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Republicans silent and Democrats incensed on fifth anniversary of US Capitol attack

Democrats hold hearing to examine impact of January 6, while protesters commemorate attack on Capitol grounds

The Guardian - US · Jan 6

Senate Democrats Move to Block Taxpayer-Funded Reimbursements to Jan. 6 Rioters

The Trump administration already agreed to a $5 million settlement with the family of Ashli Babbitt, who was shot and killed by a Capitol Police officer.

International Business Times · Jan 6

‘MAGA Granny’ who refused Trump’s January 6 pardon says she ‘fell for President’s lies’ in emotional apology

A woman dubbed the “MAGA Granny” by social media users, who refused a pardon for her part in the January 6 insurrection, made an emotional apology during a hearing to mark the fifth anniversary of the Capitol riot.

The Independent UK · Jan 6

Fifth anniversary of Jan 6 Capitol riot brings fresh division to DC

There is no official event planned to memorialize what happened that day

The Independent UK · Jan 6

We learned nothing from Jan. 6

Evidence Trump tried to overturn the election 5 years ago is “overwhelming.” There haven't been any consequences

Salon · Jan 6

January 6, five years on: sustained effort by Trump to rewrite history

President and Republican allies have tried to make sure the deadly attack on the Capitol has been erased from memory

The Guardian - US · Jan 6

Democrats recalibrate on Jan. 6 messaging ahead of midterms - Roll Call

Five years after the Jan. 6 attack, Democratic campaign dynamics of the Capitol riot have shifted in the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections. 

Roll Call · Jan 6

After blaming Trump for Jan. 6, they’re still in the ‘fight of our lives’ - Roll Call

Five members of the House select committee that probed the attack remain in Congress. "Sometimes it feels like it was yesterday,” Raskin says.

Roll Call · Jan 5

Lawmakers, Capitol Police still pursuing Trump in Jan. 6 lawsuits - Roll Call

The lawsuits face a critical test before a judge who is to decide just how much a president can do without anyone being allowed to sue him.

Roll Call · Jan 5

Judge refuses to order release of man charged with planting pipe bombs on eve of Capitol riot

A federal magistrate judge has refused to order the pretrial release of a man charged with planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021

The Independent UK · Jan 2