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January 7, 2022 6:25 PM

The chair of the Jan. 6 panel says the committee will ask Mike Pence to appear

The chair of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack says they'll ask former Vice President Mike Pence to testify by month's end. They may also request testimony from Ivanka Trump.

by Claudia Grisales

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January 7, 2022 3:36 PM

Transportation commissioner to head Minneapolis public works

MnDOT Commissioner Margaret Anderson Kelliher plans to leave the state agency to work for the city of Minneapolis. Her nomination by Mayor Jacob Frey requires City Council approval.

by Matt Sepic and Tim Pugmire

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January 7, 2022 2:00 PM

How civil wars start and why it could happen again in America

A contemporary civil war in America wouldn’t much resemble the last one, says political scientist Barbara F. Walter in her new book. But it could happen again — and if you’re skeptical about that, she believes you suffer from a lack of imagination that puts the country at risk.

by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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January 7, 2022 5:11 AM

The immovable Republican Party and 'ink-blot politics'

Several of the key facts of the Jan. 6 insurrection are indisputable. And yet millions on the right do dispute them. Here's a look at how that happened.

by Domenico Montanaro

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January 7, 2022 5:11 AM

Supreme Court conservatives seem skeptical of vaccine-or-test mandate for businesses

Conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical Friday of the Biden administration's vaccine-or-test mandate it imposed on large companies amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Krishnadev Calamur and Nina Totenberg

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January 6, 2022 5:01 PM

Former Republican Rep. Vin Weber reflects on Jan. 6 Capitol attack

One year has passed since a violent mob descended on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Minnesota’s current Republican congressional lawmakers are unwilling to talk about this day, so host Cathy Wurzer called a well-known former Republican Minnesota congressman, Vin Weber.

by Cathy Wurzer, Ariana Rosas and Julia Franz

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January 6, 2022 4:46 PM

One year later, Rep. Dean Phillips recalls shock, violence of Capitol attack

On Jan. 6, 2021, an angry mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, leading to five deaths and interrupting the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in American history. One year later, Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips, who was in the U.S. Capitol that day, shared his memories with host Cathy Wurzer.

by Cathy Wurzer and Kelly Gordon

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January 6, 2022 4:23 PM

Sharon McMahon on Jan. 6: 'We will remember this day for the rest of American history'

With over 700,000 followers on Instagram, Sharon McMahon is known by some as “America’s government teacher.” On the one-year anniversary of the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, she remembered and reacted to the events of that day with host Cathy Wurzer.

by Cathy Wurzer and Kelly Gordon

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January 6, 2022 4:00 PM

The Biden administration is all in on EVs, but what about public transit?

Last year’s infrastructure bill includes a significant investment in electric vehicle charging stations — along with new roads and highway expansions. Public transit gets a much smaller piece of the pie.

by Paul Huttner