Politics & Government

Politics & Government

House committee prepares to hold its 8th public hearing on the events of Jan. 6

7:22am July 21, 2022

Members of the panel will focus on former President Donald Trump's inaction to stop the riot at the U.S. Capitol. This hearing is framed as a sort of summer capstone to the series of public hearings.

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Have hearings convinced Americans that Trump was singularly responsible for Jan. 6?

7:22am July 21, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Democratic Rep. Pete Aguilar of California, a member of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capital, for a preview Thursday's primetime hearing.

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News brief: Jan. 6 hearing, Trump poll, Russian pipeline restarts

6:25am July 21, 2022

The House Jan. 6 committee preps for a primetime hearing. Poll: A majority of Americans blame Trump for Jan. 6 insurrection. The pipeline that brings natural gas from Russia to Germany is to reopen.

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Why did U.K.'s Tories pull the plug on Johnson but Republicans still support Trump?

5:07am July 21, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

Why did Conservative party lawmakers in Britain force out Prime Minister Johnson for a series of scandals and lies, while in the U.S., many GOP lawmakers continue to support former President Trump?

Supporters cheer as President Donald Trump addresses them during a rally on Jan. 6, 2021. A NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found that a majority of respondents blame Trump for the attack on the Capitol that followed the rally, but that a slightly larger maj

A majority thinks Trump is to blame for Jan. 6 but won't face charges, poll finds

5:07am July 21, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

As the Jan. 6 hearings have played out, there has been only some, if any, movement in people's views of what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, but independents' views have changed since a December poll.

Two canvassers are seen last year on Michelle Garcia's front-door camera in in Pueblo, Colo. The men said they were "doing a voter verification project."

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The election denial movement is now going door to door

5:00am July 21, 2022

In Colorado, canvassers have been knocking on doors in some communities to determine whether people actually voted. The effort is raising concerns about voter intimidation.

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Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon arrives at the U.S. District Court House as his trial for contempt of Congress continues on Wednesday.

Prosecution rests its case in Steve Bannon trial

6:45pm July 20, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

The outlines of Bannon's defense, including whether he will testify, remain somewhat murky. In opening statements, Bannon attorney Evan Corcoran cast the case as infused with politics.

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U.S. House expected to consider birth control rights bill sponsored by local Rep. Manning

6:06pm July 20, 2022

by Paul Garber

The U.S.

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The Ethiopian government has jailed tens of thousands in a countrywide crackdown

5:32pm July 20, 2022

by Eyder Peralta

Conflict and fear have taken its toll on freedom of speech in Ethiopia, a country that was once heralded as an African powerhouse with a bright future.

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Former President Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Barron Trump, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump leave St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church in New York after the funeral of Ivana Trump on Wednesday.

On the day of Ivana Trump's funeral, Donald Trump remembers her 'beautiful life'

5:26pm July 20, 2022

by The Associated Press

The former president joined all his children, an array of other relatives and friends at a Manhattan church for Ivana Trump's funeral Mass on Wednesday.