Capitol rioter who testified at Jan 6 Committee sentenced to 2 years probation Ayres told the House Select Committee he regrets trusting former President Donald Trump The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022
Jan. 6 hearing witness avoids jail time for Capitol riot An Ohio man who testified at a congressional hearing about why he stormed the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to two years of probation for his role in the mob’s attack The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022
Virginia Thomas agrees to interview with Jan. 6 panel The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, conservative activist Virginia Thomas, has agreed to participate in a voluntary interview with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022
Jan. 6 committee, racing year-end clock, expects final hearing next week WASHINGTON — A House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol attack is seeking to reclaim some of the spotlight lost to other blockbuster legal developments around Donald Trump with what could be its final hearing next week. Tribune News Service · Sep 21, 2022
Ohio GOP House candidate has misrepresented military service Republican J The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022
Mitch McConnell called Trump ‘crazy’ after Capitol attack, new book says Rachael Bade and Karoun Demirjian’s Unchecked reports the Senate Republican leader vowed never to speak to Trump again The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2022
Cowboys for Trump cofounder appeals ban from public office A New Mexico politician and Trump supporter who was removed and barred from elected office for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, is attempting to appeal that decision to the state Supreme Court The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022
Oath Keepers militia trial tests prosecutors in U.S. Capitol riot cases The trial of Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, is set to begin next week in what could be the biggest test for the U.S. Justice Department in its quest to hold former President Donald Trump's supporters accountable for their Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the… Reuters · Sep 20, 2022
Republicans will try to impeach Biden ‘every week’, Adam Kinzinger says Anti-Trump January 6 committee member warns of likely aggressive tactics if GOP retakes House in midterms The Guardian - US · Sep 20, 2022
Conspiracy theories are dangerous even if very few people believe them There is an open question among pundits and researchers: Do more Americans believe in conspiracy theories now than ever before? The Conversation · Sep 19, 2022
The supervillain has been surrounded No one can promise Trump won't get away. But he's sweating — and he wakes up every day faced with huge legal bills Salon · Sep 17, 2022
Jan 6 audio: Oath Keepers react to Trump Donald Trump threatened "big problems" if he is indicted for mishandling classified documents Salon · Sep 16, 2022
George Skelton: Unexpected humor and 'a spot of gin': Queen Elizabeth II's Sacramento visit remembered SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The tale about Queen Elizabeth II sipping gin in California's state Capitol needs some fleshing out. And here it is: Los Angeles Times · Sep 16, 2022
Rioter who wore 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt gets jail term A Virginia man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while wearing an antisemitic “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt over a Nazi-themed shirt has been sentenced to 75 days of imprisonment The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022
The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022 'Disgusted and angry': WVa clinic ends abortions post ban West Virginia's only abortion clinic ended abortion services and staff called dozens of patients to cancel appointments after state lawmakers passed a ban on the procedure at all stages of pregnancy
Roll Call · Sep 14, 2022 Capitol Lens | A Starr report - Roll Call Ken Starr is seen in this Feb. 3, 2020, archival photo leaving the Capitol after former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial.
WEKU · Sep 14, 2022 Nina Totenberg looks back on her decades-long friendship with Ruth Bader Ginsburg The NPR legal affairs correspondent met the future SCOTUS justice in the early '70s, when Totenberg interviewed Ruth Bader Ginsburg for a story about a decision pertaining to women's rights.
Roll Call · Sep 14, 2022 Seth Rogen: Alzheimer’s care shouldn’t just be for rich guys like me - Roll Call Stoner comedy king gets serious about dementia and home health care in a post-Emmys visit to Capitol Hill.
The Conversation · Sep 14, 2022 A New Mexico official who joined the Capitol attacks is barred from politics – but the little-known law behind the removal has some potential pitfalls for democracy A county court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Sept. 6, 2022, became the first in more than 150 years to disqualify a person from public office because they participated in an insurrection.
The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022 Protester in chicken mask with ‘fart noises’ sign interrupts Trump phone call to mother of Capitol rioter ‘We are working with a lot of different people on this. We can’t let this happen’
Tribune News Service · Sep 13, 2022 They tried to modernize Congress. Now time is running out WASHINGTON — They are the oddballs and the true believers on Capitol Hill, the ones who think civility is possible in these uncivil times.
ABC News · Sep 13, 2022 Donald Trump could become president of the United States again — even if he's in jail As Donald Trump faces mounting allegations of impropriety, experts say even a prison sentence wouldn't necessarily stop him becoming US president for a second time.
Los Angeles Times · Sep 13, 2022 George Skelton: When Reagan hosted Queen Elizabeth and Jerry Brown met with 'cool' Prince Charles in California SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Americans reject monarchism. It's in our DNA. But Queen Elizabeth II was one monarch most Americans respected and admired. She had grace and grit — lifelong characteristics that were brightly displayed on a venturous trip to California in 1983.
Salon · Sep 12, 2022 "Embarrassed" Trump acknowledged loss The admission could be essential evidence for "a prosecution for election-related crimes,” ex-prosecutor says
Salon · Sep 12, 2022 Stephen Miller is now a DOJ target Trump's infamous "hatemonger" and the Save America PAC now face a federal probe. This could change everything