Congressional Republican leaders, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), have split on the Republican National Committee’s censure resolution of Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Liz Cheney (R-WY). “The issue is whether or not the RNC should be sort of singling out members of our party who may…

A bipartisan group of senators, including Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), is working to close a loophole in the Electoral Count Act of 1887 and could have a plan as early as Friday. The ECA is a law that governs how Congress counts electoral votes following a presidential election. Following the Capitol…

Update (Feb 4, 2022): Days after former President Donald Trump signaled that he may pardon Capitol rioters if he is elected president in 2024, the Republican National Committee described the riots as “legitimate political discourse.” Those words are included in a resolution to censure Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) for participating in…

Former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said Sunday that officials investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot could be jailed if the GOP regains control of Congress in the midterm election. His remarks have drawn reaction from many, including members of the committee. “I think when you have a Republican Congress, this is…

With the midterms looming, you’d think the Democrats would deliver a campaign message of unity, economic growth, or defeating the coronavirus. Instead, they kicked off the year by likening up to half the country to the world’s worst terrorists with melodramatic speeches to commemorate the Capitol riots. Vice President Kamala Harris: “Certain dates echo throughout…

Update (Jan. 24, 2022): Three days after the Capitol riots House committee requested information from Ivanka Trump, a Georgia district attorney asked for a grand jury to investigate potential 2020 election interference. A judge approved the grand jury request, and the special grand jury will be seated May 2 for a period of up to a…

Ongoing investigations into last January’s Capitol riots are targeting two groups: the far-right Oath Keepers militia group and social media companies. The companies, which include Meta (formerly Facebook), Twitter, Reddit and Alphabet (home of YouTube), have been subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the riots. “Two key questions for the Select Committee are how the…

Update (Jan. 13, 2022): Hours after the House committee investigating last January’s Capitol riots requested testimony and documents from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Rep. McCarthy rejected the request Wednesday. In a statement, he said he was refusing to cooperate because the investigation was not legitimate and an “abuse of power.” “The committee has demanded testimony…

It’s not debatable. The attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 was an act of domestic terrorism. Republicans are taking issue with that description, saying the protesters were simply expressing their dissatisfaction with an election result they did not accept. They’re also accusing President Joe Biden of politicizing the events of that day.…

As tributes pour in to remember what happened during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, as well as the lives lost following it, some experts are shifting their focus forward. An unclassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) indicates Americans should be aware of the possibility of lone wolf…