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Memorial Day, Capitol Hill, French Open: Your Weekend Briefing
(Would you like to receive this briefing by email? Here is the registration.) Here are the top stories of the week and a look ahead As the pace of vaccination in the United States has slowed, the nation is nearing President Biden’s goal of vaccinating 70 percent of adults by July 4. The greatest advances … Read more
Live Updates: Republicans Push Party Members to Vote Against Capitol Riot Commission
Here’s what you need to know: Video transcript Back transcript McConnell Opposes Commission to Investigate Capitol Riot Senator Mitch McConnell, the minority leader, said Wednesday that he opposed a bipartisan plan to create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. I’ve made the decision to oppose the House Democrats’ … Read more
New York Man Found Guilty of Threatening Democrats After Capitol Riot
Brendan Hunt struggled as an actor in New York City when he discovered another way to get famous. He started making conspiracy videos about the 9/11 attacks and other mass murders in order to build audiences over many years. He posted anti-Semitic propaganda and branded himself a warrior of free speech. He eventually became a … Read more
Capitol witness: ‘People are really shaken up’
Rev. Patrick Mahoney was finishing a Good Friday service outside the US Capitol when he said he heard gunfire. He relates how he ran to pray with witnesses. (3rd of April)
Trump State Department official charged for attacking police in Capitol riot
Federico Klein, who lives in the DC area and passes Freddie, is the first known Trump administration political officer to be arrested for participating in the siege. Federal authorities noted that Klein, who is also a former Trump campaign employee, was conducting a top-secret security clearance at the time of the riot and left the … Read more
From Navy SEAL to Part of the Angry Mob Outside the Capitol
In the weeks since Adam Newbold, a former Navy SEAL member, was identified as part of the angry crowd that came to the Capitol on January 6, he has been interviewed by the FBI and has resigned as a mentor and under pressure from Jobs volunteer wrestling trainer. He expects his company to lose important … Read more