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by Jacob Fischler, Florida Phoenix The U.S. House panel investigating Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results described Tuesday how the president explicitly called on his supporters to come to Washington on Jan. 6, 2021 for a “wild” protest — resulting in an insurrection. Trump exerted extraordinary …

Chairman Bennie Thompson gaveled in the first prime-time televised meeting of the Jan. 6 committee on Thursday night, when four officers testified about being beaten, crushed and knocked unconscious by a pro-Trump mob that the committee asserted was trying to overturn the 2020 election certification of President Joe Biden. The 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 …

GOP Representatives Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois are condemning fellow Republicans days after a white gunman motivated by the right-wing “great replacement” theory killed 10 people in a racist shooting in western New York state. “The House GOP leadership has enabled white nationalism, white supremacy, and anti-semitism,” …

Jennifer Shutt, Florida Phoenix May 2, 2022 WASHINGTON — The U.S. House committee looking into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol sent letters Monday to Reps. Andy Biggs of Arizona, Mo Brooks of Alabama, and Ronny Jackson of Texas, asking them to share information about meetings and conversations they had …

A US District Judge ruled that the House committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol has a right to see emails written to former President Donald Trump by one of his former lawyers, John Eastman, and that “based on the evidence, the Court finds it more likely than not …

The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol said they have enough evidence to conclude that former President Donald Trump and some of his allies were engaged in a “criminal conspiracy” to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The claims were made in the select committee’s brief …

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday to reject former President Donald Trump‘s bid to block the National Archives from turning over his administration’s records to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. The three-judge panel unanimously rejected the arguments by the former president’s lawyers that their client …

Wyoming Republican leaders voted this weekend to no longer recognize Rep. Liz Cheney as a member of their party. The resolution, which does not strip Cheney of any tangible power, passed the Wyoming GOP Central Committee by a vote of 31-29 during a Saturday meeting in Buffalo. The symbolic move …

Former Trump aid Steve Bannon was indicted on Friday by a federal grand jury on two counts of contempt of Congress stemming from his failure to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. Bannon is charged with one …

Representative Joe Neguse (D-CO), along with Representatives Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Katie Porter (D-CA), have unveiled comprehensive legislation to overhaul federal firefighter pay, benefits and classification. The legislation, Tim’s Act, is named after Tim Hart, a smokejumper from Cody, Wyoming, who lost his life on May 24, 2021, while working …

The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol voted unanimously Tuesday night to hold former Trump advisor Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying a subpoena to appear and produce records. The criminal contempt vote stems from Bannon’s decision to defy the committee’s subpoena seeking …

Democratic Representative Bennie Thompson announced on Thursday that Republican Representative Liz Cheney would serve as the Vice-Chair of the House Select Committee on January 6. “It’s important to everyone that the Select Committee’s leadership reflect the bipartisan effort we are engaged in, and I’m pleased that Ms. Cheney has agreed to …

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy pulled out all of the members he selected for the January 6 select committee after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected two of his choices. McCarthy accused Pelosi of an “egregious abuse of power” during a news conference on Wednesday and said that the House Speaker …

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced her picks for the select committee to investigate the deadly attack on the United States Capitol. The Select Committee on the January 6th Insurrection will investigate and report upon the facts and causes of the terrorist mob attack on the United States Capitol on January …