Missouri General Assembly puts two constitutional amendments on the Nov. 3 ballot Welcome to the Thursday, May 21, 2026, Brew. Ballotpedia · May 21
FBI official, who led Trump’s retribution campaign, suddenly quits to spend more time with his family Marshall Yates, who served as point man for Senate Judiciary Committee and on Weaponization Working Group, is latest to depart Kash Patel’s agency The Independent UK · Feb 26
These House Republicans opposed making Juneteenth a holiday two years ago Republicans said the holiday was meant to stoke racial division The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023
Trump not immune from lawmaker lawsuits over Jan. 6 attack, US says WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers and Capitol Police officers should be able to pursue civil lawsuits against former President Donald Trump over actions he took leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the Justice Department told a federal appeals court Thursday. Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023
Trump not immune from lawmaker lawsuits over Jan. 6 attack, US says - Roll Call Former President Donald Trump should face lawsuits over his actions ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the DOJ said Thursday. Roll Call · Mar 2, 2023
Jan. 6 panel urges ethics review for McCarthy, GOP lawmakers The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack has referred Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and three other GOP lawmakers to undergo an ethics investigation for their refusal to comply with congressional subpoenas The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022
GOP congressman texted Mark Meadows calling for Trump to declare ‘marshall law’ over 2020 election Members of Congress pushed dubious legal theories, far-right websites and outright calls for antidemocratic power grabs to Trump’s chief of staff, messages reveal The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022
Leaked Meadows texts show GOP Jan 6 plot Talking Points Memo publishes massive trove of Meadows' texts with at least 34 Republican lawmakers Salon · Dec 13, 2022
Trump for 2024 would be ‘bad mistake’, Republican says as blame game deepens Alabama congressman Mo Brooks, a once-zealous Trump ally, comments after party fails to retake Congress in midterms The Guardian - US · Nov 14, 2022
Trump allies trash him after midterms Mo Brooks, a key Jan. 6 player, lit into Trump as "dishonest", "disloyal", "incompetent" and "crude" Salon · Nov 14, 2022
Former Trump ally Mo Brooks denounces him as ‘dishonest, disloyal, incompetent and crude’ Brooks appears to back Ron DeSantis for 2024, saying he can ‘make America the greatest nation’ The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022
For some incoming senators, the primary was the real election - Roll Call A Democrat in Vermont and Republicans in Alabama and Oklahoma all easily won races to replace retiring senators. Roll Call · Nov 8, 2022
Election Day Is Here: Which Politicians Are Profiting (Or Losing) On Stocks? U.S. voters will spend the majority of Tuesday casting their ballots for the candidates they want to represent them in Congress, which consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Benzinga · Nov 8, 2022
Alabama's open congressional seat to be decided Tuesday Alabama’s only open congressional seat will be decided as Republican Dale Strong faces Democrat Kathy Warner-Stanton and Libertarian P The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022
The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 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
Salon · Aug 10, 2022 Will Jan. 6 hearings bring consequences? Committee says evidence points to obstruction, fraud and possibly seditious conspiracy
The New Daily · Aug 7, 2022 The January 6 hearings have been spectacular TV, but will they have any consequences for Trump? Some of the evidence presented in the hearings has been spectacular. It has increased the chances he will face a genuinely competitive primary race in 2024.
Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2022 7 things we've learned so far from the Jan. 6 hearings WASHINGTON — A House committee investigating the assault on the U.S. Capitol promised revelations in the televised hearings that began last month.
The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022 Ousters, upsets halfway through 2022 primary election season More than halfway through a tumultuous primary season, voters have rendered verdicts in a number of contests, many of which featured candidates arguing they best represented a continuation of policies favored by former President Donald Trump
Salon · Jun 29, 2022 Fox flips on Trump after Jan. 6 hearings At least five talking heads have disavowed Trump's claims of election fraud and questioned his mental fitness
The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2022 First Thing: supreme court abortion ruling sure to inflame America’s divisions Only 25% of Americans now have confidence in the institution. Plus, shipwreck of US destroyer ‘Sammy B’ discovered
The Guardian - US · Jun 26, 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 Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022 Jan 6 hearings: Trump-linked lawyer compares FBI to Stasi, as ex-president’s call to Putin revealed Trump to DOJ: Say the election was corrupt and ‘leave the rest to me’
Salon · Jun 24, 2022 Gaetz and MTG tweet their pardon panic "The January 6 Committee is an unconstitutional political sideshow,"Gaetz said on socials Thursday
Los Angeles Times · Jun 24, 2022 Preemptive pardons, Trump’s Justice Dept. plans and other takeaways from Thursday’s Jan. 6 hearing WASHINGTON — The fifth hearing of the House select committee investigating Jan. 6 focused Thursday on how then-President Donald Trump sought to misuse the Justice Department to convince states and the courts that there was widespread election fraud.