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Sen. Hawley says some people charged for entering Capitol on Jan. 6 ‘didn’t do anything wrong’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Jan. 6, 2021, Lloyd Casimiro Cruz Jr., 40, of Polo, attended the “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C. After the rally, he walked down to the U.S. Capitol, where he saw people breaking windows and fighting with police. He then walked into the Capitol…

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Former NYPD officer convicted for her role in Jan. 6 assault on Capitol Hill

A retired NYPD officer, seen shaking a tambourine and shouting “I’m a f------ animal” during the Jan. 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill in 2021, was convicted of felony and misdemeanor charges for her role in the armed breach.

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

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Photos of the week ending March 10, 2023 - Roll Call

Photos of the week: A new member of Congress, swapping ties, delivering flowers and worldwide threats highlighted the week in Congress.

Roll Call

Tucker Carlson news – Fox host defends QAnon Shaman and calls Zelensky a ‘despot’

Presenter’s reframing of US Capitol riot as ‘peaceful protest’ infuriates lawmakers

The Independent UK

McCarthy won't let GOP "move on"

Some Republicans want to forget January 6 — but many House Republicans can't stop celebrating the Capitol riot

Salon

Editorial: In Atlanta, violent radicals on the left help feed the radical right's narrative

The violent protest against the construction of a police training center in Atlanta exemplifies how little the radical left has learned since the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. Violence and destruction couched as civil disobedience, regardless of the claimed justification, rarely if ever…

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Tucker Carlson – news: Fox host defends QAnon Shaman, attacks trans people and calls Zelensky a ‘despot’

Presenter’s reframing of US Capitol riot as ‘peaceful protest’ infuriates lawmakers

The Independent UK

Feds: Proud Boys deployed foot soldiers in sedition plot

Prosecutors are employing an unusual strategy to prove that leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group orchestrated a violent plot to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory

The Independent UK

Las Vegas business owner charged in Capitol riot

LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas business owner referred to online as #SpiderNazi was charged in connection with storming the U.S. Capitol, according to a federal complaint unsealed this week.

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Colorado laws to expand abortion access, protect providers and patients proposed in state Capitol

DENVER — Colorado Democratic lawmakers introduced a package of three bills Thursday that, if passed, would increase and protect access to abortion and gender-affirming care in the state.

The Denver Post

Donald Trump Jr suggests Mitch McConnell is ‘insane’ for siding with Capitol police over Tucker Carlson

The former president’s son made the comments in a video recorded in a car

The Independent UK

Tucker Carlson – news: Fox News host calls GOP critics ‘sociopaths’ as White House says clips ‘not credible’

Reframing of violent attack on US Capitol as peaceful protest raises ire of lawmakers and family of fallen officer

The Independent UK

‘De-transitioner’ rally against gender-affirming care being held Friday in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento will become the latest front in the conservative culture war on transgender people Friday, as the Capitol is the site for a “De-transition Awareness Day” rally.

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Tucker Carlson calls critics ‘sociopaths’ and accuses Merrick Garland of lying about Jan 6 officer deaths

Broadcast also casts doubt on relevancy of Washington police officers who died by suicide after Capitol riot

The Guardian - US

Lawmaker who gave tours of Capitol will lead inquiry of January 6 panel

Georgia Republican Barry Loudermilk denied giving tours related to the January 6 riots until video was released

Axios

Senate votes to block changes to D.C.'s crime law

D.C. Council members and dozens of statehood activists marched to the Capitol in protest on Wednesday, decrying the intervention.

Reason

Tucker Carlson Describes the Capitol Riot as 'Mostly Peaceful Chaos.' Is He Wrong?

Video footage and arrest data indicate that most of the Trump supporters who invaded the building did not commit violent crimes.

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White House slams Fox News host Carlson over Jan 6 segment

Carlson has been criticised for TV segment that used cherry-picked video to portray US Capitol rioters as peaceful.

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Kansas man who pushed Capitol police officer in Jan. 6 riot is sentenced to prison

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas man who pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting or impeding a federal officer during the Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to 20 months in prison and two years of supervised release.

The Independent UK

Anderson Cooper says Tucker Carlson would have been ‘wetting his pants’ if he was in Capitol riot mob

Cooper said Carlson was trying to ‘rewrite history’ about one of the ‘biggest threats to American democracy’

Salon

GOPers call "bulls**t" on Tucker J6 spin

Capitol Police chief says Carlson segment "filled with offensive and misleading conclusions"

Tribune News Service

Sacramento Republican activist Jorge Riley pleads guilty in Capitol Riot plea deal

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento Republican activist and Jan. 6 capitol riot defendant Jorge Aaron Riley pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single felony count of obstructing an official proceeding, making Riley the third of four area residents to accept plea deals related to the insurrection.

The Guardian - US

Stephen Colbert on Tucker Carlson: ‘Some people are just addicted to being dicks’

Late-night hosts discuss cherrypicked footage of January 6 ‘sightseers’, and Trump’s consideration of Kari Lake for VP

Tribune News Service

Biden immigration discussions rile Hispanic Democratic lawmakers

WASHINGTON — Hispanic Democrats in the Senate expressed optimism last month about the Biden administration’s direction on immigration and border policy, after what several described as a “constructive” and “productive” meeting with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at the Capitol.

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