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Capitol rioter who rested feet on desk in Pelosi's office sentenced to over 4 years in prison

The Arkansas man walked around the Capitol with a stun gun/walking stick combo with spike electrodes, prosecutors said.

Axios

Capitol rioter who propped feet on Pelosi's desk in photo sentenced to over 4 years

An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in a widely circulated photo from the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to more than four years in prison

The Independent UK

Watch as Kevin McCarthy provides update on debt crisis as ceiling deadline looms

Watch as Kevin McCarthy holds a news briefing in the Capitol to speak on the US debt crisis.

The Independent UK

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A U-haul truck, a Nazi flag and threats to kill the president: What we know about the White House crash

The incident will no doubt be setting off alarm bells around Capitol Hill – coming at a time when lawmakers and government officials have faced growing threats and just two years after Donald Trump supporters succeeding in storming the US Capitol in the January 6 riot. Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK

1st seditious conspiracy sentences in Jan. 6 attack to be handed down for Rhodes, other Oath Keepers

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and members of his extremist group will be the first Jan. 6 defendants sentenced for seditious conspiracy in a series of hearings beginning this week that could forecast the punishments coming for top Proud Boys leaders convicted of the same charge

The Independent UK

McCarthy, Rep. Graves signal impasse in White House debt talks

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy left the U.S. Capitol late Tuesday afternoon saying the two parties had yet to reach a deal to avert a first-ever U.S. default, and a top lieutenant said there are no more meetings planned.

Tribune News Service

Prosecutors worry ex-California police chief could turn his Jan. 6 trial into a ‘circus’

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Federal prosecutors are raising concerns that a former Orange County, California, police chief’s court filing, with dozens of pages of seemingly rhetorical conspiracy-oriented questions, could signal he plans to turn his Jan. 6 insurrection trial into a “circus.”

The Orange County Register

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House panel investigating AG Ken Paxton’s office; Paxton calls on Speaker Dade Phelan to resign

The dramatic turn of events began with Paxton accusing Phelan of presiding over the House while drunk. Phelan’s office called it a ploy and “a last ditch effort to save face.”

The Texas Tribune

‘Loss and pain’: Sen. Roland Gutierrez is driven to fight for Uvalde victims’ families

AUSTIN, Texas – Roland Gutierrez is stuck.

Tribune News Service

Debt ceiling talks grind on, but Republicans say there's a 'lack of urgency' from White House

Debt ceiling negotiators for President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are holed up again at the Capitol

The Independent UK

WH crasher had Nazi flag, threatened Joe

Former top FBI official immediately linked the incident to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Salon

A U-haul truck, a Nazi flag and threats to kill the president: What we know about the White House crash

The Independent UK

Debt limit talks halt as Republicans, White House face 'serious differences'

Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans stopped, started and stopped again Friday at the US Capitol, a dizzying series of events in high-stakes negotiations to avoid a potentially catastrophic federal default.

France 24

Texas man who knocked out officer during Jan 6. Capitol riot learns his sentence

FORT WORTH, Texas — A North Texas man was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison Friday for assaulting law enforcement resulting in bodily injury during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia announced.

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Texas militia member sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for attacking police during Capitol riot

A Texas militia member has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for attacking police officers at the U.S. Capitol, seriously injuring one of them during a mob’s attack on Jan. 6, 2021

The Independent UK

Top House negotiator on debt limit says it's time to 'press pause' as talks come to standstill

A top debt ceiling negotiator for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says it’s time to “press pause” on talks as negotiations with the White House have come to an abrupt standstill at the Capitol

Roll Call

Photos of the week ending May 19, 2023 - Roll Call

The debt limit showdown, an attempt to expel Rep. George Santos and a portrait unveiling of former Speaker Paul D. Ryan highlight this week.

The Independent UK

Former FBI employees testify on GOP politicization claims after losing clearances

Several FBI employees accused the bureau of politicization in congressional testimony Thursday, a day after the agency announced two of them had seen their security clearances revoked over concerns about how their views of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capital attack affected their work

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Flanked by moon mission astronauts, Kelly calls NASA the ‘Dolly Parton’ of government

WASHINGTON — News conferences outside the Capitol don’t always attract a crowd of visitors and tourists — but most also do not feature astronauts in flight suits.

Tribune News Service

Charlotte FBI, Bank of America dragged into congressional dispute over Capitol riot

A suspended FBI employee from Charlotte, North Carolina, who gave whistleblower testimony Thursday to a Republican-led congressional subcommittee had his security clearance revoked over his handling of a Jan. 6-related investigation, and amid questions from his superiors about his “allegiance to the United States.”

Tribune News Service

Rep. Jamaal Bowman calls out Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for racist tropes after she claims to ‘feel threatened’ by him

NEW YORK — U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman Thursday accused Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of promoting racist tropes about Black men after she claimed to have felt “threatened” by his “physical mannerisms” during an argument on the steps of the Capitol.

Los Angeles Times

A frail Sen. Dianne Feinstein continues to vote as new details emerge about her health

WASHINGTON — It's police week here at the nation's Capitol, and, with law enforcement officers flowing through the halls, the Senate Judiciary Committee took up several bills meant to support the police.

The Independent UK

Debt ceiling negotiators rushing for weekend deal, but much work remains

Negotiators from the White House met over the debt limit with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s emissaries at the Capitol

Salon

FBI pulls "rug out from under" Jordan

FBI revoked security clearances for Jordan's witnesses over damning Jan. 6 allegations

Chicago Sun-Times

Couple from Quincy gets two years probation in U.S. Capitol riot

Jason and Christina Gerding were arrested on Jan. 28, 2021, just a few weeks after the Capitol riot. They pleaded guilty last January.

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