capitol siege

Published
June 13, 2022

Trump was ‘detached from reality’ over election results, former AG Barr says

Former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien and senior adviser Jason Miller testified that the festive mood at the White House on election night turned as Fox News announced Trump had lost the state of Arizona to Joe Biden.
Published
June 9, 2022

Republican gubernatorial candidate charged in Jan. 6 riot, roiling primary in Michigan

Ryan Kelley, a real estate broker, is accused of disruptive conduct, injuring public property and entering restricted space without permission, according to the criminal complaint.
Published
June 9, 2022

Capitol riot panel blames Trump for Jan. 6 ‘attempted coup’

The House committee's chairman,Rep. Bennie Thompson, says 'the world is watching' the U.S. response to the panel's yearlong investigation into the events of Jan. 6, 2021.
Published
June 9, 2022

Hearings guide: What to know as the Jan. 6 panel goes public tonight

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will hold the first in a series of hearings laying out its findings on Thursday night
Published
May 13, 2022

House subpoenas its own, a grave new norm after Jan. 6 attack

While the summons for Leader Kevin McCarthy and 4 other Republican lawmakers was not wholly unexpected, it amplified concerns over the new norm-setting in Congress.
Published
May 2, 2022

Jan. 6 panel wants answers from Republican lawmakers Brooks, Biggs, Jackson

Reps. Mo Brooks of Alabama, Andy Biggs of Arizona and Ronny Jackson of Texas are members of the ultra-right House Freedom Caucus that have in recent years aligned themselves with Trump.
Published
May 1, 2022

Evidence mounts of Republican involvement in Trump election schemes

Text messages and testimony released by the House Jan. 6 panel shows the deep involvement of some House Republicans in President Donald Trump’s desperate attempt to stay in power.
Published
April 29, 2022

Second Oath Keepers member pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy

Brian Ulrich was recorded in Washington providing security to longtime Donald Trump political adviser Roger Stone in January 2021.
Published
April 25, 2022

Greene, in text to Meadows, raised topic of martial law to keep Trump in power

News of the messages comes days after she testified in a separate case that she could not recall whether she had advocated for martial law.
Published
April 24, 2022

Warren calls McCarthy a ‘liar’ and ‘traitor’ over Jan. 6 tape

Democrats point to Rep. Kevin McCarthy's recorded comments as proof that lawmakers at the highest levels privately acknowledge Trump's role in the Capitol insurrection yet continue to defend him in public.