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Editorial: Time’s running out to fix electoral vote count loopholes

Behold Congress’ lame duck session, their last chance to pass long-overdue measures to fix loopholes in federal election law that helped stoke the ill-conceived Jan. 6, 2021, “Stop the Steal” assault on the Capitol.

Chicago Tribune

Jan. 6 Gold Medal ceremony gets awkward

WASHINGTON — A Congressional Gold Medal ceremony Tuesday honoring Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was not without awkwardness.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 committee is likely to make criminal referrals related to Capitol attack

Chair Bennie Thompson said members haven't decided how many referrals to issue. "We have not made a decision as to who," he said, "but we have made decisions that criminal referrals will happen."

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Police who defended US Capitol during January 6 attack honoured

US lawmakers praise officers who protected the Capitol against Trump supporters seeking to overturn the 2020 election.

Al Jazeera

Family of Capitol officer who died after Jan 6 attack refuse to shake hands with GOP leaders during medal ceremony

‘I’m just tired of them saying how wonderful the Capitol police is, and then they … go down to Mar-a-Lago and kiss his ring’

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 Gold Medal ceremony gets awkward - Roll Call

Congress honored police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, at a Gold Medal ceremony in the Capitol.

Roll Call

Capitol Police chief: Jan. 6 failures 'largely' fixed but extremism threat persists

USCP Chief Tom Manger says problems that led to the Capitol riot have been addressed, and he is focusing on expanding field offices to be better prepared for rising threats to congressional members.

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Officers to receive Congressional Gold Medals for Jan. 6

Top House and Senate leaders will award law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 with Congressional Gold Medals on Tuesday, presenting them with the highest honor that Congress can bestow

The Independent UK

Geofencing Warrants Are a Threat to Privacy

A precedent set in the January 6 prosecutions could be dangerous to the public.

Reason

Trial set for ‘zip-tie guy’ and mother on Jan. 6 charges

A Georgia woman and her son are scheduled to go to trial in April on multiple felony charges related to their alleged participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot.

Tribune News Service

‘Worst decision of his life.’ Jan. 6 defendant from California seeks leniency at sentencing

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tommy Frederick Allan says he knows he’s going to prison, that after scaling the walls of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, on a rope, stealing an American flag and some documents from the Senate chamber and later declaring on social media that it was the…

Tribune News Service

Photos of the week ending December 2, 2022 - Roll Call

Photos of the week: CQ Roll Call photojournalists present the photos of the week from the Capitol and around Washington.

Roll Call

Editorial: Conspiracy most foul: Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers and other Jan. 6 plotters must pay the price for their crimes

Here’s a stark way to restate why Donald Trump is unfit to lead the Republican Party, much less the nation: He promises “full pardons with an apology to many” of those who violently breached the Capitol to stop the peaceful transition of power to rightful victor Joe Biden. In stark…

Tribune News Service

Chicago man charged with attacking cops, using metal railing to ram doors of US Capitol in Jan. 6 riot

CHICAGO — A Chicago man who earned the online moniker #Railmixer after being seen allegedly using a metal railing to ram the doors of the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has been charged with attacking police officers and other violence, court records show.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago man charged in Jan. 6 riot, accused of ramming Capitol doors

The feds say James “Mac” McNamara was given the online moniker #RailMixer.

Los Angeles Times

Final Jan. 6 report will be 8 chapters long, out by Christmas, panel chair says

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol says the body of the final report is nearly complete and should be released before Christmas.

Salon

Oath Keepers trial shows militia threat

Militia groups poised to play big role ahead of 2024 elections, expert warns

The Conversation

Oath Keepers convictions shed light on the limits of free speech – and the threat posed by militias

The verdicts in a high-profile, monthslong trial of Oath Keepers militia members were, as one defense lawyer acknowledged, “a mixed bag.” Leader Stewart Rhodes was found guilty on Nov. 29, 2022, of the most serious charge – seditious conspiracy – for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at…

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Salon

Oath Keepers guilty: Is Trump sweating?

Swift convictions suggest jury was eager to punish the real leaders of Jan. 6 — not just the foot soldiers

Tribune News Service

Oath Keepers leader Rhodes convicted of Jan. 6 sedition charge

WASHINGTON — Stewart Rhodes, leader of the right-wing Oath Keepers group, and one other defendant were convicted of seditious conspiracy for their roles in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, capping a trial of the most serious crimes alleged among the hundreds of people prosecuted.

The Independent UK

What we learned from the seditious conspiracy trial of Stewart Rhodes and members of the Oath Keepers

The biggest case yet in the sprawling federal investigation into the Capitol attack was built with mountains of painstakingly recreated text messages detailing a violent plot to overthrow the government, Alex Woodward reports

Tribune News Service

Oath Keepers leader Rhodes convicted of Jan. 6 sedition charge

WASHINGTON — Stewart Rhodes, leader of the right-wing Oath Keepers group, and one other defendant were convicted of seditious conspiracy for their roles in the storming of the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, capping a trial of the most serious crimes alleged among the hundreds of people prosecuted.

Tribune News Service

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes convicted of Jan. 6 sedition charge

WEKU

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes convicted of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 trial

A federal jury found the Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and one other defendant guilty of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Al Jazeera

US jury finds Oath Keepers leader guilty of seditious conspiracy

Verdict is likely to be a bellwether for future cases against participants in January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

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