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PBS NewsHour live episode, Jan. 12, 2022
January 12, 2022 – 6:00 pm (ET)
January 6 committee wants to ask McCarthy about Trump’s state of mind during and after riot
CNN, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan NoblesJanuary 12, 2022

The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot is asking Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, to voluntarily provide information to the panel, including details about former President Donald Trump’s state of mind during the Capitol attack and in the weeks after, according to a new letter released Wednesday.

The request marks a significant moment in the ongoing investigation as the committee is now seeking cooperation from the top Republican in the House.
“We also must learn about how the President’s plans for January 6th came together, and all the other ways he attempted to alter the results of the election,” wrote committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, a Democrat from Mississippi. “For example, in advance of January 6th, you reportedly explained to Mark Meadows and the former President that objections to the certification of the electoral votes on January 6th ‘was doomed to fail.’ “
The letter cites several previous comments made by McCarthy following the riot, including interviews where he discussed his conversations with Trump as the violence unfolded.
“As is readily apparent, all of this information bears directly on President Trump’s state of mind during the January 6th attack as the violence was underway,” it states, offering a window into what the committee wants to discuss with the minority leader.
Schumer reveals endgame for clash over filibuster and voting reform
Politico, Marianne Levine and Burgess EverettJanuary 12, 2022

Chuck Schumer will bring elections and voting legislation to the Senate floor in the coming days, using existing congressional rules to evade an initial GOP filibuster.

The House will imminently pass a bill containing both sweeping federal elections reform and beefed up Voting Right Act provisions. Because the bill will be sent to the Senate as a “message” from the House, it will not be subject to an initial filibuster by the GOP and will be debated on the floor.

Instead, the Senate will confront its raging debate over the filibuster when Majority Leader Schumer moves to shut down debate.

“The Senate will finally debate voting rights legislation, and then every senator will be faced with a choice of whether or not to pass the legislation to protect our democracy,” Schumer wrote in a memo, obtained by POLITICO, to Senate Democrats.

Schumer’s missive comes amid a torrent of activity among Senate Democrats to pass legislation cracking down on gerrymandering, making campaign finance reforms and creating national standards for early voting. President Joe Biden will attend a special caucus meeting with Senate Democrats Thursday as the party struggles over how and whether to weaken the filibuster to pass elections reform. And senators are furiously lobbying Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) to back off their opposition to weakening the 60-vote requirement.

Fmr. Amb. Bill Taylor: Putin ‘May Not Have The Backing That He Needs At Home’ To Invade Ukraine
MSNBCJanuary 12, 2022
White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds a news briefing
Associated Press, January 12, 2022 – 3:00 pm (ET)

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-nevada-barack-obama-harry-reid-9a12e3fc2196e36cedcd2cb5b5da01d7

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