President Joe Biden will award the Presidential Citizens Medal to former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), recognizing their leadership in the congressional investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Presidential Citizens Medal is the second-highest civilian honor a president can bestow, …
Read More »Biden Honors More Than A Dozen Americans For Upholding Democracy On Jan. 6
Ariana Figueroa, Nebraska Examiner On the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, President Joe Biden on Friday awarded citizen medals to 14 Americans who protected democracy and law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol. “Two years ago on Jan. 6 our democracy was attacked,” Biden …
Read More »D.C. Goes Into Jan. 6 Anniversary With Warnings About Extremism, Awards For Courage
Ariana Figueroa, Kansas Reflector On the eve of the second anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection, congressional Democrats and dozens of veterans on Thursday in a press conference called on incoming House Republican leaders to condemn political violence and hold their members who supported the attack accountable for their actions. …
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