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The 118th Congress is off to a historic start. Here's a look at the first day

In the Senate, Mitch McConnell became the longest serving Senate leader in history. Meanwhile, the House failed to elect a speaker in a single ballot, the first time in a century.

WEKU

Whose rule of law should the world follow?

In the early 2000s, there was a near-unanimous consensus among academic lawyers that the absence of the rule of law was strictly a "Third World problem" -- meaning one that the advanced economies of the Global North had solved. Yet, just over a decade later, the United States elected as…

Bangkok Post

Final report on Jan. 6 insurrection blames Trump alone

By laying out what Trump did to pressure states, federal officials and even Vice President Mike Pence, the committee of seven Democrats and two Republicans says it is trying to prevent anything similar from happening again.

Chicago Sun-Times

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5 key takeaways from January 6 panel’s report on US Capitol riot

Donald Trump led ‘multi-part conspiracy’ to overturn 2020 elections that ended in deadly riot, US committee says.

Al Jazeera

After 18 months of investigations, the Jan. 6 report is out. Here are the toplines

Late Thursday night, the House select committee that has been investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection for 18 months released their long-awaited full report.

WEKU

Key takeaways from the January 6 committee's final report on the attack on the US Capitol

After nine public hearings, the US House committee investigating the attack on the Capitol releases its long-awaited final report, concluding "none of the events of January 6th would have happened without" Donald Trump.

ABC News

Doctor arrested for allegedly punching police officer during Jan 6 riot

Jacquelyn Starer, 68, accused of taking knife-proof shirt and bear spray into US Capitol

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Sister of Chicago cop arrested on charges stemming from Jan. 6 US Capitol attack

A Chicago woman was arrested Monday on federal charges alleging she participated in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol with her brother, a Chicago police officer who is already facing trial.

Chicago Tribune

Sister of Chicago police officer charged in Capitol riot now also arrested

When the FBI arrested Karol Chwiesiuk at his family home in Chicago in June 2021, Agnieszka Chwiesiuk apparently asked whether she would also be taken into custody.

Chicago Sun-Times

US committee investigating January 6 Capitol riot recommends charges including insurrection against Donald Trump

The committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has recommended bringing criminal charges against Donald Trump. Look back on Tuesday's blog.

ABC News

The Jan. 6 committee is about to have its last hearing. Here's what to expect

The panel will take up criminal referrals against former President Donald Trump on at least three charges, including insurrection.

WEKU

What has the January 6 House panel done so far – and what’s next?

The final meeting will determine if Trump will be criminally referred to the US justice department

The Guardian - US

QAnon follower Douglas Jensen, who chased officer on January 6, sentenced to five years in jail

Construction worker and QAnon follower Douglas Jensen is sentenced to prison for his role in the US Capitol insurrection, when he led a crowd chasing a police officer who was diverting rioters away from politicians.

ABC News

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.

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The Independent UK

January 6 Committee will make criminal referrals

Comes as time runs out for select committee before new Congress is sworn in

Chicago Tribune

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.

France 24

US Capitol attack: Leader of Oath Keepers militia found guilty of sedition

It's the biggest legal consequence so far in the wake of the January 6 insurrection. Stewart Rhodes, who heads the Oath Keepers militia, has been found guilty of seeking to keep Donald Trump in power by carrying out a mob attack on the US Capitol. A conviction on sedition is…

The Independent UK

Kellyanne Conway faces questioning from January 6 committee

Comes as the select committee’s work comes to a close.

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Al Jazeera

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.

Tribune News Service

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

WASHINGTON — Members of the right-wing Oath Keepers militia on trial for seditious conspiracy “didn’t touch or push open a single door, or break any windows” as the U.S. Capitol was overrun by a mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters, a defense lawyer told jurors on Monday.

The Guardian - US

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

Evening Standard

Elon Musk asks Twitter users to vote on reinstatement of Donald Trump

Mr Trump was permanently suspended from the social media site in January 2021 after his supporters stormed the US Capitol

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

Oath Keepers founder calls members ‘stupid’ for US Capitol breach

WASHINGTON — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told jurors at his seditious conspiracy trial that it was “stupid” for members of his right-wing group to join Donald Trump supporters who broke into the U.S. Capitol last year to protest the presidential election.

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