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Lindsey Graham wanted Jan. 6 Capitol attackers shot in the head, book says

A former Washington, D.C., police officer who was nearly killed on Jan. 6 claims South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham told cops they should have killed Donald Trump loyalists who raided the U.S. Capitol.

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Jan. 6 detainees say a D.C. jail is so awful that they'd like a transfer to Guantanamo

A letter signed by 34 people held on charges related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol complains of inhumane conditions behind bars, including mold, abusive guards, bad food and filthy laundry.

WEKU

Oath Keepers founder spoke of 'bloody' war ahead of U.S. Capitol attack

Prosecutors in the trial of five Oath Keepers members on Friday showed a jury fresh evidence that the right-wing militia group's founder Stewart Rhodes told his followers ahead of last year's U.S. Capitol attack there would be a "bloody" war if then-President Donald Trump failed to reverse his 2020 election…

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US Capitol riot: Proud Boys member admits to seditious conspiracy

Several other members of far-right group face seditious conspiracy charges over their alleged roles in January 6 attack.

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Suburban woman gets 2 weeks in jail in Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol; second Chicago-area defendant sentenced to custody

A west suburban woman was sentenced to two weeks in federal jail Thursday for illegally entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot before texting with a friend the next day who allegedly told her, “Don’t be sad. Be Prepared. We are all (expletive).”

Chicago Tribune

US ‘Dreamers’ demand action as court ruling fuels uncertainty

Dozens rally outside US Capitol after an appeals court upheld a decision that deemed DACA programme ‘unlawful’.

Al Jazeera

Jan. 6 riot defendant from Northern California wants out of DC jail, citing mental decline

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A week after rejecting a plea agreement from federal prosecutors, accused Jan. 6 rioter Sean Michael McHugh is asking a judge to release him from custody pending trial because his mental health is deteriorating and he is facing abuse inside a Washington, D.C., jail.

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Carl P. Leubsdorf: Congress taking big step toward fixing elections

The House committee hearings on the Jan. 6, 2021, invasion of the Capitol performed a useful educational service by detailing how former President Donald Trump incited the insurrection and rejected pleas to stop it.

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Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson says Jan. 6 attackers ‘did teach us how you can use a flag pole’

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., downplayed the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6 on Tuesday, saying the violent attackers “did teach us how you can use a flag pole.”

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Lawyers: Arizona GOP chair pleaded Fifth to Jan. 6 panel

An attorney for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol told a federal judge in Phoenix on Tuesday that Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward refused to answer the committee’s questions at a deposition

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Senator Ron Johnson claims January 6 wasn’t ‘armed insurrection’ but did ‘teach us how you can use a flag pole’

Trump was aware supporters were armed, according to congressional testimony

The Independent UK

A new book's behind-the-scenes look at Congress' Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigation

Denver Riggleman spent 8 months as an adviser to the Congressional committee investigating the January 6th Capitol Riot. Now he's written a book about his experience — called, "The Breach."

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34 Capitol riot defendants sign letter asking to be moved to Guantanamo

Defendants claim ‘Gitmo’ would be better than ‘remaining trapped within the wretched confines of cruel and unusual punishment of the DC jail’

The Independent UK

Oath Keepers planned ‘armed rebellion’ on Jan. 6, DOJ says

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors cast the Oath Keepers as a threat to democracy in the first seditious conspiracy trial to stem from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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Oath Keepers founder accused of ‘armed rebellion’ on January 6 at trial

Stewart Rhodes and four associates face the rare civil war-era charge of seditious conspiracy for attacking the US Capitol

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Oath Keepers attacked ‘our country itself’ on Jan. 6, DOJ says at trial's opening

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors cast the Oath Keepers as a threat to democracy in the first seditious conspiracy trial to stem from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

The Independent UK

The Oath Keepers' Capitol riot trial, explained

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Holocaust comparisons are frequent in US politics – and reflect a shallow understanding of the actual genocide and the US response

Robert Keith Packer, a 57-year-old Virginian, achieved a measure of infamy at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot when he was photographed wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with a skull and crossbones along with the words “Camp Auschwitz.” “Work Brings Freedom,” the front said, a translation of the notorious motto “Arbeit macht…

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‘These people had our backs’: US veterans lobby to rescue allies trapped in Afghanistan

The Afghan Adjustment Act would offer permanent resident status to Afghans who fled the Taliban but Congress has not taken action

The Guardian - US

Oath Keepers to stand trial on charges of seditious conspiracy

Group allegedly discussed paramilitary training and ‘quick reaction force’ to get weapons to Capitol quickly on January 6

The Independent UK

Trump at center of Oath Keepers novel defense in Jan. 6 case

The defense team in the Capitol riot trial of the Oath Keepers leader is relying on an unusual strategy with Donald Trump at the center

Roll Call

Capitol Lens | Scooter commuter - Roll Call

Utah Rep. Blake Moore scooters away from the Capitol on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, after the House passed the temporary spending bill.

The Guardian - US

Pelosi reportedly resisted Democrats’ effort to impeach Trump on January 6 – as it happened

Intercept says House speaker rejected immediate push to impeach Trump on day of Capitol attack – follow the latest politics news

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Truman statue takes place in Capitol Rotunda

WASHINGTON — In what could be their last joint appearance before the midterm elections, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy joined with other lawmakers on Thursday to unveil a new statue of Harry S. Truman.

The Independent UK

Capitol riot jury picked for 1st seditious conspiracy trial

A jury in Washington has been selected in the seditious conspiracy case against the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates

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