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Jan. 6 panel says Trump fleeced his base and 5 other takeaways from the 2nd hearing

8:15pm June 13, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

It wasn't in prime time this time, but the Jan. 6 committee held an eyebrow-raising hearing Monday. Here are six takeaways from what we learned during this second of seven hearings.

Former Fox News digital politics editor Chris Stirewalt is sworn in to testify as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol continues hearings in Washington on Monday.

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Here's every word of the second Jan. 6 committee hearing on its investigation

8:13pm June 13, 2022

The committee showed clips of former Trump campaign officials saying they told the then-president that things were going badly on election night but he chose to claim victory and charge fraud.

Conflict flared at Fox News after Biden's victory in 2020, former Fox editor says

7:29pm June 13, 2022

by David Folkenflik

A former Fox News political editor explains how the channel called Arizona for Biden during the 2020 election, and how that enraged former President Trump and controversy erupted within Fox.

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A new report finds 'shortfalls' in how Trump decided to move U.S. Space Command

5:32pm June 13, 2022

by Dan Boyce

President Trump moved U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama. The Government Accountability Office now says the decision had "significant shortfalls."

A New England neo-Nazi group is attracting members using Republican talking points

4:52pm June 13, 2022

by Phillip Martin

A nascent neo-Nazi group in New England is attempting to recruit new members by raising its public profile and by latching onto Republican talking points that were once considered fringe.

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Why a phone conversation with Sen. Feinstein worried this reporter

4:44pm June 13, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist Rebecca Traister about her recent writing on Sen. Dianne Feinstein's career and reports of her cognitive health.

Members of Trump's inner circle gave bombshell testimony in 2nd public Jan. 6 hearing

4:44pm June 13, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

The Jan. 6 panel heard testimony from former President Donald Trump's campaign manager in a hearing on Trump's awareness that he lost in 2020 and his effort to push the lie that he won in spite of it.

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A new generation of OBGYNs square personal views on abortion with their training

4:44pm June 13, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with The New Yorker's Emma Green, who reported on how OBGYNs view abortion and how they choose their career paths accordingly.

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Attorney General Merrick Garland attends a news conference at the Department of Justice, Monday, June 13, 2022 in Washington.

The attorney general and federal prosecutors are watching all of the Jan. 6 hearings

3:40pm June 13, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

Pressure has been growing from Democrats and activists to charge more people, including those in high positions of power

Former Attorney General Bill Barr is displayed on a screen during a hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

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Here's what the Jan. 6 panel's references to '2,000 Mules' is about

3:36pm June 13, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

Both Rep. Liz Cheney and former Attorney General Bill Barr referenced 2,000 Mules, a pro-Trump film, during Monday's Jan. 6 committee hearing. In his testimony, Barr said he was "unimpressed" with it.