Politics
Trump’s Pentagon Blocked Troops From Getting to the Capitol Riots For Hours, DC National Guard Commander Said
The DC National Guard commander said he was not allowed to send troops to the Capitol, in sharp contrast to the city’s George Floyd protests last year, when troops were given immediate permission to deploy.
Paul McLeod
Andrew Cuomo Says He’s Sorry — But Won’t Resign Over Those Sexual Harassment Claims
Cuomo said he “never touched anyone inappropriately,” despite one woman saying he kissed her without consent and a photo of another woman looking visibly uncomfortable as Cuomo grabbed her cheeks.
Julia Reinstein
Joe Biden Withdrew His Nomination Of Neera Tanden After Pushback In The Senate
Tanden had drawn criticism from Democrats and Republicans in the Senate, dooming her nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget.
Matt Berman
A Judge Released A Man Charged With Assaulting A Cop During The Capitol Riots, Saying The Government Messed Up Its Case
Chief Judge Beryl Howell said she likely would have kept alleged Capitol rioter Clayton Mullins behind bars, but the government’s arguments left her hands “tied.”
Zoe Tillman
The FBI Has Tracked Down Some Of The Capitol Rioters In Truly Surprising Ways
One of the Capitol defendants was identified by an FBI agent he went to college with. Another was arrested trying to stop a relative from getting the COVID vaccine.
Zoe Tillman
CrossFit Is Finally Fed Up With Marjorie Taylor Greene
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s political identity is tightly intertwined with CrossFit. After a year of scandal at the gym, it’s finally distancing itself from Georgia’s bigoted conspiracy theorist representative.
Ryan Brooks
Prosecutors Suggested That The Oath Keepers Had A Special Force Ready With Weapons During The Capitol Insurrection
New details about Jan. 6 were discussed in court, as Oath Keepers member Jessica Watkins failed to convince a judge she should be released from federal custody.
Jessica Garrison
Madison Cawthorn Is A Rising Republican Star. Women At His College Warned Each Other About Him.
BuzzFeed News interviewed more than three dozen people as part of an investigation into allegations that Madison Cawthorn harassed women in college.
Addy Baird
Biden’s $15 Minimum Wage Proposal Just Died In The Senate
Raising the minimum wage is the first Biden policy to get blocked in the Senate, but it won’t be the last.
Paul McLeod
An Alleged Capitol Rioter Texted His Ex That She Was A "Moron." Then She Turned Him In.
"If you can’t see the election was stolen you’re a moron,” Richard Michetti texted his ex on Jan. 6, along with videos from the Capitol. She went to the police the next day.
Zoe Tillman
A Man Who Was Charged With Leading The Mob That Chased Officer Eugene Goodman In The Capitol Will Stay In Jail
Douglas Jensen’s lawyer didn’t fight the government’s request to keep him behind bars for now.
Zoe Tillman
Capitol Security Leaders Gave Conflicting Stories And Pointed Blame Elsewhere For Failures During The Insurrection
The people in charge of securing the Capitol on Jan. 6 pointed blame elsewhere as senators pressed them Tuesday on how a violent mob got inside the building.
Paul McLeod
Sen. Ron Johnson Told Capitol Security Officials That “Fake” Trump Supporters Started The Capitol Riots
Johnson, who refused to condemn Trump’s lies about the election, suggested Trump supporters were not actually responsible for the Jan. 6 attack.
Paul McLeod
Merrick Garland Pledged To Investigate The Capitol Insurrection From The Rioters On "Up" As Attorney General
Garland faced questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday as part of his confirmation process to take over the Justice Department.
Zoe Tillman
The Supreme Court Says New York Can Get Eight Years Of Trump's Tax Returns
In a one-line order, the justices refused to pause a lower court decision that cleared the way for prosecutors to enforce a grand jury subpoena.
Zoe Tillman
"Mark Changed The Rules": How Facebook Went Easy On Alex Jones And Other Right-Wing Figures
Facebook’s rules to combat misinformation and hate speech are subject to the whims and political considerations of its CEO and his policy team leader.
Ryan Mac
Jessica Watkins, An Oath Keeper Charged In The DC Attack, Fears Harsh Treatment Because She Is Transgender
Her attorney argues in a new court motion that she is no threat and should be allowed to go home with a monitoring device.
Jessica Garrison
The Capitol Rioters Are Starting To Face Much More Serious Charges For The Insurrection
Prosecutors are ramping up charges against people accused of carrying weapons, assaulting police, and conspiring with others.
Zoe Tillman
Parler, A Social Media Platform That Stands For Free Speech, Temporarily Blocked Its Founder
“I know it’s a ban because I know how the architecture works. I can’t log in anymore.”
Ryan Mac
An Oath Keeper Charged In The Capitol Riot Texted She "Wouldn't Worry" About The FBI A Week Before Her Arrest
A federal grand jury has added six new people to its indictment of the Oath Keepers in one of the Capitol insurrection cases.
Zoe Tillman
Texas Leaders Ignored Warnings A Decade Ago That Their Power Supply Was In Danger
“We’ve watched this movie before and the sequel is worse than the original,” one Texas energy expert said.
Zahra Hirji
Trump Can Still Be The Republican Party’s Future. Just Look To Arizona.
Arizona Republicans keep losing — but the state party has already turned itself into a Trump machine, still trying to win an election that's long over. And that might be the future of conservatism.
Rosie Gray
A New Survey Of The Financial Industry Shows Significant Support For The FinCEN Files Investigation
Some in the financial industry warned the unprecedented reporting project would have a chilling effect. Now, many say it could improve the system.
Jason Leopold
An Alleged Capitol Rioter Photographed With Zip Tie Handcuffs Will Stay In Jail
A judge found that Eric Munchel and Lisa Eisenhart, his codefendant and his mother, pose “a clear danger to our republic.”
Zoe Tillman
A Last-Minute Deal Between A Trump Official And ICE’s Union To Hamper Biden’s Policies Has Been Rejected
A whistleblower had alleged that the agreement gave the union powers to "indefinitely delay" President Joe Biden's immigration policy changes.
Hamed Aleaziz
A Member Of Congress Is Suing Trump For Conspiring To Incite The Capitol Insurrection
Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, filed a claim under the Ku Klux Klan Act against Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, the Proud Boys, and the Oath Keepers.
Zoe Tillman
McConnell Said Trump Is Responsible For The Deadly Capitol Insurrection Minutes After Voting Not Guilty
“The leader of the free world cannot spend weeks thundering that shadowy forces are stealing our country and then feign surprise when people believe him and do reckless things.”
Paul McLeod
These 7 Republicans Voted To Convict Donald Trump For Inciting The Deadly Capitol Riot
The remaining 43 Republican senators voted to acquit Trump in his second impeachment trial.
Sarah Mimms
Republicans Voted to Acquit Trump For The Deadly Capitol Attack, Tying The Party To His Violence For Years To Come
At the end of Trump’s second impeachment trial, the Republican Party chose him, political violence, delusional conspiracy theories, and armed racist militias over “law and order.”
Paul McLeod
Senators Surprised Themselves With A Vote On Witnesses, Sending Trump's Impeachment Trial Into Chaos For Hours
Senators unexpectedly agreed to call witnesses in the impeachment trial on Saturday morning, but then decided against it.
Paul McLeod
