by Jim Heath | Jul 27, 2021 | GOP, Headlines, Trump
A House select committee examining the events of Jan. 6 opened its investigation today with vivid, visceral testimony from four law enforcement officers who were savagely attacked as they defended the U.S. Capitol from armed supporters of former President Trump,...
by Jim Heath | Jul 19, 2021 | Headlines
A Florida man who breached the US Senate chamber carrying a ‘Trump 2020’ campaign flag was sentenced today to eight months in prison, making him the first among hundreds of accused rioters facing prosecution to be incarcerated. Paul Allard Hodgkins, 38,...
by Jim Heath | Jun 17, 2021 | GOP, Headlines
Rep. Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA), who voted against awarding police officers the Congressional Gold Medal for their bravery in protecting the U.S. Capitol against violent, pro-Trump rioters on Jan. 6, refused to shake hands with D.C. police officer Michael Fanone. Fanone...
by Jim Heath | Jun 12, 2021 | Headlines
Right-wing radio host Alex Jones is facing online calls for his arrest after social media users resurfaced the conspiracy theorist’s nearly $500,000 donation to a January 6 rally that preceded the Capitol riot. In a video posted from Washington D.C. on January...
by Jim Heath | Jun 4, 2021 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Putin
Less than two weeks from a first face-to-face with President Biden in Geneva, Russian President Vladimir Putin today criticized the U.S. prosecution of rioters who took part in the January attack on the Capitol. The comments are likely to add to the pessimism in both...
