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Tag Archives: January 6th Attack on the Capitol

2022 Republican electoral losses and Trump legal defeats spur ultra MAGA infighting

Excerpt:	The hard right has taken a hard drubbing of late. Its election deniers were denied wins from seats in legislatures, to secretary of state races, to contests for the Senate. That's led to unexpected recriminations.
Published at:	2:00 PM on Sunday, December 4th, 2022
Written by:	Joel Connelly
Categories:	Elections, Open Government, Policy Topics
Other Tags:	Accountable Leaders, GA-Sen
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House Select Committee lays out definitive case that Trump incited January 6th attack

Excerpt:	As summed up by Republican Liz Cheney of Wyoming: “President Trump summoned the mob. President Trump assembled the mob and lit the flame of this attack.”
Published at:	4:30 PM on Saturday, June 11th, 2022
Written by:	Joel Connelly
Categories:	Open Government, Policy Topics
Other Tags:	Accountable Leaders
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We can’t know our future, but we can be better prepared to defend our democracy

Excerpt:	Progressives can no longer rely on old political, societal, or governmental norms, resulting shame for violating said norms, or a judiciary that has become too far removed from the realities of how racism, classism and misogyny exist in our time, to restrain an opposition willing to cast aside all norms and legal precedents as is necessary to achieve and permanently retain power.
Published at:	9:30 AM on Friday, January 7th, 2022
Written by:	Rich Erwin
Categories:	Elections, Media & Culture
Tags:	January 6th Attack on the Capitol
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Read President Biden’s speech marking the anniversary of the January 6th attack

Excerpt:	Access the complete transcripts of the speeches delivered by Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden at the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2022.
Published at:	12:00 PM on Thursday, January 6th, 2022
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Appreciations & Remembrances, National Defense, Policy Topics
Other Tags:	Ending Terrorism, Speech Transcripts
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The two faces of Sean Hannity: Fox host privately advised Trump to go back to Florida while publicly attacking our democracy

Excerpt:	Unbelievable as it may seem, Hannity briefly offered Trump sensible advice in closing days of his scandal-ridden presidency, according to a treasure trove of emails obtained by the House Selection Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Published at:	11:30 PM on Tuesday, January 4th, 2022
Written by:	Joel Connelly
Categories:	Media & Culture, National Defense, Policy Topics
Other Tags:	Ending Terrorism, Media Criticism
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Right wing media unloads on Liz Cheney for insisting on accountability for January 6th

Excerpt:	Liz Cheney is a fierce partisan: Unlike her Republican House colleagues, however, she has no truck or trade with public fabrication of falsehoods.
Published at:	11:16 AM on Friday, December 17th, 2021
Written by:	Joel Connelly
Categories:	Open Government, Policy Topics
Other Tags:	Accountable Leaders
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Jaime Herrera Beutler votes to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt of Congress

Excerpt:	Just nine Republicans were among the two hundred and twenty-nine representatives who voted to hold Bannon in contempt, and one of them was the Pacific Northwest's own Jaime Herrera Beutler.
Published at:	2:09 PM on Thursday, October 21st, 2021
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Legislative Advocacy, National Defense, Policy Topics
Other Tags:	Ending Terrorism, U.S. House Roll Call Votes
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Netroots Nation featured panel delves into the lasting effects of the January 6th, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol

Excerpt:	Sarah Groh, Ted Lieu, Sarah Iddrissu, and Matthew Fuller joined Melissa Ryan for a conversation about the aftermath of the attack that Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress incited and directed against the nation's temple of democracy.
Published at:	1:55 PM on Thursday, October 7th, 2021
Written by:	Caya Berndt
Categories:	Events, National Defense, Party Politics, Policy Topics, World Commmunity
Other Tags:	Ending Terrorism, Netroots Nation
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