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Jan. 6 panel claims Trump engaged in 'criminal conspiracy'

The House committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol says its evidence shows former President Donald Trump and his associates engaged in a “criminal conspiracy” to prevent Congress from certifying the results of the presidential election, spread false information about it and pressured state officials to overturn the results

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Alabama man first convicted of seditious conspiracy in riot

An Alabama man affiliated with the far-right Oath Keepers militia group has pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy for his actions leading up to and through the Jan. 6 riot

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Prosecutor says the first Capitol rioter on trial ‘lit the match’

Jurors have heard attorneys' opening statements in the first trial for one of the hundreds of people charged with storming the U.S. Capitol last year

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First Jan. 6 trial starts against Texas man turned in by son

WASHINGTON — The first person to go on trial for participating in the Jan. 6 riot was accused by prosecutors of being “the match that started the fire” for thousands of people who stormed the Capitol.

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Prosecutor: First Capitol rioter on trial 'lit the match'

Jurors have heard attorneys' opening statements in the first trial for one of the hundreds of people charged with storming the U.S. Capitol last year

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Convicted US Capitol rioter dies by suicide before sentencing

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One America News Network host, former state legislator among those subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel

WASHINGTON — A One America News Network host and a conservative lawyer who participated in a call where former President Donald Trump pressured the Georgia secretary of state to “find” votes are among six people who were subpoenaed Tuesday by the House committee examining the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at…

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State of the Union live: Biden denounces ‘menacing’ Putin and vows to tackle inflation and Covid – as it happened

President condemns Russia, outlines plans to deal with rising prices and promises ‘new moment’ in fight against coronavirus

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Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 6 people tied to bid to overturn election

WASHINGTON — Six people accused of promoting false claims the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent and taking part in efforts to delay or overturn results were subpoenaed Tuesday by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

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Capitol riot committee subpoenas disgraced ex-Kansas attorney general, OAN host who promoted fake election fraud claims

The latest group to receive subpoenas includes a right-wing television host who aided Mr Trump’s legal efforts, and an ex-Kansas attorney general who lost his law license nearly a decade ago

The Independent UK

Supreme Court nominee heads to Senate for confirmation process

WASHINGTON — Ketanji Brown Jackson will meet with senators at the Capitol for the first time Wednesday about her nomination to the Supreme Court, as both parties sharpen their approach to the quick confirmation process Democrats have planned over the next few weeks.

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Six of Donald Trump’s lawyers subpoenaed by Capitol attack panel

The panel is targeting documents and testimony from Cleta Mitchell, Kurt Olsen, Katherine Freiss, Phillip Kline, Kenneth Chesebro and Christina Bobb

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Jury selection resumes for 1st trial over Capitol riot

Jury selection has resumed in the first trial for one of the hundreds of Donald Trump supporters charged with storming the U.S. Capitol last year

The Independent UK

Capitol rioter dies by suicide while awaiting sentence: ‘The justice system killed his spirit’

Mathew Lawrence Perna faced up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine

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Biden denies Navarro, Flynn privilege claims in 1/6 probe

President Joe Biden has denied executive privilege claims made by former Trump administration officials Peter Navarro and Michael Flynn in response to congressional subpoenas from the House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol

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‘Huge impact’: First January 6 US Capitol riot trial begins

Legal experts say trial of Guy Wesley Reffitt could influence the course of many other Capitol riot cases.

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No longer on the State of the Union guest list: Mandatory masks

WASHINGTON — Mask wearing is no longer required on the House side of the Capitol, and won’t be mandatory at Tuesday’s State of the Union address, the Office of the Attending Physician announced.

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Children will testify against father in first Jan 6 jury trial

Case will set precent for prosecutors and defendants from 6 January

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New normal: Fence is up, Guard on standby for State of Union

The fencing around the U.S. Capitol is back up for the president's State of the Union address on Tuesday

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Capitol riot suspect glares at witnesses as first jury trial over insurrection wraps up

A self-styled militia member, the first Capitol rioter to face trial warned his family that ‘traitors get shot’

The Guardian - US

Americans should not be concerned about potential nuclear war, Biden says – as it happened

Biden’s comments come one day after Vladimir Putin directed Russian military leaders to transfer the country’s nuclear weapons to a “special mode of combat duty”.

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Many Capitol riot cases could hinge on 1st trial's outcome

A Texas man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun on his waist is the first Jan. 6 defendant to go on trial

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Trump claims he knows nothing about desperate text messages sent to his team by Sean Hannity during Capitol riot

Former president praises Fox News host as a ‘talented person’ who gets ‘fantastic ratings’

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US Capitol fencing is reinstalled ahead of trucker protests

WASHINGTON — Temporary fencing is being reinstalled around the U.S. Capitol as federal security officials brace for protesting truckers to reach the Washington area, possibly to coincide with President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday.

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"Free, white and over 21" lives on today

The "free, White, and over 21" mentality was well represented among those who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6

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