By Joshua Fechter and Sewell Chan, The Texas Tribune FORT WORTH — Standing outside of the Tarrant County Courthouse on Saturday in 100-degree heat, a pair of mothers compared notes on whether to add a new item to their children’s school supply lists next year: bulletproof backpacks. Elizabeth Brown, a …
Read More »Jan. 6 Panel Says Trump, Far-Right Groups Responsible For Insurrection
by Jacob Fischler, Missouri Independent A widely anticipated hearing Thursday by the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol alleged two groups supporting then-President Donald Trump planned the riot to stop the transfer of presidential power — while Trump tacitly endorsed the insurrection and …
Read More »New Revelations Show Ginni Thomas ‘Very Much a Part of Seditious Conspiracy’
Ginni Thomas, the right-wing activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, lobbied far more Arizona state lawmakers than previously known to try to overturn the state’s 2020 election results—a revelation that reignited calls on Friday for Justice Thomas to recuse himself from cases related to the election. In …
Read More »Key Takeaways From The Jan. 6 Committee’s First Public Hearing
The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol began presenting its findings to the public for the first time Thursday night, seeking to convey to the American people the role former President Donald Trump and his allies played in attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential …
Read More »DHS Warn That Uvalde Massacre, Impending Abortion Ruling And Midterm Elections Could Spur More Acts Of Violence
By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune The Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning about a potential increase in extremist violence fueled by recent mass shootings, including the massacre in Uvalde last month; an expected Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights; and November’s midterm elections. “In the coming months, …
Read More »President Biden Talks Gun Control On Kimmel
President Joe Biden made his first in-person appearance on a late-night talk show on Wednesday night on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” On Wednesday, Jimmy Kimmel began his interview with Biden by saying, “Biden is to aviator sunglasses what Tom Cruise is to aviator sunglasses.” Then Kimmel and President Biden wasted no time …
Read More »House Passes ‘red flag’ Gun Control Bill From Georgia Rep. McBath
by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder The U.S. House on Thursday passed a “red flag” gun control bill that would allow federal courts to temporarily remove a firearm from an individual who is adjudged to pose a threat to themselves or others. In a 224-202 nearly party line vote, the House passed …
Read More »Michigan GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Ryan Kelley Arrested By FBI
by Jon King, Michigan Advance June 9, 2022 Updated, 2:20 p.m., 6/9/22 with additional reporting Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley was arrested by the FBI Thursday morning at his home in Allendale Township in West Michigan. FBI spokesperson Mara Schneider told Michigan Advance that she could only confirm FBI …
Read More »First Jan. 6 Hearing To Reveal New Evidence Of Trump Conspiracy, Panel Aides Say
by Jacob Fischler, Idaho Capital Sun June 9, 2022 The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol will use its first public hearing to tie the violent attempt to overturn the election directly to former President Donald Trump, committee aides told reporters Wednesday. In addition …
Read More »Armed Man Arrested For Threat To Kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh
A California man arrested early Wednesday morning for allegedly threatening Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh called 911 and reported he had a gun and was having suicidal thoughts, according to newly filed court documents. “At approximately 1:50 a.m. [Wednesday], a man was arrested near Justice Kavanaugh’s residence. The man was …
Read More »What To Know About Today’s Public Hearing On The Jan. 6 Attack On The U.S. Capitol
by Jacob Fischler, Virginia Mercury The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol will launch the first in a series of public hearings Thursday night in the hopes of drawing a major prime-time national television audience. The Democratic-led committee, which includes two Republicans who …
Read More »Fourth Grade Survivor of Uvalde Shooting Tells Congress: ‘I don’t want it to happen again’
by Ariana Figueroa, Missouri Independent Content Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions related to gun violence. A fourth grader who survived the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting where 19 students and two teachers were murdered told lawmakers Wednesday that she is afraid to go back to school. “I don’t want it …
Read More »Investigation Continues In Execution-Style Shooting Of Wisconsin Judge
The suspect in the killing of a retired judge in Wisconsin remained hospitalized in critical condition Monday as investigators continued to unravel what happened in the hours leading up to the Friday morning fatal shooting. A spokesperson said the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) had no new update on the …
Read More »‘My mom’s life mattered’: Son of Black Shooting Victim Urges Congress To Act
by Ariana Figueroa, Florida Phoenix The son of a Black woman shot and killed by a white supremacist begged members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to take action against such domestic terrorism. The gunman in Buffalo, New York, was motivated by the “great replacement theory,” a racist conspiracy theory …
Read More »Biden Signs Nine Bills Improving Health Care For Veterans
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a bill to provide better access to mammograms for veterans exposed to burn pits as part of nine bills signed into law aimed to improve veterans’ health care. He also signed eight other pieces of legislation Tuesday focused on veteran health care, including a …
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