Fannie Lou Hamer rattled the Democratic convention with her 'Is this America?' speech 60 years ago
Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting the Democratsโ presidential nomination Thursday exactly 60 years after another Black woman mesmerized the nation with a speech that still resonates in American politics.
Jan. 6 shadows the 2024 campaign, but not on the debate stage. That alarms democracy advocates
In the first presidential debate, the Capitol riot and Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election weren't center stage.
Trump's debate references to 'Black jobs' and 'Hispanic jobs' stir Democratic anger
Donald Trump's warning during his debate with Joe Biden that immigrants are taking โBlack jobs" and โHispanic jobsโ prompted outrage from Democrats and Black leaders who found the language vague and racially discriminatory.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Mississippi's US House primary runoff
Two Republicans are competing for the right to challenge 16-term Democratic incumbent Bennie Thompson in Mississippiโs 2nd Congressional District.
Mississippi Republican Sen. Wicker advances to general election. State also holds 4 House primaries
Mississippi U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker has defeated two Republican challengers and will face Democrat Ty Pinkins in the Nov. 5 general election.
House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas fails, thwarted by Republican defections
In a dramatic setback, House Republicans have failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
House GOP is moving swiftly toward Mayorkas' impeachment as Senate focuses on a border security deal
House Republicans are laying the groundwork for impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Democrat Brandon Presley seeks big turnout in Nov. 7 bid to unseat Mississippi's Republican governor
Democrat Brandon Presley is trying to block Republican Gov. Tate Reeves from winning a second term in Mississippi.
Biden: Feds 'not leaving' Mississippi town hit by tornado
President Joe Biden pledged during his visit to a Mississippi town ravaged by a deadly tornado vowed that the federal government is โnot leavingโ until the area is back on its feet.
Jan. 6 report: Trump 'lit that fire' of Capitol insurrection
The House Jan. 6 committeeโs final report asserts that Donald Trump criminally engaged in a โmulti-part conspiracyโ to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election and failed to act to stop his supporters from attacking the Capitol.
Jan. 6 panel prepares to unveil final report on insurrection
An 800-page report set to be released by House investigators will conclude that then-President Donald Trump criminally plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat and โprovoked his supporters to violenceโ at the Capitol with false claims of voter fraud.
Jan. 6 panel urges ethics review for McCarthy, GOP lawmakers
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack has referred Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and three other GOP lawmakers to undergo an ethics investigation for their refusal to comply with congressional subpoenas.
Jan. 6 panel pushes Trumpโs prosecution in forceful finish
The House Jan. 6 committee is urging the Justice Department to bring criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, delivering what it calls a โroadmap to justiceโ in response to the violent 2021 Capitol insurrection.
What to watch as Jan. 6 panel cites Trump's 'attempted coup'
The House committee investigating the Capitol riot is set to make its final case to the American people about the unprecedented effort by Donald Trump to overturn the presidential election that he lost in 2020 and why the Justice Department should pursue criminal charges in connection to that effort.
Jan. 6 committee to vote Monday on riot criminal referrals
The House committee investigating the Capitol riot will hold its final meeting Monday, wrapping up its year-and-a-half-long inquiry by asking the Justice Department to investigate potential crimes.
1/6 panel to interview ex-Secret Service agent Tony Ornato
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is expected to interview former Secret Service agent Tony Ornato on Tuesday about Donald Trumpโs actions on the day of the insurrection.
Jan. 6 panel extends deadline for Trump to produce documents
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has extended the deadline for former President Donald Trump to turn over documents as part of a subpoena issued last month.
EPA: Water in Mississippi's capital city is safe to drink
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the water in Mississippi's capital city is now safe to drink, following months of sampling at a water treatment plant overwhelmed by late August flooding.
Jan. 6 takeaways: Subpoena for Trump, warnings for democracy
The House Jan. 6 committee has taken the extraordinary action of subpoenaing former President Donald Trump as it issued a stark warning in its final public hearing before the midterm election: The future of the nationโs democracy is at stake.
Wisconsin's top Republican sues to block Jan. 6 subpoena
Wisconsinโs Republican Assembly leader is suing to block a subpoena ordering him to testify before the House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol last year.
EPA leader: Jackson needs 'fair share' of money to fix water
The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says he wants Mississippiโs capital city to receive โits fair shareโ of federal money to repair a troubled water system.
Jan. 6 panel asks former Speaker Gingrich for information
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is seeking information from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich about his communications with senior advisers to then-President Donald Trump in the days leading up to the 2021 attack on the Capitol.
Trump's angry words spur warnings of real violence
Federal authorities and experts who study online extremism are warning of a risk of additional attacks on federal law enforcement following the FBI's search of ex-President Donald Trump's Florida home.
DHS watchdog rebuffs lawmakers on Secret Service testimony
The Department of Homeland Securityโs inspector general has refused congressional requests for documents and staff testimony about the erasure of Secret Service communication related to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack at the Capitol.
Pompeo talks to 1/6 panel, Mastriano cuts own meeting short
The House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has interviewed former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and met briefly with Pennsylvaniaโs Republican nominee for governor Doug Mastriano as it probes Donald Trumpโs efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Jan. 6 panel to share 20 transcripts with Justice Department
The House Jan. 6 committee will share 20 of its interview transcripts with the Justice Department as federal prosecutors have been increasingly focused on efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the election.
From 'an attempted coup' to chaos, searing moments of Jan. 6
Through eight hearings, 20 live witnesses and dozens of hours of recorded testimony, the House Jan. 6 committee has focused its case squarely on former President Donald Trump.
Jan. 6 probes: What's next for Congress, criminal cases
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has wrapped up its public hearings โ each featuring revelatory details about the day of violence itself or the weeks of efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election.
Live updates | 'I don't want to say the election is over'
The House committee investigating the Capitol riot has shown never-before-seen outtakes from a speech prepared for then-President Donald Trump on Jan. 7, 2021, in which he was supposed to say that the election he lost to Joe Biden was over.
Steve Bannon's defense seeks acquittal then rests case
Steve Bannonโs lawyer has opened his defense by asking the judge to rule that prosecutors had not proven their contempt-of-Congress case against the former adviser to then-President Donald Trump.
Bannon's team raises question about House subpoena deadline
Steven Bannonโs lawyers have tried to establish at his criminal contempt trial that the deadline for the onetime Donald Trump strategist to appear before the House committee investigating the Capitol riot was flexible as long as the two sides were negotiating terms.
Report: Conservative Newsmax peddles Jan. 6 misinformation
A new research report says the conservative TV channel Newsmax is presenting viewers with an โalternate universeโ of how the deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol unfolded on Jan. 6, 2021.
Panel: Hearing to show Trump's Jan. 6 'dereliction of duty'
A prime-time hearing Thursday will offer the most compelling evidence yet of then-President Donald Trumpโs โdereliction of dutyโ on the day of the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Jan. 6 hearings: What weโve learned, and whatโs next
Through seven hearings this summer, the House Jan. 6 panel has maintained consistent themes: Donald Trumpโs stubborn resistance to advisers who told him that Joe Biden won the election, and the former presidentโs role in inciting the Capitol insurrection.
Jan. 6 panel probes Trumpโs โsiren callโ to extremists
In a heated, โunhingedโ dispute, Donald Trump fought objections from his White House lawyers to a plan, eventually discarded, to seize states' voting machines, the House Jan. 6 committee has revealed.
Judge won't delay trial for Trump ex-adviser Steve Bannon
A federal judge has declined to delay the upcoming trial of Steve Bannon, an adviser to former President Donald Trump who faces contempt of Congress charges after refusing for months to cooperate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Aide: Trump dismissed Jan. 6 threats, wanted to join crowd
The latest testimony about the events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has Donald Trump rebuffing his own securityโs warnings about armed protesters in the crowd gathering for a rally near the White House.
Jan. 6 takeaways: Trump's state playbook; 'hateful' threats
A House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection is turning to former President Donald Trumpโs pressure campaign on state and local officials to overturn his 2020 election loss.
Jan. 6 takeaways: 'Heated' Trump, Pence's near miss with mob
In its third public hearing, the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection has focused on former President Donald Trumpโs pressure on his vice president to delay or reject the certification of President Joe Bidenโs victory.
EXPLAINER: The last-ditch plan to have Pence stop Biden win
The House committee investigating the Capitol riot plans to focus its hearing Thursday on the pressure that Donald Trump put on Vice President Mike Pence in a last-ditch and potentially illegal plan to stop Joe Bidenโs election victory.
Jan. 6 panel releases video of Capitol tour before attack
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection released video on Wednesday of a Capitol tour led by a Republican lawmaker the day before the attack, showing at least one participant taking photos of stairwells and tunnels in the Capitol complex.
Police: House Republican's tour of Capitol wasn't suspicious
Police have determined a House Republican who led a tour of the U.S. Capitol the day before the Jan. 6 attack was simply showing his constituents around and not suspicious.
Takeaways: Trump's mind 'made up' on fraud ahead of Jan. 6
In its second day of June hearings, the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection is making the case that Trump and his advisers knew that his claims of fraud in the 2020 election were false.
Jan. 6 witness: Trump โdetached from realityโ over election
Donald Trumpโs closest campaign advisers, top government officials and even his family were systematically dismantling his false claims of 2020 election fraud ahead of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
What's next for the Jan. 6 panel: More hearings, more Trump
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has laid out a roadmap for the series of hearings it is holding this month as it examines President Donald Trump's responsibility for the melee.
Takeaways: 'Carnage' at the Capitol and a case against Trump
Audiences watching the first public hearing of the House committee investigating the Jan_ 6, 2021, Capitol riot saw one injured officer who slipped in blood and spoke of โcarnage.โ.
Jan. 6 committee sets prime-time hearing date for findings
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol will go public with its findings in a prime-time hearing next week, launching into what lawmakers hope will be one the most consequential oversight efforts in American history.
Clarification: Capitol Riot-Investigation story
In a story published May 19, 2022, The Associated Press reported that a House committee had questioned Rep. Barry Loudermilk of Georgia about a tour of the Capitol complex before the Jan. 6 insurrection.
House 1/6 panel rejects Justice Dept.'s transcript request
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is rejecting a request from the Justice Department for access to the committeeโs interviews, for now.
House subpoenas its own, sets new norm after Jan. 6 attack
The Jan. 6 committeeโs remarkable decision to subpoena GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other sitting members of Congress over the insurrection at the Capitol is as unprecedented as the deadly riot itself.
House subpoenas its own, grave new norm after Jan. 6 attack
The Jan. 6 committeeโs remarkable decision to subpoena GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other sitting members of Congress over the insurrection at the Capitol is as unprecedented as the deadly riot itself.
Jan. 6 panel wants answers from GOP's Brooks, Biggs, Jackson
The congressional committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has asked three more House Republicans to voluntarily testify about their involvement in the effort to overturn Donald Trumpโs 2020 election loss.
Evidence mounts of GOP involvement in Trump election schemes
Text messages and testimony released by the House Jan. 6 panel shows the deep involvement of some House Republicans in President Donald Trumpโs desperate attempt to stay in power.
House 1/6 panel wants to hear from McCarthy after new audio
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol is redoubling its efforts to have GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy appear for an interview.
Trump adviser Miller grilled about Trump's speech on Jan. 6
Lawmakers pressed Stephen Miller during a daylong closed-door interview about Donald Trumpโs speech at a rally that preceded the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Scavino, Navarro held in contempt of Congress in 1/6 probe
The House has voted to hold former Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt of Congress over their monthslong refusal to comply with subpoenas from the committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Ivanka Trump testifies before House Jan. 6 panel
Ivanka Trump, former President Donald Trumpโs daughter and one of those closest to him during the insurrection at the Capitol, is testifying before the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.