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The wind blows House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s tie as he and members of the GOP caucus walk down the Capitol steps on Sept. 29, 2022.

Roll Call · Sep 29, 2022

American Elections Are a Mess, and They Always Have Been

The long, weird history of partisan electoral shenanigans

Reason · Sep 29, 2022

Sky Ferreira: “I was desperate. Miserable. I got down on my knees”

Poised for a comeback years in the making, Sky Ferreira tells Susannah Butter how creating music has always been an ordeal and why she’s ready to make her 30s better than her troubled 20s

Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2022

From Ivy League to sedition: Oath Keeper chief Stewart Rhodes goes on trial

WASHINGTON — Stewart Rhodes never went into the U.S. Capitol building with other protesters on Jan. 6, but he is among a group of people facing the most serious charges to emerge from that day in 2021: seditious conspiracy.

Tribune News Service · Sep 28, 2022

Capitol rioter, a ‘one man wrecking ball,' gets 7-year term

An Iowa man who admitted to taking part in the assault of a police officer as part of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday after the judge called him one of the most serious offenders on…

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Trump’s new $3m retainer lawyer for Mar-a-Lago case already being sidelined, report says

The lawyer formerly worked for Republican Governor Ron DeSantis

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Jan. 6 committee hearing postponed due to Hurricane Ian

The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has delayed its planned Wednesday hearing due to Hurricane Ian’s impending strike on Florida.

Tribune News Service · Sep 27, 2022

Feds now want woman from Western Pa. confined to home pending Capitol riot trial

PITTSBURGH — Because there are no cell towers where she lives for GPS monitoring, the U.S. now wants the "pink hat lady" confined to her rural Mercer County home pending trial on charges of smashing into the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Tribune News Service · Sep 27, 2022

Dr Bandy Lee warned five years ago that Trump was dangerous. She’s more worried now

Psychiatrist Bandy Lee works with gang leaders and maximum security offenders. When Donald Trump ran for office, she noticed frightening similarities and warned the world. Much of her predictions have come - or are coming - true. Now, she’s worried about America’s ‘demise’, she tells Sheila Flynn

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Jan. 6 still has the power to shock. But will it drive voters' decisions?

LOS ANGELES — In a competitive Los Angeles-area congressional district, the campaign playbooks are well-defined. Republican Rep. Mike Garcia is relying on voter discontent about the economy. His Democratic challenger, Christy Smith, wants abortion rights to be top of mind.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 27, 2022