Category Archives: Politics News – ABC Audio
Jan. 6 committee wants to hear from Ginni Thomas after email revelations
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Chairman Bennie Thompson told reporters Thursday that the Jan. 6 committee will "soon" invite Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas a...
Jun 16, 2022
Latest Jan. 6 hearing shows what Trump's circle really thought of pressuring Pence
MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Jan. 6 committee is holding its third public hearing of the month Thursday with the focus on the pressure campaign on then-Vice President Mike Pence...
Jun 16, 2022
Senate negotiations on gun safety reform stall over outstanding challenges
Tetra Images - Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Top negotiators on a bipartisan gun safety framework huddled behind closed doors for several hours Wednesday evening to try to solve remaining ...
Jun 16, 2022
Jan. 6 committee raises new questions about GOP congressman's Capitol complex tour on Jan. 5
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The House Jan. 6 select committee on Wednesday released video footage of GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk leading constituents on a tour around th...
Jun 16, 2022
US military ground raid in Syria captures top ISIS leader
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A rare U.S. military ground raid in northwestern Syria has captured a top ISIS leader, according to the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition. A U.S. def...
Jun 15, 2022
Slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancee condemns Biden’s upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia in powerful video
KeithBinns/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The fiancee of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi said Wednesday she was "very disappointed" in President Joe Biden's plan to meet with Saudi crown prince Mohammed...
Jun 15, 2022
Georgia Senate hopeful Herschel Walker acknowledges he has four children, insists he wasn't 'hiding' them
Megan Varner/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker this week acknowledged he has three more children in addition to the son, Christian, he has publicly helped r...
Jun 15, 2022
Calif. man indicted for attempting to assassinate Brett Kavanaugh after arrest near his home
Win McNamee/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- The California man arrested last week near Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's home has been indicted on a charge of attempted assassination. The fede...
Jun 15, 2022
Photos show Vice President Mike Pence, family in hiding on Jan. 6: ABC News Exclusive
The White House(WASHINGTON) -- New photos obtained exclusively by ABC News show former Vice President Mike Pence and his family in hiding after rioters broke into the Capitol and he was evacuated from...
Jun 15, 2022
Judge convicts Jan. 6 suspect -- and his son -- who brought Confederate flag to Capitol
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A father and son who were among the first of the rioters to enter the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, learned their fate Wednesday afternoon after a bench...
Jun 15, 2022
