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Ex-US Rep. Sarasin dies at 88; headed historical society

Ronald Sarasin, a three-term Republican congressman from Connecticut in the 1970s who later went on to lead the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, has died

The Independent UK

Quran taken from Texas Capitol chapel recovered by state police. They aren’t saying who removed it.

Days after it went missing, DPS identified the person who removed a family Quran Rep. Salman Bhojani had placed in the chapel. The state has since provided its own copy.

The Texas Tribune

Nikki Fried, Senate leader Book arrested by police during abortion protest

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried and Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book were arrested and taken away in handcuffs Monday night during a demonstration over an abortion bill outside Tallahassee City Hall near the Capitol.

Orlando Sentinel

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Tennessee House moves to expel 3 Democrats after gun protest

Tennessee Republican lawmakers have taken the first steps to expel three Democratic members from the GOP-dominant House for their role in a recent gun control protest at the state Capitol

The Independent UK

Trump says he’s been indicted again: Here are all of the major lawsuits and investigations he is facing

Former president has fumed that the investigations – and now his criminal indictment – are politically motivated

The Independent UK

Nashville school shooter who killed 6 planned attack for months, police say

Investigators looking into the shooting at an elementary school report that Audrey Hale fired 152 rounds during the attack and studied actions of other mass shooters.

Chicago Sun-Times

Navy sailor charged in Capitol riot was stationed on carrier

The FBI says a man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol was stationed on a Navy aircraft carrier when he joined a mob’s attack on the building

The Independent UK

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The politics of ‘Manhood’: How Josh Hawley is capitalizing on a crisis among American men

WASHINGTON — Sen. Josh Hawley walked into the U.S. Capitol on a Tuesday evening in March in cowboy boots and Ralph Lauren jeans.

Tribune News Service

Prosecutors seeking nearly 6-year prison sentence for downstate Jan. 6 rioter

Shane Woods is among at least three dozen Illinoisans who have faced charges stemming from the U.S. Capitol riot.

Chicago Sun-Times

US Republicans defend Trump by attacking criminal justice system

Many Republicans in the U.S. Congress have responded to Donald Trump's looming Tuesday arraignment by characterizing the criminal justice system as corrupt, in accusations that parallel their earlier broadsides against the nation's elections after the former president's 2020 defeat.

Reuters

Grief and tangled politics were at the heart of Kentucky's fight over new trans law

This week, GOP lawmakers overruled Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's veto and passed a sweeping law limiting the rights of transgender youth across the state, both at school and in their personal lives.

WEKU

Democrats let staff work from home over Trump indictment safety fears

The Capitol Police is expected to ramp up its presence on the Hill.

Axios

U.S. Capitol rioter the 'QAnon Shaman' is released early from federal prison

Jacob Chansley recieved one of the longest sentences handed down to a U.S. Capitol rioter. He has been freed from prison and sent to a reentry center until late May.

WEKU

GOP "ignores" evidence to defend Trump

"They’re the same people who defended Trump after he incited the violent attempted insurrection on our Capitol"

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Roll Call

Photos of the week ending March 31, 2023 - Roll Call

Photos of the week: Rosie the Riveters, Richard Gere, Damar Hamlin and Starbucks highlighted the action in and around the Capitol this week.

Tribune News Service

A chance reunion at a fundraiser sent Glenn Ivey to the Hill; now he’s back as a member

WASHINGTON — Maryland Democratic Rep. Glenn F. Ivey got his start on Capitol Hill with a conversation about jazz. After blanketing members of the Congressional Black Caucus with his résumé, Ivey landed an interview with one of its founders, Democratic Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Michigan. Instead of talking politics,…

The Independent UK

Ex-Boston officer charged with assaulting cop in Jan. 6 riot

A former Boston police officer has been arrested on charges that he assaulted a police officer after storming the U.S. Capitol with the mob of President Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021

Daily Mirror

'QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley is released early from jail into halfway house

'QAnon Shaman', 35-year-old Jacob Chansley, stormed Capitol Hill during the Jan 6 riots while wearing a viking helmet and face paint - he was sentenced to 41 months in prison

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‘Listen to the people’: Hundreds march into Tennessee State Capitol demanding gun reform after Nashville shooting

Mothers, children and fed-up voters waved placards and demanded action on Thursday outside the Tennessee State Capitol, and 200 protested inside the building, three days after yet another school shooter killed three adults and three 9-year-olds in Nashville. Rally attendees told Sheila Flynn how they hope their fear — and…

Roll Call

Capitol Lens | A Bill on the Hill - Roll Call

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is seen near the Capitol on Wednesday before a news conference about improving school defibrillator access.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Serra still represents California in DC. Here’s a lesson from Florida on replacing statues

WASHINGTON — A California sculpture almost 3,000 miles away from home stood for nearly a century without much public controversy — until now.

Tribune News Service

Kentucky State Police arrest people at KY Capitol protesting anti-trans health bill

Several people protesting a controversial bill banning gender-affirming care for trans youth were arrested at the Kentucky Capitol Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Transgender bill spurs competing rallies at Kentucky Capitol

Activists on both sides of the transgender health care debate have gathered at Kentucky's Capitol to make competing appeals

The Independent UK

Capitol Riot: FBI informant testifies for Proud Boys defense

An FBI informant who marched to the U.S. Capitol with fellow Proud Boys members has testified that he didn’t know of any plans for the far-right extremist group to invade the building on Jan. 6

Roll Call

Loudermilk’s first move on Jan. 6 is to clear himself - Roll Call

Rep. Barry Loudermilk looked to clear his name in the first release of findings from a reinvestigation of the Capitol attack.

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