A report on Jan. 8 misidentified Matthew Heimbach, a former leader of the neo-Nazi Traditionalist Worker Party. Brian McCreary, of Massachusetts, has since been arrested after a coworker’s tip.
The first three days of the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump went about as well as they could have for Democratic House impeachment managers.
The House impeachment managers concluded their case against Donald Trump by characterizing a Senate conviction as a way to prevent of future violence — a warning to future presidents who might be also inclined to encourage violence. Tomorrow, the former president’s defense team mounts their response.Follow our live coverage.This episode: White House correspondent Scott Detrow, congressional correspondent Kelsey Snell, and legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Listen to our playlist The NPR Politics Daily Workout.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
House managers used the first of their two days for arguments to present new footage from security cameras showing how close the rioters got to Vice President Pence, lawmakers and staff on Jan. 6.
The new Speaker, Democrat Emanuel “Chris” Welch, once wanted to lock in the highly lucrative way ComEd sets its rates but says that isn’t a focus “right now.”
The Democratic impeachment managers played a series of graphic videos demonstrating just how close senators came to encountering violent extremists inside the Capitol. Soon, those senators will have to decide whether Trump was responsible for the riot that put their lives at risk — and threatened to derail the transition of power.Follow our live coverage.This episode: White House correspondent Scott Detrow, White House correspondent Tamara Keith, and congressional reporter Claudia Grisales.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Listen to our playlist The NPR Politics Daily Workout.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
With trends in COVID-19 cases heading downward, Chicago announces plans to allow for more indoor dining heading into Valentine’s Day weekend. But not by much for smaller restaurants.
The former president is being tried on one article of impeachment for his role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Videos shown during the proceedings may contain profanity and violence.