Insurrections

When the former vice president will testify is unclear, though former President Donald Trump could appeal the ruling by Judge James Boasberg that ordered Pence to appear before the grand jury.

In an unexpected turn, Ohioan Jessica Watkins took the stand in her own defense Wednesday in the January 6 seditious conspiracy trial in Washington.

In testimony this week, Watkins’ defense lawyer introduced her as “somewhat of an enigma” — an army veteran haunted by being discharged early; a “protest junkie” who served as a medic at rally after rally; a barkeeper in small town Ohio; a transgender woman who never felt like she fit in.

FNC's primetime Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity shows, and morning 'Fox & Friends,' mostly have ignored allegations about Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election made during the televised January 6 committee hearings.

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is holding a public hearing at 1 p.m. on what it has learned.

The defendants arrested in Ohio are charged in federal court with trespassing and property damage, obstructing official business and violently entering the Capitol. A few were charged with more serious crimes.

"Faith is the courage that things can be different," Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp said. "There are two truths in this moment and one is that nothing will be OK. And the second truth is that we don't have to do this alone."

The nonpartisan remembrance program is happening from 1-2 p.m. Thursday in front of Cincinnati City Hall. Speakers include religious leaders from the Christian, Muslim and Jewish faiths; former Hamilton County judges; president of the NAACP Youth and College Division; and several musicians, including the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Pipe and Drum Corps.

Author Rion Amilcar Scott is out with a new collection of short stories entitled Insurrection: Stories. He's on the phone with our Barbara Gray to talk…