his new reporting. so, ryan, this is significant. obviously. why these five lawmakers specifically? why are they being subpoenaed? reporter: well, first of all, victor and alisyn, before we get to that, i do want to tell you that the house minority leader, kevin mccarthy, just walked by us here on his way into the house chamber and was asked about this new subpoena for the first time and told reporters that he simply hadn t seen it yet so he didn t have anything to respond to. that s the first response that we have had from any of these republican lawmakers that have been subpoenaed by the committee. but to answer your question, alisyn, about why these particular lawmakers, well, the chairman of the committee, benny o bennie thompson has talk about this for several weeks. what it comes down is they believe they have information that is relevant to these members about their conduct leading up to january 6th and on the day itself and they want to give these members an opportu
of russia, but has been courted by other major countries. president biden was there in september last year. commentators suggest president putin s visit to vietnam is designed to show the world that russia is not isolated from asia. he flew directly to hanoi from pyongyang, where he and kim jong un signed a pact to help each other in the case of aggression. the bbc s shaimaa khalil reports from south korea. vladimir putin s pyongyang trip was choreographed to a t, with some surreal, made for tv moments, like this one of him driving kim jong un on the streets of pyongyang. earlier, kim il sung square, at the heart of the north korean capital, was buzzing with crowds and colour, as the two globally isolated leaders revelled in each other s company and what mr kim described as a new level of alliance. translation: we highlyl appreciate your consistent and unwavering support for russian policy, including the ukrainian direction. i mean, ourfight against the hegemonic imperialist
commentators suggest president putin s visit to vietnam is designed to show the world that russia is not isolated from asia. he flew directly to hanoi from pyongyang, where he and kim jong un signed a pact to help each other in the case of aggression. the bbc s shaimaa khalil reports from south korea. vladimir putin s pyongyang trip was choreographed to a t, with some surreal, made for tv moments, like this one of him driving kimjong un on the streets of pyongyang. earlier, kim il sung square, at the heart of the north korean capital, was buzzing with crowds and colour, as the two globally isolated leaders revelled in each other s company and what mr kim described as a new level of alliance. translation: we highlyl appreciate your consistent and unwavering support for russian policy, including the ukrainian direction. i mean, ourfight against the hegemonic imperialist policy imposed for decades by the united states and its satellites. since his war on ukraine, vladimir putin
continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. a police officer working as part of the prime minister s close protection team has been suspended and later arrested over alleged bets about the timing of the general election. and, as we come on air tonight, we can reveal that a second conservative candidate is being looked into by the gambling commission the industry regulator over a bet relating to when the general election would be. it isn t known when the bet was placed orfor how much money. our political editor chris mason broke the stories and has this report. the prime minister in suffolk this morning visiting a nuclear power plant, and wherever he goes he has close protection officers out of view, nearby. iwas close protection officers out of view, nearby. i was tipped off tonight that one of them had put bets on the timing of the general election. the metropolitan police acknowledged i was right, they