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Another suburban Chicago resident gets 18 months probation for Jan. 6 role

Before she was sentenced Wednesday, Dawn Frankowski told the judge she got caught up in the moment but said, “I’m an adult. I take full responsibility for what I have done, for my bad choice.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 30, 2022

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes found guilty of seditious conspiracy

Jury convicts leader of rightwing group which supported Trump’s attempt to overturn 2020 election

The Guardian - US · Nov 30, 2022

Fresh off big Senate wins, Unite Here leader thinks even bigger - Roll Call

The union organized Capitol dining workers and boosted Democrats in key states. So it was about time for its leader to visit Washington.

Roll Call · Nov 30, 2022

Kentuckians come to Frankfort to honor former Kentucky Governor John Y Brown

Kentuckians have been given an opportunity to pay their respects to former Governor John Y Brown Junior. The Commonwealth’s 55th governor lie-in-state at the state capitol Tuesday.

WEKU · Nov 29, 2022

Capitol Lens | Gingerbread spread - Roll Call

A worker wearing a hard hat pauses to take a look at the Capitol gingerbread house in the Capitol on Tuesday. Its construction and transportation for display near the Memorial Door was not as problematic as last year’s holiday-themed facsimile.

Roll Call · Nov 29, 2022

House, Senate negotiators set to meet on omnibus funding - Roll Call

The prospects of a lame-duck omnibus remain murky as Republicans and Democrats have not reached a topline spending agreement.

Roll Call · Nov 29, 2022

January 6 report expected to focus on Trump’s role and potential culpability

Final report by House select committee is scheduled for release in December – but fixation on Trump has opened a rift on the panel

The Guardian - US · Nov 27, 2022

The U.S. Postal Service is ready and prepared for the holiday season

The 650,000 men and women of the U.S. Postal Service pride ourselves on playing an important role in delivering the holidays for the nation.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 26, 2022

Justice department asks Pence to testify in Trump investigation

Ex-vice-president considering the request, according to sources, but said last week he would not testify to the January 6 panel

The Guardian - US · Nov 23, 2022

Two Chicago area sisters sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to joining the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol

Federal prosecutors had asked that Trudy Castle and Kimberly DiFrancesco serve at least 30 days in jail, followed by 36 months of probation and 60 hours of community service.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 22, 2022