Jan. 6 panel to put Trump at center of 'coordinated, multistep effort' to overturn election
The Jan. 6 committee will rely on recorded testimony from former Trump officials and even family members of the ex-president as it uses its first prime-time hearing to connect Donald Trump to the riot at the Capitol and the broader effort to keep him in power. The 8 p.m. hearing is the committee’s first public event in months and represents a chance to share some of what it has learned from interviews with more than 1,000 people. “We will be revealing new details showing that Jan. 6 was the result of a coordinated, multistep effort to overturn the results of the 20
Read More72 percent of Americans more likely to vote after recent mass shooting: NPR poll
A large majority of Americans say they are more likely to vote in upcoming elections after multiple recent mass shootings across the U.S., according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. The poll found 72 percent of Americans said they are more likely to vote after mass shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas have reignited the debate over gun control. The poll showed 59 percent of voters in favor of more gun restrictions with onl
Read MoreWhite House unveils plans to roll out COVID-19 vaccines for kids 5 and under
Ten million pediatric COVID-19 vaccine doses will be available for states, Tribes and other jurisdictions to pre-order in anticipation of vaccinations for kids ages 5 and younger beginning before the end of the month, the White House announced Thursday. Administration officials outlining the plan said vaccines will be distributed across thousands of different sites, but they will put a focus on frontline providers like pediatricians and primary care doctors, as that is where they expect many families will want to go. Officials said they estimate that 85 percent of
Read MoreFTC chair Khan expecting 'very active year ahead'
Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan has a busy year ahead of her. With the panel’s newly restored Democratic majority, the agency tasked with enforcing antitrust laws and protecting consumers is poised to tackle a diverse set of issues across the economy. “As a general matter, we have a very active year ahead that’s planned,” Khan, who was picked by President Biden to lead the agency early in his term, told The Hill in an interview Wednesday. “There are a whole set of major policy initiatives that we have underway that we’re expecting will come to fruition
Read MoreBiden says 'everything gets sensationalized' by media, with 'notable exceptions'
President Biden on Thursday said many journalists are focused on getting "clicks" on news stories and that "everything gets sensationalized by the media," while discussing how his administration has struggled to communicate its policy achievements. During an interview on ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Thursday night, the 79-year-old president said the "press has changed" over the years. "Look how the press has changed," Biden told Kimmel on his late-night show. "With notable exceptions, even the really good reporters, they have to get a number of clicks on nightly news. So i
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