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Families of the Uvalde shooting victims denounce Gov. Greg Abbott’s inaction on gun reform

The governor has made a vocal enemy in the families of Robb Elementary shooting victims. They are demanding a special legislative session to reach a compromise on the minimum age to purchase semi-automatic rifles.

The Texas Tribune

Trump's son-in-law distances himself from Jan 6 Capital Hill's insurrection in his book 'Breaking History'

Former President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has sought to distance himself from the January 6 Capitol Hills insurrection, the focus of the Congressional committee's investigations on Trump's alleged dereliction of duty to call off the mob, in his latest book "Breaking History".

The Times of India

Pa. man who attacked police on Jan. 6 gets 46-month sentence

A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for attacking a police officer with a Donald Trump flag during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot

The Independent UK

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Pa. man who beat officer with a Trump flag at Jan. 6 riot sentenced to nearly 4 years

PHILADELPHIA — A Montgomery County man who beat a Washington, D.C., police officer with a Trump flag during the Capitol riot was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison Friday — one of the harshest punishments imposed so far for a person accused in the Jan. 6 attack.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

FBI: 5 militia members charged with storming Capitol

Federal authorities say five Florida men affiliated with a militia group have been arrested on charges that they joined a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

Murdoch versus Crikey case could test Australia's new defamation laws, experts say

A showdown between Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch and Crikey over an analysis article published in June into January's insurrection on the Capitol is likely to be the first major test for Australia's new defamation laws.

ABC News

Brothers arrested for assaulting police in Jan 6 riot

FBI says Leyden was part of mob that confronted police officers outside the Capitol on 6 January

The Independent UK

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Texas man found guilty of federal charges for role in US Capitol riot

DALLAS — A Carrollton man was convicted of federal charges Tuesday for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service

Pompeo says discussions to oust Trump after Jan. 6 attack on Capitol weren’t serious

Mike Pompeo says he “never seriously” tried to use the 25th Amendment to remove former President Donald Trump from office after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Tribune News Service

Woman who took private jet to Capitol riot and attacked journalists’ equipment pleads guilty

Katherine Schwab flew to riot with Jenna Ryan, who infamously tweeted she would not be jailed for her actions because she is white

The Independent UK

Editorial: With normal comments, Pence highlights how abnormal his party has become

There was a time, not that long ago, when it wouldn’t have been major news for a top Republican to say the party should respect law enforcement and cooperate with a congressional investigation. In that sense, the buzz over former Vice President Mike Pence’s defense this week of the FBI,…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Will Mike Pence be summonsed to testify before January 6 committee?

Former US vice-president Mike Pence says he will consider testifying before the committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riots if he receives an invitation. But will he be summonsed?

ABC News

Former Army Ranger from Pa. charged with assaulting cops during Capitol riot faces DC bench trial

Former Army Ranger Robert Morss, the Glenshaw, Pennsylvania man charged with storming the Capitol and assaulting police in support of former President Donald Trump's election lies, will go on trial without a jury on Aug. 29 in the District of Columbia.

Tribune News Service

A QAnon follower who showed up to Philly’s 2020 vote count in a Hummer filled with guns is now facing Capitol riot charges

PHILADELPHIA — One of two Virginia men awaiting trial in Philadelphia for driving a Hummer filled with weapons to the Pennsylvania Convention Center during the counting of the 2020 election vote has been arrested again — this time for taking part in the Capitol riot.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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The Independent UK

‘You’re not patriots’: Judge throws the book at Jan 6 rioter as he rambles about Reagan in court

The judge was not impressed by the defendant’s appeals to patriotism

The Conversation

The Capitol Hill riots expose the problem of identifying insider threats

The U.S. Capitol Hill riots were a shock to many and both the January 6th Committee and the FBI search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence have only reignited these concerns.

The Independent UK

Five times Liz Cheney was Donald Trump’s biggest thorn on Capitol Hill

As the Jan 6 committee has shown, an anti-Trump voice in the GOP can be damaging

Salon

Trump gives the FBI the Jan. 6 treatment

Trump's implicit threats and attempts to intimidate Merrick Garland into backing down are becoming less subtle

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The Independent UK

Democrats press for Secret Service records, hint at subpoena

Top congressional Democrats are demanding that the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general respond to their requests for information on deleted Secret Service texts

Tribune News Service

Most Texans at least partly blame Trump for Jan. 6 attack on Capitol

WASHINGTON — Most Texans remained unswayed in their beliefs about former President Donald Trump and the attack on the Capitol after the Jan. 6 House Committee hearings.

Tribune News Service

Josh Shapiro, Doug Mastriano race for Pennsylvania governor puts partisan divide in clear view

PITTSBURGH — Circling the state just three months before the November election, Democrat Josh Shapiro and Republican Doug Mastriano — gubernatorial contenders hoping to take over for Gov. Tom Wolf — agree on one thing:

Salon

Man dies by suicide at U.S. Capitol

On Sunday morning the man drove into a barrier on the east side of the Capitol and then fired shots

Wales Online

Man drives car into barricade near US Capitol, fires shots into air and then kills himself

It happened early this morning

WEKU

Police name the man they say crashed his car and killed himself near the U.S. Capitol

A 29-year-old man drove his car into a barricade and fired a gun into the air before killing himself, officials said. Authorities believe he did not appear to be targeting any members of Congress.

The Independent UK

Some Capitol rioters try to profit from their Jan. 6 crimes

Some of the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are trying to profit from their participation in the deadly insurrection while they face the legal consequences for their crimes

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