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Politics ‘A Clear and Present Danger to American Democracy’: Five Things We Learned in the Latest Jan. 6 Hearing

The third public hearing, which took place Thursday, focused on efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to pressure Vice President Mike Pence into overturning the election.

UpNorthNews Staff June 17, 2022 11:57 am CDT
Elections A video exhibit showing former President Donald Trump plays as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Elections A $250 Million Trump Con: Six Key Takeaways From Jan. 6 Committee Hearing No. 2

The Trump campaign used the Big Lie to ask supporters for money that wasn’t even used to contest the 2020 election results, according to testimony heard Monday in the US House Committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 attack. Here’s what else you need to know. 

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil June 13, 2022 5:13 pm CDT
Elections Photo by Ty Merbler
Elections ‘I Was Slipping in People’s Blood’: 6 Key Takeaways From Jan. 6 Committee Hearing No. 1

Aware of the Jan. 6 mob’s chants to ‘Hang Mike Pence,’ former President Trump responded: “Maybe our supporters had the right idea."

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil June 10, 2022 11:18 am CDT
Crime Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Crime Poll: Voters Support Jan. 6 Hearings, but Worry Trump Supporters Will Promote Violence

The survey comes as the US House committee investigating the attack on Congress will hold the first of six public hearings Thursday night in primetime. Sixty-five percent of voters support the House investigation, while only 28% oppose it, according to a new Courier Newsroom/Data for Progress poll.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil June 8, 2022 2:38 pm CDT
Courts People shelter in the House gallery as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Courts Judge Says Trump Likely Committed Crimes by Casting Doubt on the 2020 Election Results in Wisconsin

“It was a coup in search of a legal theory … The illegality of the plan was obvious.”

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow March 28, 2022 2:23 pm CDT

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Planned Parenthood Madison Healthcare Debunking Three of the Biggest Myths About Abortion
Analysis Threat of GOP-led Book Bans Looms Over ‘22 Elections
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Analysis Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) stands between Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) during a news briefing following a Feb. 14, 2020 meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyivv, Ukraine. (Shutterstock)
Analysis REMINDER: Republican Sen. Ron Johnson Let Trump Withhold Money from Ukraine

The fight is far from home,  but here’s what you need to know about Sen. Ron Johnson's role in this crisis.

Joe Zepecki Joe Zepecki March 24, 2022 12:01 pm CDT
Elections Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester), center, is flanked by Rep. Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam), left, and Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) during a July 2021 press conference. (Photo by Christina Lieffring)
Elections Wisconsin’s Top Republican Tries to Appease Election Deniers. It Got Off to a Rocky Start.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos met with some of the conspiracy theorists trying to overturn the 2020 election, but reiterated that he doesn't have the ability to overturn the 2020 election.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil March 16, 2022 1:53 pm CDT