Tag: Capitol insurrection
House committee investigating Capitol insurrection has a lot of power, but...
The committee has several tools for shedding light on the events of Jan. 6 and ensuring that the American people learn the truth about what happened.
DEA agent arrested for participating in Capitol riots
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Agent Mark Sami Ibrahim was arrested Tuesday and charged on several accounts for his participation in the Capitol riots on January 6.
Watchdog says insurrectionist lawmakers, including Trump, should be barred from public...
"We are urging [election officials] to make clear that insurrectionists such as President Trump are barred from ever again holding public office."
In exclusive jailhouse letter, Capitol Riot defendant explains motives, remains boastful
“January 6th was nothing short of a satirical way to overthrow a government.”
On January 6th, the U.S. became a foreign country
How endless wars and interventions helped create the assault on the Capitol...
Why corporate power over American politics was laid bare after the...
Don’t be fooled that corporations’ motives are moral.
Hundreds of 2021 ‘insurrectionists’ may get off while 700 peaceful Pentagon...
What a difference a half century makes (not!)...
The roots of the Capitol insurrection
Allowing them and their followers to distance themselves from what happened would be the kind of strategic blunder we too often see from the centrist wing of the Democratic Party.
The Capitol insurrection and white supremacist infiltration of U.S. Police
Domestic terrorism from far-right groups is a significant threat to America’s safety and security.
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White House plan would erase age from Social Security disability decisions
Sources say the administration may raise the age threshold from 50 to 60 or remove it entirely, a move that could cut benefits for 750,000 people and reduce payouts by $82 billion.
Organizers plan massive Oct. 18 ‘No Kings’ protests as Trump escalates attacks on dissent
Organizers say more than 2,110 protests across all 50 states will build on June’s nationwide actions, as Trump expands National Guard deployments, ICE raids, and rhetoric about cities as “training grounds.”
Video claim challenges DHS account of Border Patrol shooting in Chicago
Attorney says body camera shows agent saying “Do something, b––” before firing; prosecutors charge two drivers as officials expand Operation Midway Blitz.
Nuclear power plants pre-deployed weapons of mass destruction
The global crisis it now embodies was foreseen 45 years ago by Bennett Ramberg, in his book “Nuclear Power Plants as Weapons for the Enemy: An Unrecognized Military Peril.”
Will teachers save our democracy?
A new book by teachers’ union president Randi Weingarten explains “why fascists fear teachers.”