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AAPI staffers aim to show their power on Capitol Hill - Roll Call

As Asian Pacific American Heritage Month comes to a close, waves of hate and lingering fear haven’t stopped these networking groups.

Roll Call · May 26, 2022

Thousands of flags fly over the Capitol. They want to track them - Roll Call

If people can find out when a pizza is out for delivery, the Modernization Staff Association thinks Congress should track flag requests too.

Roll Call · May 26, 2022

GOP Rep. Jim Jordan says Jan. 6 panel’s subpoena violates Constitution

WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Jim Jordan swatted back his subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol — demanding the panel first turn over information to him.

Tribune News Service · May 26, 2022

Jonathan Bernstein: 6 Capitol riot hearings won’t do the job

The incredibly shrinking public face of the congressional committee investigating the riot at the U.S. Capitol of Jan. 6, 2021, has apparently … shrunk again.

Tribune News Service · May 25, 2022

Capitol riot trial of former Army reservist and alleged 'Nazi sympathizer' begins

Timothy Hale-Cusanelli is the latest defendant to face trial for his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot. Federal prosecutors say he was intent on inciting a second "civil war."

WEKU · May 24, 2022

Trial opens for Army reservist charged with storming Capitol

A trial has started for a U.S. Army reservist charged with storming the U.S. Capitol last year

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

North Carolina man who attacked police Jan. 6 hoped to attack Capitol again at inauguration, FBI says

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina man is accused of striking a police officer with a large metal pole and punching others with his fists during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service · May 24, 2022

California Rep. David Valadao voted to impeach. Can he keep his seat if Trump stays quiet?

HANFORD, Calif. — The moment Rep. David Valadao and nine other House Republicans voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection at the Capitol, they were all engulfed in a wave of backlash — outraged conservatives back home, challengers eager to oust them, and Trump’s constant commentary casting…

Los Angeles Times · May 24, 2022

Capitol attack panel to hold six public hearings as it aims to show how Trump broke law

Panel aims to publicly outline the potentially unlawful schemes that tried to keep the former president in office despite his defeat

The Guardian - US · May 23, 2022

Tax deal reached in final weekend of session at Minnesota Capitol

MINNEAPOLIS — Seniors would no longer pay taxes on social security income, millions of Minnesotans could see a small income tax cut and tens of thousands of families and renters across the state would be eligible for more tax credits under a sweeping deal struck Saturday at the divided Capitol.

Tribune News Service · May 21, 2022