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Wife of Supreme Court Justice Thomas admits to attending Trump’s Jan. 6 rally

The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas acknowledged for the first time that she attended former President Trump’s rally on Jan. 6, 2021, but insisted she did not join the attack on the Capitol that followed it.

Tribune News Service

Ginni Thomas attended Jan 6 Trump rally before Capitol riot

Ms Thomas, a veteran conservative activist, is a source of complaints for liberals who say her husband should recuse himself from hot-bottom cases

The Independent UK

Police proposal would start reopening Capitol later this month - Roll Call

The Capitol would reopen to visitors in phases, starting March 28 with school groups, according to a proposed Capitol Police plan.

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City Council committee takes first step on ordinance intended to punish Trump over Capitol insurrection

The ordinance would prohibit any person convicted of treason, sedition, related offenses, or a hate crime, from doing business with the city. But co-sponsors disagree on exactly how that could end up affecting Trump.

Chicago Sun-Times

Politico tells Josh Hawley to stop using its photo of him at Capitol riot on campaign merchandise

‘We did not authorize its use by the Hawley campaign for the purpose of political fundraising,’ say lawyers for Politico, which owns the photo

The Independent UK

Ginni Thomas, wife of Clarence Thomas, attended rally preceding Capitol attack

Conservative activist who runs a political lobbying firm, says she briefly attended rally but left before Trump addressed crowd

The Guardian - US

Missouri man charged in Capitol riot denied going inside. His videos showed otherwise

Federal prosecutors have charged a northwest Missouri man in the Capitol insurrection, saying he denied breaching the building then later told agents that reviewing videos he took that day reminded him that he had indeed gone inside.

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‘Would-be tyrant’: Republican targeted by Trump at rally hits back

Tom Rice faces Trumpist challenger because of vote to impeach over the deadly Capitol attack

The Guardian - US

Specter of voter fraud stalls changes to Minnesota privacy program

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota program that protects the addresses of victims of intimate partner violence and others with high safety needs has become the latest target in the Republican drumbeat over voter fraud, stalling a proposal at the Capitol that proponents say is needed to ensure the safety of participants.

Tribune News Service

US and allies set to revoke normal trade relations with Russia over Ukraine war, says Biden – as it happened

US expected to join G7 and EU in bid to punish Moscow for what White House calls ‘unprovoked and unjustified war on Ukraine’

The Guardian - US

NYPD official named Capitol Police director of intelligence - Roll Call

Ravi Satkalmi, a high-ranking NYPD intelligence official, will be the Capitol Police’s next director of intelligence.

Roll Call

Capitol Police Board won't give inspector general details of post-Jan. 6 security upgrades

WASHINGTON — The governing board that oversees security improvements to the U.S. Capitol refused to disclose to a government watchdog what improvements are being made after rioters were able to smash windows and enter the building Jan. 6, 2021, according to a watchdog report being released Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

Republicans sue Jan. 6 panel over Salesforce data subpoena

The Republican National Committee sued the members of Congress investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, accusing the Democrat-led group of abusing its power for political gain.

Tribune News Service

How DOJ is nuking the GOP's Jan. 6 lies

From the Proud Boys to the Oath Keepers, prosecutors are showing that the Capitol riot was no spontaneous "protest"

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Congress eyes return of tourists with eagerness, anxiety

WASHINGTON — Two years ago this Saturday, the Capitol suddenly closed its doors to the public as the pandemic swept in.

The Independent UK

SPLC report: Hate groups in decline as views hit mainstream

The number of white nationalist, neo-Nazi and anti-government extremist groups across the U.S. fell for a third straight year in 2021, even as some groups were reinvigorated by the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol last year

The Guardian - US

‘Putin will fail and Russia will suffer strategic defeat’ in Ukraine, says Blinken – as it happened

US secretary of state makes remark in press conference with British foreign secretary Liz Truss

Roll Call

Legislative Branch bill boosts Members Representational Allowance, Capitol Police - Roll Call

The fiscal 2022 omnibus bill would boost staff and operations funding, including for Capitol Police, which has had hiring challenges.

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Russia ‘agrees’ to ceasefire in humanitarian corridors

Scepticism as Russia says it will observe ‘regime of silence’ in several Ukraine cities. Plus, Nadya Tolokonnikova on Vladimir Putin

Miami Herald

Editorial: Miami extremist faces Jan. 6 charges. Add it to the Florida GOP’s list of shame

Miami’s own homegrown extremist, former Proud Boys national chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, has been indicted on grounds he directed his group during the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, another indication of the Republican Party’s terrifying tolerance of white supremacy and extremism. And Florida is once again at center…

Miami Herald

Former Proud Boys leader Tarrio arrested in Miami on Jan. 6 Capitol attack charges

MIAMI — Federal agents on Tuesday arrested former Proud Boys national chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio in Miami on conspiracy charges alleging he played a leadership role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol while Congress was certifying the presidential election.

Chicago Tribune

‘You were in the thick of it’: Illinois couple sentenced to probation in US Capitol breach

CHICAGO — A Joliet-area couple were sentenced Tuesday to probation and community service for entering the U.S. Capitol through a broken window during the Jan. 6 riot and joining a mob trying to break into the congressional chambers.

Salon

Proud Boys leader charged for Jan. 6

Enrique Tarrio is the fifth Proud Boy to be charged for his alleged role in the Capitol riot

The Independent UK

'Home Town' stars back Mississippi city's tourism tax effort

The stars of HGTV’s “Home Town” appeared at the Mississippi Capitol with others from their community to support a possible increase in a local tourism tax

ABC News

The Loop: 'Catastrophic' pressure on Ukraine city, strong winds for flood-hit NSW and first US Capitol rioter found guilty

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