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Will Jan. 6 panel call out the traitors?

Hundreds of people who attacked the Capitol have been arrested — but so far, not the leaders who sent them there

Salon · May 10, 2022

Pulitzer Prizes awarded to Washington Post, New York Times, LA Times

The Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize in public service journalism Monday for its coverage of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, an attack on democracy that was a shocking start to a tumultuous year that also saw the end of the United States’ longest war, in Afghanistan.

France 24 · May 9, 2022

Washington Post wins public service Pulitzer for Capitol attack coverage

Paper beat out two other finalists, the New York Times and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Guardian - US · May 9, 2022

Call Pence or Trump? It's decision time for Jan. 6 panel

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection has interviewed nearly 1,000 people

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene will remain on the ballot

ATLANTA — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will remain on the ballot for reelection, Georgia’s secretary of state said Friday after a judge ruled that challengers who had tried to disqualify her because of her support for the unsuccessful insurrection at the U.S. Capitol “failed to prove their case.”

Tribune News Service · May 6, 2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene can remain on ballot, judge says, despite candidacy challenge

A group of voters and a supporting legal group filed a formal challenge to the congresswoman's candidacy, citing her role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

WEKU · May 6, 2022

Georgia judge won’t block Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for re-election

‘As this is the sole basis for Challengers’ suit, the Court concludes that Rep. Greene is qualified to be a candidate for Representative for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District’

The Independent UK · May 6, 2022

‘Caveman’ son of Brooklyn judge who took part in Capitol riot dressed in fur pelts jailed for eight months

‘I hope you’ll leave some of this fantasy world behind,’ says judge

The Independent UK · May 6, 2022

Capitol rioters plead guilty to assaulting police officer who suffered heart attack and brain trauma

Iowa man admitted to assaulting Michael Fanone as part of a plea deal, report says

The Independent UK · May 6, 2022

Man who stormed Capitol in caveman costume gets prison

A New York City judge’s son who stormed the U.S. Capitol wearing a furry “caveman” costume has been sentenced to eight months in prison

The Independent UK · May 6, 2022