January 6

Former Vice President Mike Pence delivered his harshest criticism yet of his ex-boss over the weekend, mentioning the former president by name and saying “history will hold Donald Trump accountable” for the events of Jan. 6, 2021.

I’ll admit, my initial reaction when I realized that I would need to write about the second anniversary of the Capitol riots was somewhere between “not this again” and “I just don’t care.” That’s not to say that the breach of the Capitol lacked significance or was in any way an appropriate or moral response to the 2020 election. The truth is that most Americans think what happened that day was wrong, but far fewer think it is worth continuing to dwell on or investigate going forward. So, if that’s the case, why am I writing about it today?

In short, it’s because it provides a good opportunity to think about a larger cultural question that continues to impact all of us, regardless of our political affiliation: Why is it that we so often feel the urge to push views to the extreme?

Former Vice President Mike Pence says he will not be testifying before the January 6 Congressional committee, saying it "has no right" to his testimony.

The House January 6 Committee has unanimously voted to subpoena former President Donald Trump and is asking him to testify about his personal experience leading up to the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.

The Select Congressional Committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol held its eighth public hearing on Thursday. They heard testimony about activities in the White House during the attack, discussions among the Vice President’s security detail, and viewed more footage from inside the Capitol.

Here are five takeaways from Thursday’s hearings.

A youth pastor has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for his alleged participation in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

According to a recent poll, nearly half of Americans believe former President Donald Trump should be charged for his role in the violence at the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021.

Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, told the House January 6 committee that a White House attorney warned the administration about possible criminal charges and that President Trump wanted to attend the demonstration on the capitol steps but was stopped.

Hutchinson also testified that Meadows had said Trump believed Vice President Pence deserved to be targeted by rioters, who had chanted "Hang Mike Pence."

Here are five key takeaways from Hutchinson's testimony: