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Photos of the week ending September 22, 2023 - Roll Call

This week featured high-profile visitors to the Hill, all while Congress struggled to find a path to avert a government shutdown next week.

Roll Call · Sep 22, 2023

Biden pledges more support for Ukraine’s defence as he announces new arms package

Zelensky is meeting with the US president after a trip to Capitol Hill

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

Fetterman's hoodie vs. Boebert's hands

The Senate dress code whining isn't really about propriety, not from the party of Donald "Capitol Riot" Trump

Salon · Sep 21, 2023

Whistleblower: Rudy groped me on Jan 6

In a forthcoming memoir, the Trump whistleblower describes being assaulted by Rudy Giuliani before the Capitol riot

Salon · Sep 20, 2023

How local police could help prevent another January 6th-style insurrection

Some of the most prominent members of the Proud Boys, a far-right militant group that functions more like a street gang than a militia, have been sentenced to long terms in federal prison for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

The Conversation · Sep 20, 2023

Ray Epps, rioter at centre of conspiracy theory, charged over January 6

Oath Keeper, who has denied being federal agent provocateur, indicted on one count of disorderly conduct in restricted area

The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2023

Trump, January 6 and a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election: The federal investigation, explained

A sprawling Justice Department probe into the former president and his allies yielded four criminal charges in a stunning indictment outlining a path to power at whatever cost, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Ray Epps charged in connection with January 6 attack

The man at the centre of far-right conspiracy theories faces a single charge stemming from Capitol riot

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Ray Epps, center of a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory, is charged with a misdemeanor over the Capitol riot

An Arizona man who became the center of a conspiracy theory about Jan. 6, 2021, has been charged with a misdemeanor offense in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Families upended by school shootings share trauma in push for gun law changes, but get mixed results

Throughout the corridors of many state Capitols, families are sharing emotionally gutting stories of tragedy caused by mass school shootings with the hope that revealing their trauma will convince lawmakers on either side of the political aisle to reconsider firearm policies

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023