America is still on the brink of Trumpism fueling hate, paranoia and violence So many Americans feel bullied by the system today that they’re easy prey for Trumpism The Guardian - US · Nov 10, 2022
Biden caved to GOP on election disinfo DHS pulled back on a comprehensive effort to address disinformation to help election workers Salon · Nov 2, 2022
Republican ex-congressman suggests colleagues ‘had serious cognitive issues’ Paul Gosar and Louie Gohmert were eager to believe ‘wild, dramatic fantasies’, claims Denver Riggleman in new book The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2022
Arizona judge slaps down Finchem, Gosar over defamation suit An Arizona judge has ordered three Republicans to pay $75,000 in attorney fees for filing a defamation suit against a former Democratic lawmaker “primarily for purposes of harassment.” The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022
Trump's angry words spur warnings of real violence Federal authorities and experts who study online extremism are warning of a risk of additional attacks on federal law enforcement following the FBI's search of ex-President Donald Trump's Florida home The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022
House Republican slams Parkland survivor Rep. Andy Biggs went to Tucker Carlson to complain about being confronted by gun safety activist David Hogg Salon · Jul 21, 2022
January 6 hearings: if Republicans did nothing wrong, why were pardons sought? Email from Alabama’s Mo Brooks potentially reveals what conduct by lawmakers he feared might be criminal The Guardian - US · Jun 26, 2022
Jan. 6 panel airs evidence of more GOP lawmaker pardon requests - Roll Call Five GOP members of Congress requested pardons following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, according to evidence presented at a hearing Roll Call · Jun 23, 2022
Trump team didn't have the evidence and 4 other takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearing There were a number of eye-opening findings in the Jan. 6 committee's fourth hearing that showed the depth and breadth of Trump and his allies' pressure on local and state officials. WEKU · Jun 21, 2022
Jan. 6 committee hearing reveals extent of Trump’s pressure campaign The committee revealed the breadth of the Trump team's pressure campaign to get state officials to change the 2020 election results. Axios · Jun 21, 2022
Officials tell panel how they impeded Trump’s demands to overturn election GOP state officials detailed for the Jan. 6 select committee their resistance to Donald Trump's demands they overturn the 2020 election. Roll Call · Jun 21, 2022
Democrats, GOP take contrasting views on LGBTQ survey bill An effort to be more inclusive or attempted intrusion by the federal government The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022
Will Tonight's Capitol Riot Hearing Deliver Bombshells or Be Another Dud? Plus: Families sue over Texas directive on care for transgender kids, teleworker taxes will come before Ohio Supreme Court, and more... Reason · Jun 9, 2022
‘New wound’: Expert questions whether 11-year-old Uvalde student should have testified WASHINGTON — Perhaps the most notable witness at Wednesday’s House Oversight committee hearing on gun reform was one who did not attend in person: Miah Cerrillo, an 11-year-old who survived the horrific mass shooting in Uvalde by smearing blood on herself and playing dead. Tribune News Service · Jun 9, 2022
The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022 Republican attacks Democrats for letting Uvalde victim recount her experience Contentious moment underscores deep divide between far-right and Democrats on guns
Tribune News Service · Jun 7, 2022 First of many ‘touchstones’ starts Thursday in prime time for Jan. 6 committee WASHINGTON — The first time the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection gathered for a public hearing, members heard from law enforcement officers who were physically assaulted, verbally abused and traumatized by pro-Donald Trump rioters who stormed the building.
Roll Call · Jun 7, 2022 First of many ‘touchstones’ starts Thursday in prime time for Jan. 6 committee - Roll Call The committee will begin to tell the public what it has found—the product of more than 1,000 interviews and over 140,000 documents.
Tribune News Service · May 29, 2022 GOP’s Biggs says Jan. 6 committee exceeds authority in subpoena Representative Andy Biggs of Arizona is the latest House Republican to formally object to being subpoenaed to testify before a congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol.
Tribune News Service · May 27, 2022 House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy signals he won’t honor Jan. 6 panel subpoena WASHINGTON — House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy says a harmful precedent would be set if he and four other Republicans complied with their subpoenas to testify from the congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol.
The Independent UK · May 27, 2022 McCarthy, GOP lawmakers escalate standoff with Jan. 6 panel Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is making clear that he will defy a subpoena he received from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack
Salon · May 20, 2022 GOP blames formula shortage on the poor The shortage disproportionately impacts families on federal assistance programs like WIC
Salon · May 19, 2022 Republicans vote "no" on baby food hike Nine Republicans vote "no" on bill that would help low-income parents access baby food amid shortage
Salon · May 13, 2022 Will House coup plotters face justice? Rep. Scott Perry was up to his eyeballs in the Trump plot, and remains defiant. Will he really get away with it?
Salon · May 12, 2022 McCarthy finally subpoenaed for Jan. 6 Jan 6 committee subpoenas Kevin McCarthy and four other Republican congressmen
The Guardian - US · May 12, 2022 Capitol attack panel subpoenas five Republicans in unprecedented step Chair Bennie Thompson says panel has been ‘forced to take this step’ as Kevin McCarthy complains investigation ‘not legitimate’