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Marjorie Taylor Greene: Voters challenging eligibility say texts with Mark Meadows ‘undermine her credibility’

The Georgia voters seeking to bar Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from seeking re-election because she allegedly supported the insurrection that took place in the form of the 6 January 2021 attack on the Capitol, now say newly revealed text messages she sent to ex-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows…

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene accused of lying in hearing in Capitol attack case

Lawyers for groups challenging Republican say text Greene sent to Meadows, released by House panel, shows she lied in testimony

The Guardian - US

Police shortage prompts Capitol to begin using security contractors

WASHINGTON — Contract security officers will start work Monday as part of a new program to help alleviate staffing shortages within the Capitol Police, according to a letter from the Capitol Police Board to lawmakers and staff obtained by CQ Roll Call.

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Jurors weigh man's self-defense claim in Capitol riot trial

Federal prosecutors have urged a jury to reject a retired New York City police officer’s argument that he was acting in self-defense when he swung a flagpole at police officers and tackled one of them during the 2021 U.S. Capitol riot

The Independent UK

A second Oath Keeper pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 riot

Brian Ulrich pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy and obstruction, and agreed to cooperate with government investigators.

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Georgia man 2nd rioter convicted of seditious conspiracy

A Georgia man affiliated with the far-right Oath Keepers militia group became the second Capitol rioter to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy for his actions leading up and through the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection

The Independent UK

Pelosi invokes Madison Cawthorn’s gun complaint as she slams GOP for being soft on security

Representative Lauren Boebert avoided Capitol Hill metal detectors this week as well

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Samantha Bee on the Capitol attack inquiry: ‘Mark Meadows, you are messy’

Late-night hosts discuss the text messages handed over by Trump’s former chief of staff and Trump’s fear of ‘dangerous fruit’ thrown by protesters

The Guardian - US

Photos of the week ending April 29, 2022 - Roll Call

The House and Senate returned to Washington this week after their two-week recess. CQ Roll Call photojournalists were there.

Roll Call

Trump claims he doesn’t have documents New York attorney general is seeking – as it happened

New York judge denies Trump’s request to end contempt order and $10,000-a-day fine – follow all the latest news

The Guardian - US

Police shortage prompts Capitol to begin using security contractors - Roll Call

Contract security officers will start work Monday as part of a new program to help alleviate staffing shortages within the Capitol Police.

Roll Call

House Jan. 6 panel plans eight hearings on Capitol Riot

WASHINGTON — The findings of a House select committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol will be presented to the nation in eight separate public hearings spread out over June, the panel’s chairman said Thursday.

Tribune News Service

US Capitol riot probe to hold public hearings in June

Washington (AFP) - The committee investigating the 2021 US Capitol assault plans to stage public hearings in June, it said Thursday, and release its findings at the height of the midterm election campaign later this year.

AFP

Capitol attack panel set to issue letters to Kevin McCarthy and other key Republicans

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert among those poised to receive correspondence requesting voluntary cooperation, sources say

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Man on trial in Capitol riot case blames 'rogue cop'

A retired New York City police officer charged with assaulting a police officer during the U.S. Capitol riot has testified that he was trying to defend himself after the officer punched him in the face

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Inside the fall of Alex Jones

Jones is seeking immunity in January 6 probe and trying to evade millions in payments to Sandy Hook parents

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Trump’s blessing bolsters Mccarthy with GOP after leaked audio

WASHINGTON — Most House Republicans rallied around Kevin McCarthy during their first meeting since recordings surfaced of the GOP leader considering telling former President Donald Trump to resign after the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, but the support wasn’t unanimous even after Trump’s blessing.

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Proud Boys member pleads guilty for role in US Capitol attack

Plea agreement filed in federal court calls for Louis Enrique Colon to admit to a single felony charge and cooperate with prosecutors

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Officer describes fending off Capitol rioter at man's trial

One of the dozens of police officers injured during the U.S. Capitol riot has testified that he didn’t punch or instigate a fight with a man in the mob

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Citadel student charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot asks judge to OK 3-week trip to Europe

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A student at South Carolina’s military college who faces criminal charges in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol is requesting permission to travel to Estonia for a three-week summer school trip that would include visits to U.S. and NATO government installations.

The Independent UK

McCarthy defends 1/6 audio, House GOP backs 'next speaker'

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy told colleagues he never asked then-President Donald Trump to resign over the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol

The Guardian - US

McCarthy accused Republicans of ‘putting people in jeopardy’ after Capitol attack

Leaked recording shows senior House Republican said Florida congressman Matt Gaetz and others put Americans at risk

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Truth doesn’t matter to the GOP

Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s obsequious relationship with Donald Trump was in its nascent stages as Trump prepared to assume the presidency in 2017. At a luncheon that January, Trump called McCarthy, the House Republican leader from Bakersfield, California, “My Kevin.” On inauguration day, McCarthy gave Trump a little pep talk during…

The Independent UK

House 1/6 panel wants to hear from McCarthy after new audio

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol is redoubling its efforts to have GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy appear for an interview

The Independent UK

Michigan GOP candidate believes Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande and yoga are all tools of the devil, report says

The candidate has attended QAnon conferences and believes the Capitol riot was carried out by leftists

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