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Chris Christie says Capitol attack was ‘incited by Donald Trump’ to ‘overturn the election’

Christie was on Trump’s 2020 shortlist for top jobs in administration, but passed over

The Independent UK

Capitol rioter tells judge he lost a six-figure job, his retirement and his credit rating

‘There’s nothing the court can do to me that will come even close to what I’ve lost,’ Richard Barnard says

The Independent UK

Pence dismisses Trump claim that he could have overturned 2020 election

In a sharp rebuke of his former boss, former US vice president Mike Pence said on Friday that Donald Trump was wrong to believe Pence had the power to reverse the outcome of the 2020 presidential election that Trump has falsely claimed was stolen from him.

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RNC votes to censure GOP members of Jan. 6 probe, moves closer to debate withdrawal

Republican National Committee members passed a resolution on Friday to formally censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois over their work on a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, in an unprecedented rebuke of sitting members of Congress.

Los Angeles Times

Mike Pence: 'Trump Is Wrong. I Had No Right To Overturn the Election.'

Republican party officials voted earlier on Friday to censure Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, the only two Republicans participating in the investigation of the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol

Reason

9 high-profile Trump allies sought by Jan. 6 committee

WASHINGTON — The nine-member select congressional committee created in July to investigate last year's Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has interviewed hundreds of witnesses and issued dozens of subpoenas.

Los Angeles Times

Pence finally hits back at Trump

The statement marks by far Pence's strongest rebuke of Trump in the year since the duo left office

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Republican party calls January 6 attack ‘legitimate political discourse’

Party censures Cheney and Kinzinger, the only Republicans on the Capitol attack House panel, as Pence says ‘Trump is wrong’

The Guardian - US

‘President Trump is wrong’: Pence defends certification of Biden victory

Former vice president’s remarks on push to overturn the 2020 election are the most critical words he’s ever spoken of his ex-boss

The Independent UK

RNC calls Capitol riot "legitimate"

The stunning statement of support comes as the Republican National Committee censures incumbent members of Congress

Salon

RNC censures US Reps. Cheney, Kinzinger for serving on House Jan. 6 panel

The Republican National Committee voted to censure U.S. Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for serving on the House committee investigating the insurrection at the Capitol last year, saying the panel is “persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse.”

Tribune News Service

Republicans dub Capitol riot that left 100 police injured ‘legitimate political discourse’

Support for the violent rioters who stormed the Capitol is now the official position of the Republican Party

The Independent UK

‘Nauseously woke,’ lunch in the Capitol and unicorn poop - Congressional Hits & Misses - Roll Call

Sen. James Lankford prolonged the Senate adjourning for snacks while Sen. Richard J. Durbin rattled off the weirdest possible vape flavors. Rep. Jim McGovern threatened to lower the temperature in the House Rules Committee if members didn’t speed up comments. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden outed Sen. Mitch McConnell, saying that…

Roll Call

Cheney and Kinzinger face GOP censure for inquiry into origins of pro-Trump Capitol riot

Ms Cheney and Mr Kinzinger are the only Republicans on the House committee investigating former president Trump’s push to overturn the 2020 election

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The Guardian - US

Republicans call January 6 ‘legitimate political discourse’ as party censures Cheney and Kinzinger – as it happened

Move was response to representatives’ involvement in House select committee investigating Capitol attack

Tribune News Service

GOP panel approves resolution censuring Cheney and Kinzinger

WASHINGTON — The Republican National Committee is expected to consider a resolution on Friday to censure U.S. Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, two of the most vocal GOP critics of Donald Trump, for serving on the House committee investigating the attack on the Capitol last year.

The Independent UK

Statue of racist ex-Gov. Bilbo quietly moved in Mississippi

A statue of white supremacist former Mississippi Gov. Theodore Bilbo has quietly been moved out of sight in the state Capitol

The Independent UK

First Black congressman honored amid calls for justice

A modest room in the Capitol has been named after the first Black member of the House

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The Independent UK

Man previously arrested at Supreme Court shooed away again as police find ‘concerning’ messages

Episode is third time man’s presence has caused concern around US Capitol

Tribune News Service

Man arrested by Capitol Police in October returns to street outside Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — A Michigan man who initiated a standoff near the Capitol with police in October returned to the same spot on Thursday, the same morning President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and several members of Congress were delivering remarks nearby to the National Prayer Breakfast at the Capitol…

The Independent UK

Capitol’s Cannon Building and nearby DC streets evacuated over security alarm

Situation underscored tense security atmosphere at Capitol since January 6

Reason

Judge: Criticisms of Epoch Times Were Substantially True or Opinion, Not Libel

“Like it or not, news analysis is often delivered with plenty of English on the ball in service of an ideological agenda and market viability. Whether such practices contribute positively to delivering our species closer to the truth is a question for philosophers. It is not enough to support a…

Tribune News Service

Trump blames Pelosi for not preventing his supporters from storming Capitol

The buck stops with Nancy.

Roll Call

Man arrested by Capitol Police in October returns to street outside Supreme Court - Roll Call

A man arrested in October after refusing to leave his Chevy Tahoe illegally parked in front of the Supreme Court returned on Thursday.

Salon

Stopping the white-collar insurrection

The Capitol mob isn't the real problem. Those in power who inspired them must be barred from holding office

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