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What Happened: On Monday, Steve Bannon, a former adviser and longtime ally of former President Trump, surrendered to federal authorities to face his contempt charges. Last Friday, a Federal Grand Jury charged Bannon with one count for his failure to appear before a House Jan. 6 select committee and with another count for refusing to produce requested documents. Each count holds a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of 1 year in jail. Bannon was taken into custody and is expected

What Happened: On Friday, a Federal Grand Jury returned an indictment against Steve Bannon for contempt of Congress. Bannon, a former Trump adviser, was charged with one count for his failure to appear before the House Jan. 6 select committee and with another count for refusing to produce requested documents. Each count holds a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of 1 year in jail. Former President Trump directed former aides and associates to not participate in the investigatio

What Happened: On Thursday, a Federal Appeals Courts temporarily blocked the release of Trump Administration White House records to the House committee investigating the event. Trump's attorneys sought to block the release of the records claiming that the House investigators were seeking some documents that were unrelated to the Jan. 6 riot and claiming "executive privilege." The injunction administered by the Appeals Court will only temporarily bar the release of the records

What Happened: On Tuesday evening, a House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill insurrection voted unanimously to hold former White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt for defying his subpoena. Former President Trump has directed former aides and associates to not participate in the investigation and has filed a lawsuit to try and prevent Congress from obtaining certain documents. The panel vote will now send the resolution to the full House which is expected to vo

What Happened: On Monday, former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit to block the release of documents relating to the January 6th Capitol Hill insurrection. The documents were to be turned over to the Congressional committee investigating the riot. In the lawsuit, Trump claims the the investigation is "almost limitless in scope" and that they are seeking records that have no connection to the Jan. 6th events. The former President also claims that some of the documents tha

What Happened: On Friday, General Mark Milley defended the calls he made to China during the final months of Trump's presidency saying they were "perfectly within the duties and responsibilities" of his job. Milley has been at the center of a controversy since reports came out showing he made two calls to General Li Zuocheng of the Chinese Army to assure him that the United States was not planning to go to war with China. General Milley has since said that such calls are “rou

What Happened: On Tuesday, the chair of former President Donald Trump's inaugural committee, Thomas Barrack, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to influence Trump's foreign policy positions to benefit the United Arab Emirates. Barrack, along with two others, was charged in New York Federal Court with conspiracy, obstruction of justice and making multiple false statements during an interview with federal agents. The other two charged in the suit are Matthew Grimes and Ra

What Happened: On Thursday, the Trump Organization and its Chief Financial Officer, Allen Weisselberg, were charged with tax fraud. The former president himself was not charged in the case. After a two-year investigation, this is the first criminal case filed by New York prosecutors. According to the indictment, prosecutors allege that the Trump Organization and the CFO fraudulently avoided paying state and city taxes by paying senior executives off the books and with other

What Happened: On Monday, NATO leaders said that China presents a constant security challenge and that NATO allies must present a more unified front against China's military, trade and human rights practices. In a statement, NATO leaders said that China's goals and "assertive behavior present...challenges to the rules-based international order and to...alliance security." The message from NATO leaders echoes President Biden's recent stance on China. The 30 heads of state and

What Happened: On Wednesday, the White House dropped Trump-era executive orders aimed at banning popular apps TikTok and WeChat. The White House says it will conduct its own review to identify if these Chinese owned apps present any national security risks. In a new executive order, the Commerce Department is instructed to analyze the transactions of apps that are manufactured or developed by China and evaluate if there are any connections to Chinese intelligence agencies or

What Happened: On Sunday night, Texas House Democrats staged a walkout to block passage of Texas' new more restrictive voting bill. By leaving, the House chamber no longer had the 100-member quorum necessary to pass the Senate bill. The new proposed bill will reduce polling hours, empower poll watchers and eliminate some of the ways to vote in Texas. The bill was passed in the Senate early Sunday where Republicans hold the majority. Said Democratic state Rep. Carl Sherman, "W

What Happened: On Sunday, Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, announced that international inspectors will no longer have access to surveillance images of the country's nuclear sites. Iran has already been enriching and stockpiling uranium far beyond the agreed upon levels set in the 2015 nuclear deal. Iran changed its position after former President Trump pulled out of the agreement in 2018. President Biden has expressed interest in re-entering the accord, ho

What Happened: On Saturday, the Senate voted to acquit Donald Trump of his second impeachment charges for "incitement of an insurrection." The final vote was 57 in favor to convict to 43 in favor of acquitting. Despite the majority of Senators voting to convict Donald Trump, 2/3 of the Senate are needed to convict, therefore, former president Trump will be acquitted of the impeachment charges as they were 9 votes short of the 2/3 majority. In the final vote, seven Republicans

What Happened: UPDATE: Just hours after voting to hear witness testimony, the Senate has reversed course and decided to skip witness testimony and simply include GOP Rep. Herrera Beutler's statement into evidence for the Senate trial record instead. On Saturday, the Senate voted 55-45 to extend former president Trump's impeachment trial by hearing testimony from witnesses. Five Republicans broke party lines and voted with all of the Democrats to listen to witness testimony. T

What Happened: On Thursday, Day 3 of Trump's second impeachment trial, House Impeachment Managers concluded their case against former president Trump saying he was directly responsible for inciting the Jan. 6 riot at Capitol Hill. Democratic prosecutors showed several examples of rioters saying they were carrying out the orders of their commander-in-chief. One rioter, when yelling to police trying to hold the barrier, said "We were invited here...we were invited by the Presid

What Happened: On Tuesday, former president Trump's defense team argued that his second impeachment trial should be rejected on the grounds that it is unconstitutional. After hearing four hours of arguments, the Senate voted 56-44 that the Senate had jurisdiction and that Trump's second impeachment trial could proceed. Six Republicans broke party lines and voted with Democrats to proceed with the impeachment. The former president was impeached on one count of "incitement of a

What Happened: On Monday, it was announced that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) has initiated an investigation into former president Trump's attempts to overturn the state's election results. The investigation will include a phone call the former president made directly to Raffensperger himself in which he asked the Secretary of State to "find" the votes needed to overturn the election results. In the audio of the phone call, which was made public, Trump can

What Happened: On Thursday, House Democrats asked former President Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial next week. The Senate impeachment trial starts on February 9th. Trump is charged with incitement of an insurrection for his role in the Capitol Hill riot on Jan. 6. Trump's team has not officially responded to the request thus far. UPDATE: A Trump adviser has stated that the former president will not testify. Developing Story Photo Source: whitehouse

What Happened: On Thursday, President Biden signed two executive orders on healthcare which reopened enrollment on the federal Affordable Care Act exchanges. Open enrollment ended on Dec. 15th under the Trump administration, however, Biden has opened a special enrollment period allowing the uninsured to select policies in the marketplace. The executive orders also strengthen Medicaid and direct federal agencies to re-examine enrollment procedures for Medicaid, the ACA and fin

What Happened: According to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday, 847,000 more Americans claimed first-time jobless benefits over the last week, a 67,000 decrease from the week before. Continued jobless claims fell to 4.8 million, down around 200,000 from the previous week. Economists are hopeful that the vaccine rollout and recent Covid Relief Bill are helping steady the recovery. President Biden proposed an additional $1.9 Trillion Covid Relief Plan, howeve