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Former chief to back more power for Capitol Police to get federal backup - Roll Call

A former Capitol Police chief plans to tell a House panel Tuesday that Congress should give the position more power to request help.

Roll Call

Trump clashes with Kristen Welker over what he was doing on Jan 6: ‘Why would I tell you?’

Trump aides have testified he watched Capitol riot on TV in White House dining room and even rewound parts to watch again

The Independent UK

Trump refuses to say in a TV interview how he watched the Jan. 6 attack unfold at the US Capitol

Former President Donald Trump repeatedly declined in an interview aired Sunday to answer questions about whether he watched the Capitol riot unfold on television

The Independent UK

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Captivated by the historic trial, Texans respond to Paxton acquittal with delight, disappointment

Those disappointed by the Senate vote, blame political polarization. Those pleased with the acquittal say the evidence fell short.

The Texas Tribune

Where do Republicans get these worms?

There is a reason why they were put into positions of power by this Republican Party

Salon

Man convicted of bomb threat outside Library of Congress sentenced to probation after year in jail

A man whose bomb threat near the U.S. Capitol forced evacuations and sparked an hourslong standoff with police in 2021 was sentenced to five years of probation Friday after a year in jail

The Independent UK

A Jan. 6 rioter was convicted and sentenced in secret. No one will say why

A felony case stemming from the U.S. Capitol riot appears to have been resolved in secret, with the man released from federal custody this week despite no public record of a conviction or sentencing

The Independent UK

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Connecticut alderman facing charges in Jan. 6 riot defeats incumbent GOP mayor after primary recount

A Connecticut city alderman facing criminal charges that he entered the U.S. Capitol with a mob of rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, has narrowly won the Republican mayoral primary in Connecticut’s smallest city

The Independent UK

Trump, January 6 and a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election: The federal investigation, explained

A sprawling Justice Department probe into the former president and his allies yielded four criminal charges in a stunning indictment outlining a path to power at whatever cost, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Tanya Chutkan: Who is the judge overseeing Trump’s federal 2020 election probe case?

DC district judge has already sentenced at least 38 people convicted of Capitol riot-related crimes

The Independent UK

UNESCO puts Kyiv and Lviv historical sites on ‘in danger’ list

The UN's World Heritage Committee on Friday placed two major historical sites in the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Lviv on its ‘in danger’ list. Earlier, Ukraine's armed forces said they had retaken the village of Andriivka near the key frontline city of Bakhmut, a day after claims it had…

France 24

Climate activists kick off rallies against fossil fuel in week of action in New York

Protests were a preview of planned marches in the city ahead of United Nations’ climate ambition summit on 20 September

The Guardian - US

Northwest suburban woman charged with urging on rioters at U.S. Capitol

Nhi Ngoc Mai Le, 26, was arrested last week after an anonymous tip to the FBI alerted authorities to her Facebook page.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trump, January 6 and a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election: The federal investigation, explained

A sprawling Justice Department probe into the former president and his allies yielded four criminal charges in a stunning indictment outlining a path to power at whatever cost, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

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Proud Boys on trial: does remorse in court signal a change for this far right group? A psychologist reviews the research

When I watched the members of the US far-right group the Proud Boys from afar before and during the Capitol riots of January 6 2021, I thought their name was quite apt. They always seemed proud – arrogant, even – and entitled.

The Independent UK

Jan 6 rioter compares herself to Jesus as she is sentenced to 30 months in prison

Yvonne St Cyr still insists she ‘did the right thing’ when she stormed the US Capitol on 6 January 2021

Roll Call

Scalise is back, but unclear for how long - Roll Call

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise returned to the Capitol Thursday for the first time since being diagnosed with blood cancer.

The Independent UK

Man who threw flagpole at police during Jan. 6 riot gets more than 6 years in prison

A Tennessee man who wrote on social media about wanting to “take over the Capitol building” before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, where he threw a flagpole at a police officer’s head, has been sentenced to more than six years in prison

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The Independent UK

Trump, January 6 and a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election: The federal investigation, explained

A sprawling Justice Department probe into the former president and his allies yielded four criminal charges in a stunning indictment outlining a path to power at whatever cost, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

MSNBC host slams Trump for his ‘vile lie’ about 9/11

Lawrence O’Donnell accused the former president of trying to ‘steal the grief’ of those who lost loved ones in 9/11

The Independent UK

Infowars host Owen Shroyer gets 2 months behind bars in Capitol riot case

Infowars host Owen Shroyer has been sentenced to two months behind bars for joining the mob’s riot at the U.S. Capitol

The Guardian - US

Trump asks judge to recuse herself in federal 2020 election subversion case

The recusal motion against US district judge Tanya Chutkan based on two public statements alone faces major legal hurdles

The Independent UK

Active-duty Marine gets probation and community service for storming Capitol with 2 unit members

One of three active-duty Marines who stormed the U.S. Capitol together has been sentenced to probation instead of prison time

The Independent UK

Prominent activist's son convicted of storming Capitol and invading Senate floor in Jan. 6 riot

The son of a prominent conservative activist has been convicted of charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, bashed in a window, invaded the Senate floor and helped a mob disrupt the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory

The Independent UK

‘Zip-tie guy’ and his mother sentenced to prison for January 6 crimes

Eric Munchel carried a Taser and stole zip-tie handcuffs from the Capitol as they looked for senators

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