Three Men Charged in Connection with Events at U.S. Capitol  —  WASHINGTON - Three men were charged today in federal court in the District of Columbia in connection with the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.  —  Jacob Anthony Chansley, a.k.a. Jake Angeli, of Arizona …

White House Forced Georgia U.S. Attorney to Resign  —  Pressure for resignation was part of broader push by President Trump to overturn state's election results  —  White House officials pushed Atlanta's top federal prosecutor to resign before Georgia's U.S. Senate runoffs because President Trump …

Resign, Senator Cruz.  Your lies cost lives.  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is among a number of GOP lawmakers claiming without evidence that voter fraud was widespread during the November election.  (Eli Imadali/American-Statesman/TNS)  —  In Texas, we have our share of politicians …

‘Find the fraud’: Trump pressured a Georgia elections investigator in a separate call legal experts say could amount to obstruction  —  President Trump urged Georgia's lead elections investigator to “find the fraud” in a lengthy December phone call, saying the official would be a “national hero …

The American Abyss  —  A historian of fascism and political atrocity on Trump, the mob and what comes next  —  When Donald Trump stood before his followers on Jan. 6 and urged them to march on the United States Capitol, he was doing what he had always done.

Twitter warns of new violence to come, brewing again on social media, as reason for Trump ban  —  New research report, meanwhile, details planned events in Washington, Pittsburgh and every state capital  —  Twitter's extraordinary action against President Trump on Friday night was driven …

‘The storm is here’: Ashli Babbitt's journey from capital ‘guardian’ to invader  —  The politician she revered above all others had lost an election.  She'd struggled with crippling amounts of debt.  Her home state of California was locking down again because of a virus she believed was fiction.

McCarthy and Scalise face internal dissension after Capitol riot  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise are facing backlash from their Republican colleagues for standing by President Donald Trump after he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol this week …

An Air Force Combat Veteran Breached the Senate  —  As insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol this week, a few figures stood out.  One man, clad in a combat helmet, body armor, and other tactical gear, was among the group that made it to the inner reaches of the building.

Republican AGs group sent robocalls urging march to the Capitol  —  An arm of the Republican Attorneys General Association, a national group representing the top law enforcement officers in their states, sent out robocalls encouraging people to march to the U.S. Capitol the day before the building was stormed by a pro-Trump mob.

‘It Was No Accident’ Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal on surviving the siege.  —  On Wednesday, January 6, Pramila Jayapal, a Democratic congresswoman from Washington State, was sitting in the gallery above the House chamber, watching the proceedings to count the Electoral College vote and certify …

‘Our President Wants Us Here’: The Mob That Stormed the Capitol  —  They came from around the country, with different affiliations — QAnon, Proud Boys, a few elected officials, many everyday Americans.  One allegiance united them.  —  It was the table setter for what would come …

Lifting Self-Imposed Restrictions on the U.S.-Taiwan Relationship  —  Taiwan is a vibrant democracy and reliable partner of the United States, and yet for several decades the State Department has created complex internal restrictions to regulate our diplomats, servicemembers …

James Clyburn says “somebody on the inside” of Capitol was “complicit” in letting rioters inside the building  —  House Majority Whip James Clyburn said Friday that the ease in which rioters were able to get into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday suggests that someone on the inside of the Capitol was “complicit” in the assault.

After trial runs at statehouses last year, the far-right's violent tactics erupted at the Capitol  —  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer drew her teenage daughters close.  —  Rioters loyal to President Trump had just crashed through the doors of the U.S. Capitol, and the family could only watch …

Decoding the extremist symbols and groups at the Capitol Hill insurrection  —  Photo Illustrations by Priya Krishnakumar, CNN  —  How the US Capitol riot unfolded, minute by minute  —  This story contains images and descriptions of extremist groups and their beliefs.

The Only Thing Worse Than A NIMBY Is A YIMBY … Nobody likes a NIMBY.  The “Not In My Backyard” resident is the one who objects to the building of a homeless shelter or methadone clinic in their neighborhood, because it will negatively affect their property values and possibly bring them into contact with the poor.

A Truth Reckoning: Why We're Holding Those Who Lied For Trump Accountable  —  Yesterday's insurrection was rooted in lies.  That a fair election was stolen.  That a significant defeat was actually a landslide victory.  That the world's oldest democracy, ingeniously insulated via autonomous state voting regimens, is a rigged system.