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Is possible impeachment of Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner a political power grab or a lawful check on policies?

On Tuesday, just weeks after Pennsylvania voters took control of the state House of Representatives away from Republicans for the first time in more than a decade, Speaker Bryan Cutler took to the main hallway of the Capitol and defiantly defended one of his leadership team's most controversial decisions: the…

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Musk: Twitter's ban on Trump 'grave mistake'

WASHINGTON: Twitter's ban on then President Donald Trump after the Jan 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol by his supporters was a "grave mistake" that had to be corrected, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Friday, although he also stated that incitement to violence would continue to be…

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Montana man gets 3 years in prison for role in Capitol riot

A Montana man who was among the first people to illegally enter the U.S. Capitol while Congress was certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election has been sentenced to just over three years in prison

The Independent UK

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U.S. Capitol rioter made suicidal comments before crash that killed Skokie woman

A new report offers insight into the state of mind of Shane Woods, who crashed head-on into two cars on I-55 on Nov. 8, killing a Skokie woman. Woods pleaded guilty to committing assault on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jury begins deliberating in Oath Keepers sedition trial

Jurors have started deliberating in the Capitol riot case accusing Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates of a violent plot to stop the transfer of presidential power from Republican Donald Trump to Democrat Joe Biden

The Independent UK

Capitol Police officer's suicide after Jan. 6 ruled a line-of-duty death

"This is an important step in a longer effort to change outdated processes and attitudes," his family said.

Axios

Woman convicted of storming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office in January 6 US Capitol riots

A US woman is convicted of several federal charges after prosecutors said she was part of a group that stormed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the US Capitol riots.

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Pennsylvania woman found guilty in US Capitol riot case

Jury convicts defendant Riley June Williams on six counts but is split on whether she stole Nancy Pelosi’s laptop.

Al Jazeera

Oath Keeper’s lawyer tells jury ‘hoodlums’ caused Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol

WASHINGTON — Prosecutors failed to present evidence that members of the extremist Oath Keepers militia planned to violently attack the Capitol on Jan. 6, lawyers for three defendants on trial for seditious conspiracy said in closing arguments to a federal jury in Washington.

Tribune News Service

Woman convicted of storming Pelosi's office in Jan. 6 attack

A Pennsylvania woman linked to the far-right “Groyper” extremist movement has been convicted of several federal charges

The Independent UK

Was it sedition? Jan. 6 trial a major test for Justice Dept.

Hundreds of people have been convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that left dozens of officers injured, sent lawmakers running for their lives and shook the foundations of American democracy

The Independent UK

Colorado shooting suspect is grandson of GOP lawmaker who celebrated January 6 Capitol riot

The latest mass shooting comes amid a rise in gun violence and anti-LGBT+ sentiments from the Republican party

The Independent UK

Delaware man sentenced for joining US Capitol riots while on Tinder date

After news of attack was reported on TV at his date’s house, man took Uber to Capitol and climbed through broken window to enter

The Guardian - US

Man who watched January 6 riots on Tinder date's TV and ordered Uber to join in jailed

"Committed Trump supporter" Jeffrey Schaefer, from Delaware, spent a night at a woman's house he just met on Tinder in northern Virgina when he saw the Capitol Hill riots on her television

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Trump Twitter Account Reappears after Musk Poll

Donald Trump's Twitter account was reinstated Saturday after the platform's new owner Elon Musk ran a poll in which a narrow majority of voters supported the move, days after the former US president announced another White House bid. Trump was banned from the platform early last year for his role…

The Independent UK

Musk to restore Trump to Twitter after holding online poll

Elon Musk says he will reinstate Donald Trump’s account on Twitter, reversing a ban that has kept the former president off the social media site since a pro-Trump mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress was poised to certify Joe Biden’s election victory

The Independent UK

Man gets jail for joining Capitol riot after Tinder date

A Delaware business owner has been sentenced to 30 days of incarceration for storming the U.S. Capitol after seeing the riot erupt on a Tinder date’s television and taking an Uber ride to join the mob’s attack

Tribune News Service

Oath Keeper ‘called for war’ to oppose Biden’s election, prosecutor tells jurors

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oath Keepers’ founder Stewart Rhodes “called for war with all of its horrors and all of its violence” as the “architect” of a conspiracy to stop the lawful transfer of presidential power that included the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, a federal prosecutor told a…

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Roll Call

Photos of the week ending November 18, 2022 - Roll Call

Incoming and current members of Congress descended on Washington this week for leadership elections and new member orientation.

The Independent UK

Oath Keepers Jan. 6 sedition case moves to closing arguments

Federal prosecutors are expected to make their final pitch to jurors in the high-stakes seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol

Tribune News Service

Citing lack of remorse in Jan. 6 insurrection, feds seek prison time for California man

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tommy Frederick Allan climbed up a rope hanging from the side of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, then went through a fire door that had been broken open by rioters and made his way inside the building.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Facebook Still Banning Trump — for Now — despite Campaign

Donald Trump may be running for president, but he still can’t use Facebook. The social media platform has no plans to reinstate Trump’s account following the former president’s announcement that he will seek a second term in the White House, the company confirmed Wednesday. Trump was kicked off Facebook following…

Tribune News Service

Trump’s presidential run faces legal challenges over his role in Jan. 6 ‘insurrection’

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump faces an unprecedented effort to disqualify him from being on the ballot again over his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, raising the specter of legal chaos in the 2024 election long before voters go to the polls.

The Independent UK

Mike Pence admits he was ‘angered’ by Trump tweet as rioters stormed Capitol around him

Former vice-president called Trump’s ‘words and tweets that day reckless’

Tribune News Service

Georgia election audit begins with dice roll to review random ballots

ATLANTA — With the roll of 20 colorful dice in the Georgia Capitol, election officials launched an audit of a random sample of ballots Wednesday that will be reviewed by hand across the state this week.

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