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Late on the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, then-President Donald Trump affectionately addressed insurrectionists at the U.S. Capitol from the White House. The House select committee investigating the siege says the then president failed to act for hours — i

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Analysis: Trump's infamous obsession with TV helped define Jan. 6 too

10:18am July 21, 2022

by David Folkenflik

Donald Trump's TV fixation led him to the White House. The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will show that obsession also defined his actions on that day.

A video of former President Donald Trump speaking during a rally near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, is shown at a June 9 hearing before the House Jan. 6 committee.

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The Jan. 6 committee holds its 8th hearing Thursday night. Here's what to expect

7:57am July 21, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

This is the final hearing planned so far for the summer but the committee has left the door open for additional hearings to be scheduled.

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Without the help of Congress, Biden tries to do more to address climate change

7:56am July 21, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Leah Stokes, an expert on clean energy and climate policy, about options the Biden administration can use to address climate change in the absence of Congressional action.

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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.