a New York state judge found Trump in contempt of court…
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GOP’s McCarthy and Greene are confronted by their own words after Jan. 6
Leaked audio refuted House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s claim that he never considered asking President Trump to resign after the Jan. 6 insurrection. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, facing disqualification from running for reelection over alleged support for the insurrection, was…
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What we’re learning about how the Jan. 6 attack happened
How did the Jan. 6 attack happen? A new podcast, “Will Be Wild,” explores that question. Correspondent Lisa Desjardins talked to podcast co-host Andrea Bernstein about what we’re learning about former President Trump’s role in the violence, a trend of…
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