McConnell finally admits Trump incited Capitol insurrection
On Trump’s final day in office, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Capitol attackers ‘were provoked by the president.’
By Oliver Willis - January 19, 2021On Trump’s final day in office, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Capitol attackers ‘were provoked by the president.’
By Oliver Willis - January 19, 2021William Barr claimed he found the violence at the U.S. Capitol ‘despicable.’
By Emily Singer - January 19, 2021‘I encourage you to study my father more comprehensively,’ the Civil Rights icon’s daughter, Bernice King, tweeted in response to one Republican.
By Josh Israel - January 18, 2021Cruz and Hawley have been criticized for inciting the Capitol riot that claimed five lives.
By Oliver Willis - January 18, 2021QAnon fan Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is among the latest to have social media accounts suspended.
By Donna Provencher - January 18, 2021The Missouri lawmaker cheered on pro-Donald Trump rioters shortly before they violently attacked the Capitol.
By Josh Israel - January 18, 2021The Capitol insurrection both further normalized the idea of violent government overthrow and allowed extremist groups to network with a broader population.
By Associated Press - January 17, 2021‘The GOP has become the party of false equivalences.’
By Associated Press - January 16, 2021‘My strong sense of safety was eroded on Wednesday.’
By Associated Press - January 16, 2021Four members of Congress who were in a room during the Capitol attack with maskless Republicans now have COVID-19.
By Oliver Willis - January 15, 2021The Republican senator from Texas has been condemned for his part in inciting a deadly riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
By Josh Israel - January 15, 2021Besides losing access to his social media accounts, Trump is losing millions of dollars in business as his term expires.
By Emily Singer - January 15, 2021Donald Trump still hasn’t accepted his defeat.
By Donna Provencher - January 15, 2021The Committee to Protect Journalists told reporters not to use equipment with cables, which could be used by pro-Trump mobs to hurt them.
By Amy Lieu - January 15, 2021‘He felt like he was answering the call of our president,’ said a lawyer for the ‘QAnon shaman.’
By Emily Singer - January 15, 2021Her husband was impeached Wednesday for inciting insurrection and his followers continue to plan further violence in far-right corners of the internet.
By Donna Provencher - January 15, 2021Their Secret Service detail reportedly isn’t allowed to use any of their six bathrooms.
By Donna Provencher - January 15, 2021The administration unveiled a discriminatory new rule change amid fallout from the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
By Casey Quinlan - January 14, 2021Multiple other law enforcement officers are under active investigation.
By Amy Lieu - January 14, 2021‘Each time that they have come in the past couple of months, they’ve gotten bolder.’
By Casey Quinlan - January 14, 2021But Donald Trump has quite a history of racist comments and policies.
By Oliver Willis - January 14, 2021The FBI warned that armed protests by violent Trump supporters were planned in all 50 state capitals as well as in Washington.
By Associated Press - January 14, 2021Trump is blaming his personal attorney for his failed attempt to overturn the election and told aides not to pay Giuliani’s exorbitant legal fees, the Washington Post reported.
By Emily Singer - January 14, 2021Corporate executives called on senators to certify Joe Biden’s election — but they didn’t listen.
By Josh Israel - January 13, 2021States are not taking any chances as federal officials warn of looming violence ahead of the inauguration.
By Amy Lieu - January 13, 2021The vast majority of House Republicans stuck by Trump.
By Emily Singer - January 13, 2021Donald Trump ‘willfully made statements that, in context, encouraged — and foreseeably resulted in — lawless action at the Capitol.’
By Emily Singer - January 13, 2021Madison Cawthorn previously encouraged supporters to ‘lightly threaten’ his fellow elected officials.
By Amy Lieu - January 13, 2021The Trump supporters rallying at the Capitol on Jan. 6 wanted to overturn the will of American voters, a majority of whom voted for Joe Biden to be the next president.
By Oliver Willis - January 13, 2021‘He must go.’
By Amy Lieu - January 13, 2021