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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

The Guardian - US

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.

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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 Independent UK

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

The Guardian - US

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…

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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

The Independent UK

Rep. Lauren Boebert at early meeting discussing how Pence 'could approach certifying the Electoral College votes,' witness says

DENVER — Colorado U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert met with then-President Donald Trump’s White House officials before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, while they discussed what options the vice president had when faced with certifying the 2020 election, a high-level aide said.

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North Shore brothers get probation, home detention for joining US Capitol riot

Prosecutors said the men entered the Capitol through doors that had been forced open 13 minutes earlier, and then they spent 25 minutes inside the building. They said Christian Kulas watched and laughed as rioters stormed the building.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trial opens for ex-NYPD officer charged in Capitol riot

A jury has heard attorneys' opening statements in the trial of a retired New York City police officer charged with attacking a police officer during the riot at the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

MTG comments contradict sworn testimony

Videos recovered by CNN show capitol rioter Anthony Aguero was much more than "a distant friend"

Salon

Trevor Noah on Musk and Twitter: ‘I guess they found that edit button after all’

Late-night hosts discuss the Tesla CEO’s purchase of Twitter for $44bn and a new trove of text messages from Trump insiders following the Capitol attack

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Son of famed American artist charged in Capitol riot more than a year after predicting ‘they’ll come after me’

Mr Gillespie told reporters he and the other rioters were ‘very f******* close’ to breaching Capitol interior

The Guardian - US

McConnell was ‘exhilarated’ by Trump’s apparent January 6 downfall, book says

New York Times reporters show how Senate leader’s opposition to Trump dwindled in face of hard political reality

Roll Call

Sen. Orrin Hatch: A life in photos - Roll Call

Former Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch died on Saturday at the age of 88. Take a look at photos from his long tenure on Capitol Hill.

The Guardian - US

Marjorie Taylor Greene texted Trump chief of staff urging martial law to overturn election

Records Mark Meadows turned over to committee investigating attack are missing texts from critical 12-day period

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The Independent UK

Son of famed American artist charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

For years, Vincent Gillespie waged a legal battle to try to gain control of hundreds of paintings by his father, renowned postwar American artist Gregory Gillespie

Tribune News Service

Fresh trove of texts of ex-Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows shows more GOP panic on Jan. 6, report says

More than 2,000 texts to and from ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows have recently come to light to reveal widespread panic among numerous high-profile Republicans as the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol unfolded, CNN reported Monday.

The Independent UK

McCarthy downplays remarks about Trump in secret recording

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is downplaying secretly recorded remarks he made about Donald Trump shortly after last year’s attack on the Capitol

The Independent UK

Florida Republican says Democrats’ peaceful protest against redistricting was worse than Capitol riot

State Republicans compare Democratic legislators hour-long sit-in to ‘insurrection’

The Independent UK

Jurors reject array of defenses at Capitol riot trials

Juries have heard an array of defenses at the first trials for rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol

Los Angeles Times

Amid turmoil over his comments on Trump, McCarthy warns of ‘attacks’ on Republicans

ANAHEIM, Calif. — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, under scrutiny for saying after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot that he would urge then-President Donald Trump to resign, alluded to the turmoil during a speech Saturday night at the California GOP convention.

Tribune News Service

NC man admits to unleashing a chemical spray at police during US Capitol assault

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 30-year-old Fayetteville man admitted Friday to unleashing a chemical spray at police during the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.

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