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What the House Drama Reveals about the State of Extremism in America
The gang of extremists, who controlled the process of deciding the Speaker, did not so much elect McCarthy as much as they tamed, domesticated, and subordinated him.
Tagged January 6
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Opinion: Republicans Aren’t Changing Their Authoritarian Minds or Lying Ways
The 1/6 Committee hearings have not changed Republican minds about reality, only about Trump’s viability.
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Opinion: Jan. 6 And Uvalde Massacre Highlight How Violent Gun Culture Undermines Democracy
The gun, in many ways these days, has become the symbol and means of tyranny, a tool for taking down democracy.
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Opinion: If Americans Really Want to Address Gun Violence, It’s Democracy, Stupid
All of these issues—women’s right to choose, gun control, the rights of people to love how they want and marry whom they want, and much more—depend on one issue: democracy.
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Opinion: Want to Stop Inflation? Fighting for Global Democracy is the Answer
If we want to end inflation, we have to recognize how this dynamic is bound up in assaults on democracy around the globe and at home.
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Audio Reveals Lindsey Graham Said Biden Was the “Best Person to Have” After 1/6
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said President Joe Biden was the “best person to have†leading the country after a mob of former President Donald Trump’s attacked the United States Capitol on the false premise that the 2020 general election was stolen.
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Mitch McConnell Told Journalist That Trump “Discredited Himself” with 1/6
McConnell was “exhilarated” by the potential damage of the January 6 insurrection on former President Donald Trump.
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Investigators Are Closing In as Ivanka Trump is Scheduled to Meet with 1/6 Panel
Ivanka Trump will meet with the House Select Committee tasked with investigating the January 6 insurrection and respond to questions about the attack.
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1/6 Committee Expresses Frustration as Contempt Charges Pile Up at DOJ
Members of the House Select Committee tasked with investigating the January 6 insurrection have expressed frustration with the Department of Justice (DOJ), which has responded slowly to recommendations to seek charges against Trump administration aides that have defied the committee by refusing to appear for depositions or provide documents.
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Politico Demands Josh Hawley Stop Using Infamous 1/6 Photo On His Campaign Merchandise
Politico has demanded that Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) stop using the infamous photo of Hawley raising his fist in the air as if in approval toward protesters who would later participate in the Capitol riot of January 6, on his campaign merchandise. Hawley’s campaign, vying for re-election, began selling ceramic coffee mugs featuring the phrase “Show…
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Romney Warns That “Democracy is Fragile” on 1/6 Anniversary
Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) warned that “democracy is fragile” one year after the attack on the United States Capitol and called on Republicans to heed the lessons of that day, saying democracy cannot survive without “leaders of integrity” who can rise above the fold. “We ignore the lessons of January 6 at our own peril….
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Cheney Rebukes GOP for Backing Trump’s Big Lie: “That’s How Democracies Die”
During an appearance on The TODAY Show, Representative Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) stressed that “the threat” to American democracy continues one year after the attack on the United States Capitol continues and rebuked members of her own party for backing former President Donald Trump’s lies that the 2020 general election was stolen.
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Trump Lashes Out After Biden’s Speech and Continues to Push The Big Lie
Former President Donald Trump lashed out after President Joe Biden’s speech on the anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, calling it “political theater” and “a distraction from the fact that Biden has completely and totally failed.” “Biden used my name today to try to further divide America,” the former President said, adding that Biden “is destroying our…
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Mark Meadows Now Refusing to Sit for Deposition with January 6 Committee
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is now refusing to sit for a deposition with the House Select Committee tasked with investigating the events of January 6. The move marks a reversal from an announcement last week that he would comply with the committee’s subpoena ordering him to appear. “We agreed to provide…
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Prosecutors Slam Bannon for Trying to Make His Case a Trial by Media “Rather Than in Court”
Prosecutors criticized former White House strategist Steve Bannon, saying that he is trying to make his case on contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas from the House Select Committee tasked with investigating the January 6 insurrection a trial by media “rather than in court.” The prosecution’s comments came after Bannon’s defense requested that the D.C….
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Cheney and Kinzinger Only Two Republicans to Back Censuring Paul Gosar
Representatives Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) are the only two Republicans to back censuring Representative Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and are expected to vote for a resolution today that would take away his committee seats for posting an animated video that showed him killing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and attacking President Joe Biden. That…
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Hypocrite Mike Pence Claims He Took Inspiration from James Madison When He Certified the Election
Vice President Mike Pence claimed he took inspiration from former President James Madison when he certified President Joe Biden’s election win on January 6. Pence made the claim in an interview with CNN. He also cited the Bible, saying, “Psalm 15 says he who keeps his oath even when it hurts.” Pence was presiding over the…
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Trump Praises Pence for Downplaying and Lying About 1/6
Former President Donald Trump, who has continued to openly and brazenly lie about the events of January 6, the day a mob of his supporters stormed the United States Capitol in a bid to overturn the 2020 election results, praised his former Vice President, Mike Pence after Pence appeared on Fox News and accused the…
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Roger Stone Was Served with a Capitol Riot Lawsuit During a Radio Interview
Conservative political operative Roger Stone was served with papers relating to a Capitol riot lawsuit while live on radio. At the time, Stone was answering a question about whether former President Donald Trump, who had urged his supporters to march on the United States Capitol, should run for office in 2024. “Hold on a second,…
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Lawmakers and Staff Told to Avoid Capitol Ahead of Saturday’s Pro-Trump Rally
Capitol security officials have advised lawmakers and their staff to avoid the United States Capitol ahead of Saturday’s pro-Trump rally to avoid a repeat of January 6, the day a mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the building in a bid to overturn the results of the 2020 general election. “Unless required to…
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1/6 Committee Will Ask Telecommunications Companies to Preserve Phone Records of Lawmakers Who Participated in “Stop the Steal” Rally
The House Select Committee investigating the events that led to the Capitol riot of January 6 will ask telecommunications companies to preserve the phone records of lawmakers who participated in the “Stop the Steal” rally ahead of the insurrection. Phone records include those of several Republican lawmakers and former President Donald Trump, as well as…
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McCarthy to Meet with Trump Before Considering GOP Members for 1/6 Commission
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy will meet with former President Donald Trump before considering which GOP members to place on the committee tasked with investigating the insurrection of January 6. “Kevin McCarthy will be meeting with me this afternoon at Trump National in Bedminster, N.J. Much to discuss!” Trump announced in a statement today. McCarthy…
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McCarthy Threatens to Strip GOP Members of Committee Assignments If They Accept Offer to Serve on 1/6 Commission
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has threatened to strip Republicans of their committee assignments if they accept an offer from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to serve on the commission, recently approved by a House vote, to investigate the insurrection of January 6. The House voted largely on party lines to create the commission,…
