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Photos of the week — debt limit edition - Roll Call

CQ Roll Call’s photojournalists caught all the action this week as both chambers worked to pass the debt limit bill.

Roll Call · Jun 2, 2023

Climate proposals withered at the Texas Capitol this year

Proposals to improve energy efficiency failed. Bills that sought to limit greenhouse gas emissions in Texas were ignored, and legislation to block cities from taking action on climate change passed.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 2, 2023

'Shrink the room:' How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt-limit deal and staved off a catastrophe

Perhaps most critical to locking up the debt-limit deal were President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s five handpicked negotiators, three men and two women unknown to most outside government

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023

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Governor raises pride flag over Wisconsin Capitol in show of support for LGBTQ+ community

State workers acting on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' orders have raised the gay pride flag over the Wisconsin Capitol in a sign of support for the LGBTQ+ community amid attacks from conservative lawmakers across the country

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023

Governor raises gay pride flag over Wisconsin Capitol in show of support for LGBTQ+ community

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023

Oath Keeper who guarded Roger Stone before Jan. 6 attack gets more than 4 years in prison

A member of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group who was part of a security detail for former President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Roger Stone before storming the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to more than four years in prison

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023

Capitol rioter who threatened to hang Nancy Pelosi in Jan 6 mob is jailed for over two years

Pauline Bauer screamed death threats directed at then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the US Capitol on January 6 2021

The Independent UK · May 31, 2023

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Ashli Babbitt’s mother arrested for assaulting woman at event supporting Capitol riot defenders

Video shows Micki Witthoeft striking a woman and later smashing her megaphone

The Independent UK · May 31, 2023

Ahead of House debt ceiling vote, Biden shores up Democrats and McCarthy scrambles for GOP support

Hard-fought to the end, the debt ceiling and budget cuts package is heading toward a crucial U.S. House vote

The Independent UK · May 31, 2023

Trump White House official Peter Navarro to go on trial in September in Jan 6 contempt case

Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro is scheduled to stand trial in September on contempt of Congress charges filed after he refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK · May 30, 2023

Ex-Trump White House official Peter Navarro to go on trial in September in Jan. 6 contempt case

The Independent UK · May 30, 2023

Woman who threatened Nancy Pelosi with hanging during Capitol riot gets over 2 years in prison

A Pennsylvania restaurant owner who screamed death threats directed at then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison

The Independent UK · May 30, 2023

Stewart Rhodes Gets 18 Years After the DOJ Reiterates a Conspiracy Claim That Jurors Rejected

It remains unclear whether the Oath Keepers leader had a specific plan to violently disrupt the electoral vote count on January 6.

Reason · May 29, 2023

Government tries to claw back money so Jan. 6 rioters don't profit from online appeals

A growing number of Capitol rioters are facing hefty fines on top of prison sentences at their sentencing hearings

The Independent UK · May 28, 2023

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Chicago Sun-Times · May 28, 2023

Biden, GOP reach tentative deal to raise debt ceiling, avoid calamitous US default

With the outlines of a deal in place, the legislative package could be drafted and shared with lawmakers in time for votes early next week in the House and later in the Senate.

WEKU · May 27, 2023

2 more Oath Keepers are sentenced to prison terms for the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

A federal judge sentenced Army veterans Jessica Watkins, of Woodstock, Ohio, to more than eight years in prison and Kenneth Harrelson, of Titusville, Fla., to four years in the 2021 riot.

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

Three more Oath Keepers sentenced for roles in January 6 attack: ‘I was just another idiot’

Far-right ‘militia’ members were convicted on a range of felonies for their roles in the US Capitol attack

Roll Call · May 26, 2023

Photos of the week flashback to 2011 - Roll Call

CQ Roll Call photojournalists look back to the summer of 2011 when political wrangling over raising the debt limit gripped Washington.

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The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

Judge to sentence 2 Oath Keepers members after handing down punishment for group's founder

A judge is poised to sentence two members of the Oath Keepers who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style formation with other members of the far-right extremist group during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot

Evening Standard · May 25, 2023

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for January 6 Capitol riot

The founder of a far-right group involved in the insurrection riot at the US capitol has been jailed for eighteen years.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 25, 2023

Jan. 6 rioter from Chicago sentenced to probation

Matthew Bokoski, who entered the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced to 36 months of probation, according to court records.

The New Daily · May 25, 2023

Defiant far-right leader jailed over role in US Capitol attack

The founder of the Oath Keepers group has been sentenced to 18 years in jail over his role in the US Capitol riots.

The Texas Tribune · May 25, 2023

Stewart Rhodes, the Texas-based leader of the Oath Keepers militia, given 18 years in prison for sedition

Rhodes was among the many Texans who played key roles in fomenting, planning or fueling the Jan. 6, 2021, violence at the U.S. Capitol.

The Conversation · May 25, 2023

Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in lead-up to Jan. 6 insurrection – 4 essential reads

Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on May 25, 2023, in the wake of his November 2022 conviction for seditious conspiracy. Rhodes led an effort to keep former President Donald Trump in office after Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, including…

Salon · May 25, 2023

"Game over" if Meadows flips on Trump

"I can think of no witness who would be more important," says former U.S. Attorney Barb McQuade

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