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Christian Secor, a former UCLA student and follower of the far-right racist livestreamer Nick Fuentes, was sentenced on Wednesday for obstructing congress during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

WASHINGTON — A military veteran who stormed the U.S. Capitol with the Oath Keepers testified that members of the far-right militia group were set on stopping the certification of the 2020 election on Jan. 6, 2021, with violence, if necessary.

Steve Scalise questioned whether Democrats sought help on January 6, but video shows him standing near Pelosi as she called for national guard troops

Nancy Pelosi can be a polarizing figure, representing, for some, far-left politics and entrenched Democratic leadership. Her San Francisco district is upscale, urban and liberal. In short, it’s the epicenter of the California left coast. Yet every once in a while, the 82-year-old speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives,…

Influential media critic Margaret Sullivan demonstrates the perils of letting narrative get ahead of verification.

Brad Woodhouse of the Defend Democracy Project: These are no ordinary midterms; they'll determine America's future

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department recommended a sentence of six months in prison and a $200,000 fine for Steve Bannon on charges that he defied a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

Outspoken pro-Trump Georgia congresswoman insists she is a ‘victim’ of the attempted insurrection, in which five people died

Republicans see a chance to pick up a House seat in western Wisconsin where retired Navy SEAL Derrick Van Orden nearly won two years ago against Democratic incumbent Ron Kind

A Secret Service unit responsible for identifying threats repeatedly downplayed advance warnings of potential violence on Jan. 6, 2021, newly released documents show, a lapse that is now part of the House investigation into the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Donald Trump is encircled by multiple investigations. He could end up broke and in jail. His fans do not care