[ad_1] US District Court for the District of Columbia Jacob Fracker, left, and Thomas Robertson inside the US Capitol on Jan. 6. While some people charged in the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol have shown remorse for their actions and taken plea deals, Thomas Robertson has posted defiant messages on social media and, […]
[ad_1] Jon Cherry / Getty Images WASHINGTON — A member of Congress and the NAACP filed a civil rights lawsuit on Tuesday that accuses former president Donald Trump, Trump’s longtime lawyer and ally Rudy Giuliani, and two extremist groups of conspiring to incite the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. Rep. Bennie Thompson, a […]
[ad_1] Frank Franklin Ii / AP Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez opened up about her traumatic experience evacuating from her office during the attack on the US Capitol in an emotional Instagram Live Monday night, saying that in order to heal the nation needs those who played a role in inciting the violence on Jan. 6 to […]
[ad_1] Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP Trump supporters wearing Oath Keepers patches gather outside the Capitol in Washington, DC on Jan. 6. Oath Keepers, one of the largest right-wing paramilitary groups in the country, had its website suddenly shut down this week, temporarily closing one of its last remaining avenues to recruit and organize its […]
[ad_1] Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag WASHINGTON — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in an Instagram Live on Tuesday night that she had a “very close encounter” on Jan. 6, the day of the violent insurrection at the US Capitol, and that she thought she “was going to die.” Ocasio-Cortez did not […]
[ad_1] Alex Brandon / AP President Donald Trump points to a member of the audience before speaking near a section of the US-Mexico border wall on Jan. 12, 2021, in Alamo, Texas. MCALLEN, Texas — Besieged by political crises after inciting a deadly insurrection on the US Capitol, President Donald Trump on Tuesday returned to […]
[ad_1] Saul Loeb / Getty Images Aaron Mostofsky is seen wearing furs and holding a stick and riot police gear during the assault on the Capitol. The son of a Brooklyn judge has been arrested for taking part in last week’s deadly coup attempt at the Capitol, prosecutors said Tuesday. Aaron Mostofsky, 34, is expected […]
[ad_1] Michael Brochstein / Sipa USA via AP The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, become a member and sign up for our newsletter, Incoming. Democratic Reps Bonnie Watson Coleman and Pramila Jayapal on Monday announced they tested positive […]
[ad_1] Tom Williams/Roll Call / Getty Images A file photo from 2008 shows Officer Howard Liebengood at a Kid Safety Day event. A US Capitol Police officer on duty during Wednesday’s coup attempt by Trump supporters died by suicide on Saturday, his family has announced. Officer Howard Liebengood, 51, had been assigned to the Senate […]
[ad_1] Pretty much everyone in the world is still reeling from the deadly riots that took place at the Capitol yesterday. Jon Cherry / Getty Images While appearing on The Drew Barrymore Show, Chelsea Clinton talked about breaking the news of the attempted coup to her mother, Hillary Clinton. View this video on YouTube CBS […]