The leader of the Oath Keepers, a far-right militant group that took part in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, will remain in jail until his trial on charges of seditious conspiracy and obstruction of justice. Stewart Rhodes was arrested
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House probe of Jan. 6 Capitol riot subpoenas Arizona GOP leader Kelli Ward, 5 others over ‘alternate electors’
Arizona Chairwoman Kelli Ward speaks during the Rally To Protect Our Elections conference on July 24, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot issued subpoenas Tuesday to Arizona
House probe of Jan. 6 Capitol riot finds long gap in White House phone records
A cloud of colored smoke appears as a mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, January 6, 2021. Leah Millis | Reuters White House telephone logs obtained by the House probe of
McConnell Refutes RNC’s Characterization of the Capitol Riots: ‘It Was a Violent Insurrection’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) arrives at the U.S. Capitol after a Senate Republican caucus luncheon in Washington, D.C., January 12, 2022. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) on Tuesday rebuked the Republican National Committee’s
Proud Boys member pleads guilty in January 6 attack on US Capitol, the first to do so in alleged conspiracy
Matthew Greene, 34, of Syracuse, New York, is the first Proud Boy charged in the alleged conspiracy to plead guilty, and could provide vital information to the government’s investigation as he’s expected to cooperate. He pleaded guilty Wednesday to one
Fox hosts, Donald Trump Jr., GOP reps begged Mark Meadows in texts to get Trump to stop Capitol riot on Jan. 6
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows gestures as he walks back to the West Wing following an interview with FOX News outside the White House on October 25, 2020 in Washington, DC. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images
January 6 Committee Subpoenas Proud Boys, Oath Keepers for Involvement in Capitol Riot
Supporters of President Trump face off with police during a “Stop the Steal” protest outside of the Capitol building in Washington D.C., January 6, 2021. (Stephanie Keith/Reuters) The January 6 select committee on Tuesday subpoenaed the leaders of right-wing activist
Trump Fan Who Organized Buses To D.C. Sentenced To 60 Days In Capitol Riot Case
A Jan. 6 defendant who prosecutors say had a “front-row seat” to the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to 60 days in prison on Monday. Frank Scavo, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge in September, organized
Kinzinger Says He ‘Thought About’ Firing Weapon at the Capitol on January 6
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) speaks during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., March 10, 2021. (Ting Shen/Pool via Reuters) Representative Adam Kinzinger (R., Ill.) admitted recently that he considered using his gun on January 6 as a
Jim Acosta Slams ‘Proud Boy Porn’ Of Tucker Carlson’s Series On Capitol Riot
CNN’s Jim Acosta got down and dirty attacking Tucker Carlson’s controversial “documentary” miniseries about the Jan. 6 insurrection, calling it “Proud Boy porn.” Among the many controversial claims in the series, which premiered Monday on the Fox Nation streaming service,
Capitol cop Michael Riley resigns weeks after arrest on charges of cover-up of Jan. 6 riot Facebook messages
U.S. Capitol Police Officer Michael Riley poses for a picture outside of headquarters on D St., NE. Riley was selected Officer of the Month for February 2011 by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call,
Trump sues Jan. 6 Capitol riot committee in bid to block records requests
Pro-Trump protesters storm the U.S. Capitol to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., U.S. January 6, 2021. Ahmed Gaber | Reuters The lawsuit was
GOP enthusiasm for prosecuting Capitol rioters has fallen, Pew poll finds
A sizable majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, 57%, still say it’s at least somewhat important that federal law enforcement agencies find and prosecute those who broke into and rioted at the US Capitol — but that’s down from 79%