Appeals court weighs Trump arguments to withhold Jan. 6 records

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Published
November 30, 2021

Appeals court weighs Trump arguments to withhold Jan. 6 records

A panel of judges focused most of the hearing Tuesday on what role federal courts should have when an incumbent president and former president are at odds over records from the former's administration.
Published
November 17, 2021

‘QAnon shaman’ sentenced to nearly 3½ years in prison for role in Capitol riot

Jacob Chansley, 34, was photographed parading shirtless through the halls of the Capitol with a 6-foot spear, howling through a bullhorn and then sitting in the vice president’s chair in the Senate.
Published
November 10, 2021

Leonard Pitts: ‘Blonde hair white skin’ did work in Jan. 6 rioter’s favor

Jenna Ryan predicted she wouldn’t be jailed. She was wrong – but that doesn't undercut her point about color-coded justice.
Published
October 21, 2021

Our View: Maine’s Sen. King sounds alarm on democracy in danger

We are in a constitutional crisis in which false claims of voter fraud can undermine faith in elections, the independent senator said.
Published
October 19, 2021

Jan. 6 panel votes to hold Steve Bannon in contempt

The committee's chairman says that while Bannon may be ‘willing to be a martyr to the disgraceful cause of whitewashing what happened on January 6th,’ the contempt vote is a warning to other witnesses.
Published
October 1, 2021

Commentary: Turns out, Donald Trump’s attempted coup will not be televised

The Eastman memo is a 6-point plan for the end of American democracy.
Published
September 29, 2021

Jan. 6 probe could affect future congressional oversight

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, are two members who are publicly known to have spoken with President Donald Trump on the day of the riot.
Published
September 13, 2021

Capitol rally seeks to rewrite Jan. 6 by exalting rioters

The attempted whitewashing of the attack on Congress threatens to further divide an already polarized nation that finds itself drifting away from what had been common facts and a shared commitment to civic order.
Published
September 2, 2021

Liz Cheney appointed vice chair of committee investigating Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Cheney's position will boost Democrats' arguments the probe is bipartisan even as many Republicans oppose it.
Published
September 1, 2021

Republican House leader threatens telecom firms that comply with Jan. 6 committee’s request

The panel on Monday asked 35 companies to retain phone records and other information related to the U.S. Capitol attack as it develops its investigation.