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Photos of the week ending May 12, 2023 - Roll Call

Sen. Feinstein returned to the Capitol after her absence due to illness, while newly indicted Rep. Santos returned to Washington.

Roll Call · May 12, 2023

Four barmy statements fact-checked from Donald Trump's bizarre town hall rant with CNN

Last night former President Donald Trump appeared on stage at a town hall hosted by CNN, which in the past he branded "fake news" and the "liberal media", as he prepares for a potential election run in 2024

Daily Mirror · May 11, 2023

Donald Trump rails against sex abuse verdict and says he’ll pardon Capitol rioters in fiery CNN town hall

The former US President calls host Kaitlan Collins ‘a nasty person’ as he rails against his sexual abuse guilty verdict

Evening Standard · May 11, 2023

Michael Fanone condemns CNN’s town hall ‘party’ for Trump as backlash rises

Fanone was one of the police officers assaulted during the Capitol riot

The Independent UK · May 10, 2023

Liz Cheney releases Trump January 6 attack ad aimed at CNN town hall

Cheney says ‘Trump has proven he is unfit for office’ in ad focusing on ex-president’s incitement of the Capitol attack

The Guardian - US · May 10, 2023

Bryan Slaton’s Texas House downfall could complicate GOP fight against “groomers”

Republicans were so busy policing drag artists and transgender Texans that they missed so-called “grooming behavior” by one of their own, LGBTQ advocates say.

The Texas Tribune · May 10, 2023

Chicago plumber pleads guilty to charges in Jan. 6 riot

James ‘Mac’ McNamara, 61, threw a punch at a D.C. police officer and rammed Capitol doors with a bike rack.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 9, 2023

Oath Keepers' Rhodes seeks leniency in Jan. 6 sentence

Lawyers for Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers founder convicted of seditious conspiracy in the attack on the U.S. Capitol, say he doesn’t deserve any more time behind bars when he’s sentenced this month

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023

Veteran 'enamored' with Hitler gets 4 years for Capitol riot

A military veteran who told an undercover FBI agent about his admiration for Adolf Hitler has been sentenced to four years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023

Texas House committee recommends expelling Rep. Bryan Slaton

The House General Investigating Committee found that Slaton, a Republican from Royse City, engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with a subordinate. The Texas Tribune previously reported on an allegation that he had sex with one of his staff, a woman under 21, and gave her alcohol.

The Texas Tribune · May 6, 2023