A federal appeals court in Washington has ordered a new sentence for a retired Air Force officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol dressed in combat gear, in a ruling issued Friday that could impact dozens of other cases stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. While a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for … Read more
A Florida man described by prosecutors as one of the most violent rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison, court records show. Kenneth Bonawitz, a member of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group’s Miami chapter, assaulted at least six police officers as he stormed the Capitol with … Read more
WASHINGTON — Early Saturday morning, on the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the FBI captured three fugitives accused of participating in the riot at a ranch in Florida. “The FBI executed three federal arrest warrants early this morning at a ranch in Groveland, Florida in Lake County,” the FBI … Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that Donald Trump must face civil lawsuits over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by his supporters, rejecting the former president’s claim that he is immune. The a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit … Read more
Dave Chappelle has a couple of U.S. Congresswomen full-on fangirling — and since one of ’em is Rep. Lauren Boebert, ya couldn’t blame Dave if he asked her to keep her hands in clear view! Boebert and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna snapped a selfie alongside the comedian Thursday in the Capitol — and the Colorado … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A New York massage therapist who joined the mob of Trump supporters attacking the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Tuesday to three months in jail, capping a case in which he skipped court hearings, profanely insulted a prosecutor and berated the judge who punished him. Frank Rocco Giustino pleaded guilty in February … Read more
Play video content The new Speaker of the House dropped a huge batch of videos recorded inside the Capitol on Jan. 6 — and some conspiracy theorists will, no doubt, say they prove confirmation bias. Speaker Mike Johnson just released a massive cache of surveillance footage from inside the Capitol that was shot on that … Read more
CNN In a taped interview for ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl’s book, Tired of Winning, former President Donald Trump said that if he had been allowed to go to the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection, he would have been “very well received” by those trying to thwart the democratic process. “I wanted to go … Read more
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson made a surprise visit to Capitol Hill on Wednesday and social media users used the stop to mock the Republican chaos that engulfed Congress this week. The professional wrestler-turned-actor’s meeting with Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) focused on military recruitment efforts, reported Politico. The Rock and Chuck Schumer “Can you … Read more
Dwayne Johnson’s getting acquainted with Capitol Hill, and while he’s not not running for president — or any other office, yet — he IS taking meetings with U.S. senators to talk football and the military. The Rock was in D.C. Wednesday for a sit-down with several top lawmakers, reportedly chopping it up about boosting recruitment … Read more