by Jim Heath | Jun 4, 2021 | Headlines
A Donald Trump supporter from Northern California who has been charged with assaulting US Capitol officers while trolling them for ‘protecting pedophiles’ during the January 6 riots was previously convicted of the statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl. Body...
by Jim Heath | May 28, 2021 | GOP, Headlines
The bipartisan push to launch an independent and nonpartisan investigation of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol suffered a fatal blow today, after nearly all Senate Republicans banded together in opposition. The 54-to-35 outcome, six votes shy of the 60 needed to...
by Jim Heath | May 19, 2021 | Congress, Headlines
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told Republicans today that he is opposed to an independent commission investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection as envisioned by the House. This effectively kills the proposed bipartisan panel. “It’s not at all clear what new facts...
by Jim Heath | Apr 16, 2021 | Headlines, Trump
A founding member of the Oath Keepers arrested in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol pleaded guilty today and agreed to cooperate against others in the case — the first defendant to publicly flip in the sprawling domestic terrorism investigation that has led to charges...
by Jim Heath | Mar 2, 2021 | Headlines, QAnon, Trump
The Capitol is being guarded by almost 5,000 troops ahead of March 4 – when QAnon followers believe Donald Trump will become president again. The US Capitol Police requested 4,900 National Guard troops remain in the nation’s capital until at least March...
