One of two altercations on Capitol Hill broke out during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing when Sen. Markwayne Mullin, an Oklahoma Republican, and Teamsters President Sean O'Brien nearly came to blows. Earlier in the day, Rep. Tim Burchett, a Tennessee Republican, accused former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of deliberately elbowing him in the … [Read more...]
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to testify before Congress as some critics seek ban
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify before lawmakers for the first time on Thursday as concerns about the social media app's security rise. Zeve Sanderson, the executive director of NYU's Center for Social Media and Politics, joins CBS News to discuss the latest on TikTok. #tiktok #congress #news CBS News Streaming Network is the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service … [Read more...]
Rep. Byron Donalds fires back at Cori Bush’s ‘blatantly outrageous’ attack
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., discusses the Republicans' House speaker election and responds to Rep. Cori Bush's, D-Mo., claim that the GOP is using him as a 'prop' to uphold White supremacy. Subscribe to Fox Business! https://bit.ly/2D9Cdse Watch more Fox Business Video: https://video.foxbusiness.com Watch Fox Business Network Live: http://www.foxnewsgo.com/ FOX Business … [Read more...]
‘Far from perfect’: Lawmakers react to Manchin-Schumer deal
Senate Democrats are locking arms to push their $700 billion-plus climate, tax and health care bill past the chamber’s strict rules for avoiding a filibuster. Democrats convened for a private caucus meeting Thursday morning to discuss the stunning Wednesday deal announced by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.). During the meeting, Schumer touted the … [Read more...]
UK Prime minister Boris Johnson resigns
Boris Johnson resigned as leader of the ruling Conservative Party after his latest scandal led dozens of lawmakers to quit his cabinet and party. WATCH FULL EPISODES OF WORLD NEWS TONIGHT: https://abc.com/shows/world-news-tonight WATCH WORLD NEWS TONIGHT ON HULU: https://bit.ly/3iQLwPp #worldnewstonight #primeminister #borisjohnson … [Read more...]
WATCH: Rep. Thompson’s full opening statement for Day 3 | Jan. 6 hearings
Warning: This hearing may include footage of violence and strong language. The chairman of the Jan. 6 committee said Thursday that former President Donald Trump attempted to overturn the outcome of the 2020 election by pressuring his former Vice President Mike Pence into going along with a “unlawful and unconstitutional scheme.” “Donald Trump wanted Mike Pence to do something … [Read more...]
WATCH: Luttig says overturning election ‘tantamount to a revolution’ | Jan. 6 hearings
Former Judge J. Michael Luttig testified on June 16 as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack presented its findings to the public. Luttig told the Jan. 6 committee that if former Vice President Mike Pence carried out President Donald Trump’s demand to not count electoral votes won by President Joe Biden in the 2020 election, it would have amounted to a … [Read more...]
What we learned on Day 3 of the Jan. 6 committee hearings
The Jan. 6 committee heard a third day of testimony Thursday as it sought to link former President Trump to the Capitol attack and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. Garrett Graff, author of "Watergate: A New History," and Ned Foley, who directs Ohio State University's election law program, join Judy Woodruff to discuss. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS … [Read more...]
WATCH: ‘I need 11,000 votes,’ Trump told Ga. election official | Jan. 6 hearings
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger testified on June 21 during a public hearing before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., asked Raffensperger about a call he received from former President Donald Trump in which the president asked him to find 11,780 votes. “Was the president here asking you for exactly what he wanted, … [Read more...]
How Georgia officials defended the election from Trump pressure | Jan. 6 hearing
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Gabriel Sterling, chief operating officer for the Georgia secretary of state, testified on June 21 during a public hearing before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack. The series of questions focused on efforts by former President Donald Trump and his associates to change the outcome of the 2020 election in … [Read more...]