Buffalo: Yes, Tucker is to blame Fox News and GOP leaders understood the "great replacement" conspiracy theory was dangerous — and pushed it anyway Salon · May 15, 2022
‘This place was ugly at times’: Missouri lawmakers close book on contentious session JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers ended a contentious legislative session Friday having spent much of their five months in the Capitol fighting over the boundaries for the state’s new congressional maps. St. Louis Post-Dispatch · May 14, 2022
Missouri Senate primary highlights rise of violent rhetoric on the right In an era of polarization, candidates posing with guns and using extreme language about opponents threatens more violence The Guardian - US · May 13, 2022
House GOP leader McCarthy, four other Republicans subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel - Roll Call The panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot issued subpoenas for GOP leader Kevin McCarthy and other Republicans. Roll Call · May 12, 2022
Right-wing youth culture finds God Nick Fuentes' racist "groyper" movement is building a coalition with far-right Catholics. They have a plan Salon · May 12, 2022
‘I’d like to file lawsuits in all 50 states’: Mike Lindell still pushing Trump’s lie The MyPillow chief and Trump ally has become a popular figure on the right, spending lavishly on lawsuits to ban voting machines and endorsing candidates The Guardian - US · May 12, 2022
Lindsey Graham said Joe Biden is ‘best person’ to lead US, tapes reveal Republican senator and Trump loyalist made comments in wake of January 6 US Capitol attack to authors of new book The Guardian - US · May 11, 2022
Running Twitter may be much harder than Elon Musk thinks On Tuesday, Elon Musk said he would reverse Twitter’s ban of former President Donald Trump, who was booted in January 2021 for inciting violence at the U.S. Capitol, should he succeed in acquiring the social platform for $44 billion The Independent UK · May 11, 2022
Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter’s ban of former President Trump Elon Musk said he would allow former President Donald Trump to return to Twitter if the Tesla chief executive takes ownership of the company, reversing the former president’s January 2021 suspension over his incendiary tweets surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Los Angeles Times · May 11, 2022
House approves measure by Rep. Andy Levin allowing congressional staffers to unionize WASHINGTON — Amid a surge in labor organizing across the country, the U.S. House late Tuesday approved a resolution by Michigan Rep. Andy Levin that would recognize congressional staffers' right to organize and bargain collectively. Tribune News Service · May 11, 2022
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Not Disqualified from Federal Office So Georgia Administrative Law Judge Charles R. Beaudrot ruled yesterday. Reason · May 7, 2022
Schumer announces Senate abortion rights vote: ‘America will be watching’ – as it happened Senate to vote on legislation codifying abortion rights into federal law but measure has next to no chance of passing in divided chamber The Guardian - US · May 5, 2022
Donald Trump Jr mocked for accusing FBI of ‘Gestapo tactics’ over arrest of man who urged on Capitol rioters ‘I hate ‘Gestapo Tactic’ analogies, they’re usually wrong & overused, but not sure there’s another word for it!’ tweeted Donald Trump’s eldest son The Independent UK · May 5, 2022
First Thing: Joe Biden says ‘Maga crowd’ could target LGBTQ+ children next President warns of new Republican party attacks on rights after supreme court abortion leak. Plus, Amber Heard takes witness stand against Johnny Depp The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2022
Roll Call · May 4, 2022 Dining workers vie for the Senate’s fragmented attention - Roll Call As people rushed to the Supreme Court this week to chant about abortion, a different kind of protest unfolded just a block away. Senate dining workers gathered once again to march in a tight circle, calling for better benefits and job security. It was their latest action as they push…
The Guardian - US · May 4, 2022 Tears and tension as protesters swarm outside US supreme court As news broke of the possibility of Roe v Wade being overturned, demonstrators gathered in major cities
Roll Call · May 2, 2022 Jan. 6 panel wants information from Biggs, Brooks and Jackson - Roll Call The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot wants to interview Reps. Andy Biggs, Mo Brooks and Ronny Jackson.
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2022 First Thing: Ukraine hopes to evacuate more civilians from besieged Mariupol Zelenskiy said about 100 civilians who sheltered in steelworks would arrive in Zaporizhzhia today. Plus, the tense wait for a supernova
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 28, 2022 McConnell miscalculated Republican impeachment count against Trump, book says WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell thought the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol would finally vanquish former President Donald Trump, initially predicting that at least 17 Republican senators would vote to convict him in his impeachment trial, barring the former president from running again.
The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022 Capitol riot committee to hold at least eight public hearings starting in June The hearings will be a mixture of daytime and evening events
The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022 Brother of slain Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt charged with attacking man in California City attorney in San Diego calls actions ‘reprehensible’ ahead of trial for alleged hate crimes
Chicago Tribune · Apr 26, 2022 Illinois brothers sentenced to probation, home detention in US Capitol breach A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday sentenced two Chicago-area brothers to six months of probation, including 60 days on home detention, for illegally entering the U.S. Capitol during the attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
Tribune News Service · Apr 25, 2022 Gov. Tim Walz calls for unity in fourth State of State address ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called for one of the only divided Legislatures in the nation to come together and use a historic budget surplus to address the immediate and long-term needs of those hit hardest by the pandemic.
Tribune News Service · Apr 24, 2022 Accused Capitol rioter from Pa. who called for members of Congress to be hanged shouldn't be allowed to present alibi, feds say PITTSBURGH — The federal government is demanding that accused Capitol rioter Pauline Bauer, who has repeatedly invoked the Bible in arguing that she is a sovereign citizen ungoverned by U.S. law, not be allowed to present an alibi defense or make any argument outside the facts of her case when…
The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2022 Warren slams McCarthy as 'liar' and traitor' over Jan 6 tape Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is slamming Rep. Kevin McCarthy as a “liar and a traitor” over recordings that show the House Republican leader, despite his denials, placing responsibility on Donald Trump for the Capitol riot and suggesting Trump should resign