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The House Select Committee has used TV news techniques and documentary evidence to argue that then President Donald Trump knowingly pressured public officials to commit illegal acts. In this case, the panel displayed a transcript of his call to Georgia Se

Politics & Government

Jan. 6 hearings use TV tricks to great effect even as critics call them show biz

12:19pm June 23, 2022

by David Folkenflik

It's an extraordinary show of discipline for a congressional committee, with a minimum of showboating, yielding hearings that resemble Dateline NBC or investigative podcasts.

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Former DOJ officials to testify during the 5th House Jan. 6 hearing

12:18pm June 23, 2022

The House Select Committee investigating the Capitol siege will focus on efforts by former President Donald Trump to pressure the Justice Department to pursue baseless claims of election fraud.

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Supreme Court rules for GOP lawmakers in voter ID case

10:50am June 23, 2022

by Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

Video showing an interview of former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen is played during a hearing by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building on June 13, 2022, in Washington, D.

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Who you'll hear from and what to expect in today's Jan. 6 House committee hearing

10:32am June 23, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

In its fifth hearing, the select committee investigating the insurrection will outline Trump's pressure on Department of Justice officials to overturn the 2020 election in his favor.

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News brief: 5th Jan. 6 hearing, Afghanistan quake, G7 and NATO preview

6:26am June 23, 2022

The Jan. 6 hearing will outline pressure on the DOJ to help overturn the election. The death toll continues to climb after the earthquake in Afghanistan. President Biden will attend the G7 summit.

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Eric Greitens says his RINO-hunting ad was meant in humor. How will voters see it?

6:14pm June 22, 2022

by Jason Rosenbaum

Missouri candidate for U.S. Senate Eric Greitens says his recent controversial ad was supposed to be "humorous." The move might backfire if voters aren't up to the glorification of violence.

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Ukraine could become a candidate to join the EU. Here's what it takes to get in

6:14pm June 22, 2022

by Rob Schmitz

European Union leaders will meet Thursday in Brussels where they are expected to approve Ukraine as a candidate to join the EU — a process that is neither quick nor easy.

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Service members of the 126th Separate Territorial Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine take part in military exercises in the Odesa region on Wednesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 22)

5:15pm June 22, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

White House economic adviser defends Biden's gas tax holiday

4:40pm June 22, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Cecilia Rouse, who chairs the White House Council of Economic Advisers, about Biden calling on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax.

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The Jan. 6 hearings will now extend into July

4:40pm June 22, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

Members of the Jan. 6 committee are pursuing additional witnesses and say they are receiving a lot of new evidence. Their public hearings are now going to extend into July.