The Latest Breaking News from Capitol

Jan. 6 takeaways: Trump, the riot and democracy under siege

Turns out, Jan. 6 was more than just the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022

Unseen clip shows Donald Trump refusing to say election is over day after Capitol riots

The footage was shown near the end of the eighth and final scheduled public hearing by the House select committee investigating the insurrection,

Daily Mirror · Jul 22, 2022

Steve Bannon found guilty on both contempt of Congress charges

Bannon had refused to testify or produce documents for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. His lawyers say he just made a mistake about the subpoena dates

WEKU · Jul 22, 2022

Neo-Nazis in uniform? GOP looks away

Every House Republican, including Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, voted to ignore far-right extremists in uniform

Salon · Jul 22, 2022

Josh Hawley’s home state newspaper calls senator ‘fleeing coward’

‘Josh Hawley is a laughingstock,’ wrote the editorial board for the Kansas City Star, the newspaper that covers the city where the Republican senator spent most of his childhood and adolescent years

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022

January 6 panel says Bannon conviction is a ‘victory for the rule of law’ – as it happened

The former Trump adviser was charged with two counts of criminal contempt for refusing to appear before the House committee – follow all the latest news

The Guardian - US · Jul 22, 2022

Trump's Jan. 6 Truth Social meltdown

Trump claims he doesn't "know" witness Sarah Matthews and places blame for riot on Nancy Pelosi

Salon · Jul 22, 2022

'Unbridled destructive energy': Takeaways from Thursday's hearing on the Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee offered new details Thursday about the 187 minutes — from 1:10 pm to 4:17 pm — that elapsed between the end of President Trump's speech to supporters near the White House and the video he put out urging the mob storming the Capitol…

Los Angeles Times · Jul 22, 2022

24 hours of a coup: A blockbuster finale

The Jan. 6 committee masterfully ended the first chapter of their presentation to the nation with a blockbuster

Salon · Jul 22, 2022

First Thing: Trump ‘chose not to act’ during attack on US Capitol – panel says

The January 6 committee shared testimony showing that the ex-president rejected pleas from even his family. Plus, Twitter reacts to footage of Josh Hawley fleeing rioters

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2022