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Jan. 6 panel asks GOP lawmaker to testify about Capitol tour

The congressional committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection sent a letter to another House Republican in an effort to learn more about a tour he led of the building the day before the deadly attack.

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Ivey, challengers race to right in Alabama GOP primary

Alabama’s Republican primary has become a race to the right, with candidates staking out extreme positions on abortion, immigration and LGBTQ issues.

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House Jan. 6 panel unlikely to call Trump, chairman says

House investigators are unlikely to call former President Donald Trump to testify about his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.

House subpoenas its own, sets new norm after Jan. 6 attack

The Jan. 6 committee’s remarkable decision to subpoena GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other sitting members of Congress over the insurrection at the Capitol is as unprecedented as the deadly riot itself.

House subpoenas its own, grave new norm after Jan. 6 attack

The Jan. 6 committee’s stunning decision to subpoena GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other sitting members of Congress over the insurrection at the Capitol is as unprecedented as the deadly riot itself.

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas McCarthy, four other GOP lawmakers

House investigators say they have issued subpoenas to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other GOP lawmakers as part of their probe into the violent Jan. 6 insurrection.

January 6 committee subpoenas 5 GOP lawmakers close to Trump, including McCarthy

The House committee investigating the Capitol attack demanded testimony from House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other lawmakers.

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January 6 committee subpoenas 5 GOP lawmakers close to Trump, including McCarthy

The House committee investigating the Capitol attack demanded testimony from House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other lawmakers.

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Trump, emboldened after Ohio victory, faces challenges ahead

Former President Donald Trump enters the next stretch of the midterm campaign emboldened by primary victories but facing new risks.

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GOP works to get out the vote after calling elections rigged

Republicans who embraced discredited conspiracy theories about Donald Trump's 2020 defeat and preached skepticism about elections now need their supporters to trust the system enough to vote for them.

Jan. 6 panel seeks information from 3 more GOP lawmakers as public hearings near

In letters sent Monday, the committee’s chair and vice-chair said they are seeking meetings next week with Reps. Ronny Jackson (Tex.), Andy Biggs (Ariz.) and Mo Brooks (Ala.).

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What the Jan. 6 committee wants to know from members of Congress

The committee sent out three letters to sitting members of Congress on Monday, seeking a range of information.

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January 6 committee requests interviews with 3 more House Republicans

Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson and Vice Chair Liz Cheney sent letters to GOP Reps. Andy Biggs of Arizona, Mo Brooks of Alabama and Ronny Jackson of Texas seeking voluntary interviews.

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Jan. 6 panel asks three new House Republicans to testify voluntarily

The panel investigating the attack on the Capitol asked U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs of Arizona, Mo Brooks of Alabama and Ronny Jackson of Texas to appear.

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House probe of Capitol riot asks GOP Reps. Ronny Jackson, Mo Brooks and Andy Biggs to cooperate

The select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot wants information from GOP Reps. Ronny Jackson, Andy Biggs and Mo Brooks.

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Jan. 6 panel wants answers from GOP's Brooks, Biggs, Jackson

The congressional committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has asked three more House Republicans to voluntarily testify about their involvement in the effort to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss.

Evidence mounts of GOP involvement in Trump election schemes

Text messages and testimony released by the House Jan. 6 panel shows the deep involvement of some House Republicans in President Donald Trump’s desperate attempt to stay in power.

Pelosi blasts McCarthy over ‘inconsistencies’ on lawmakers’ safety

Pelosi on Friday noted that McCarthy had condemned fines on GOP lawmakers who tried to bypass metal detectors installed outside the House chamber after Jan. 6.

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January 6 committee wants to hear from McCarthy after new audio of warning to GOP lawmakers

The committee is racing to wrap up this phase of its work amid newly released recordings of the GOP leader's private remarks after the January 6 attack.

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House 1/6 panel wants to hear from McCarthy after new audio

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol is redoubling its efforts to have GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy appear for an interview.

Ads from soft-spoken Arkansas Sen. Boozman reflect GOP fury

Two-term Republican Sen. John Boozman is known in Arkansas as a soft-spoken figure, but his reelection message seems to be taking a combative tone.

Trumpworld Goes Into Meltdown After Trump Endorses Dr. Oz

Hannah Beier/ReutersLate Saturday evening, former President Donald Trump officially endorsed his old TV pal Dr. Mehmet Oz in the ruckus Republican U.S. Senate primary race in Pennsylvania. In doing so, Trump, while speaking at a rally in North Carolina, ignited fury and ridicule among some of the loudest voices in Trumpworld. At issue among Trump’s most fervent supporters is the belief that Oz, a Turkish-American TV physician who has hobnobbed with Hollywood’s elite and has flip-flopped on the i

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North Carolina Senate race tests Trump's endorsement power

When Ted Budd won a surprise endorsement from former President Donald Trump last year, he was a little-known congressman running for a Senate seat in North Carolina against some of the state’s most recognizable Republicans, including a former governor.

CNN: Trump Jr. text shows ideas to overturn 2020 election

Donald Trump Jr. texted White House chief of staff Mark Meadows two days after the 2020 presidential election with strategies for overturning the result if Trump’s father lost.

Trump returns to Georgia confronting test of his grip on GOP

Donald Trump wants to use November’s midterm elections to solidify his continued dominance of the national Republican Party.

The Trailer: They're running for mayor of L.A. Protesters want them to shut up already.

In this edition: Why the candidates for mayor of Los Angeles keep getting interrupted, what happened to Mo Brooks, and what the chair of the Wisconsin Elections Commission thinks of the campaign to put her in jail.

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Trump yanks endorsement of Alabama Senate candidate Brooks, who said to get past 2020

Mo Brooks' Republican Senate campaign has been struggling, and now the former president has pulled his endorsement, citing a dispute over the 2020 election.

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Mo Brooks says Trump asked him to 'immediately' remove Biden from office and illegally hold a new presidential election

Trump withdrew his support for Brooks' Senate run on Tuesday as the congressman struggles to keep his campaign afloat.

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Rep. Mo Brooks says Trump asked him to 'rescind the 2020 election,' remove Biden and call special election

Rep. Mo Brooks says Donald Trump suggested a plan to oust Joe Biden from the White House and call a new election that could restore Trump to it.

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Trump’s first motivation is the scramble for power. Everything else follows.

Mo Brooks goes overboard as a threat to his perceived influence — and in an ironic effort to refocus on 2020.

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Trump withdraws endorsement of Mo Brooks in Alabama Senate race

Trump endorsed Brooks almost a year ago, in April 2021.

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Trump withdraws endorsement of Alabama Senate candidate Mo Brooks, who urged GOP to stop questioning 2020 election

Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama lost Donald Trump's backing for his Senate race despite endorsing claims that President Joe Biden won the 2020 election by fraud.

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Trump drops his support for Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama Senate race

Former president Donald Trump drops his support for Rep. Mo Brooks in the Alabama Senate race.

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Trump rescinds Brooks endorsement in Senate race in Alabama

Former President Donald Trump has rescinded his endorsement of U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama’s Republican primary for Senate, dealing a major blow to the congressman’s campaign.

Trump rescinds Brooks endorsement in Alabama US Senate race

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday rescinded his endorsement of Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama's U.S. Senate race in a major blow to the congressman's campaign. In a statement, Trump cited Brooks' performance in the race, poor campaign staffing and what Trump perceived as a softening of Bro oks' stance on the former president's false 2020 election fraud claims. Trump said he will be making another endorsement announcement in the “near future.”

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Trump news – live: Cowboys support group founder guilty in Capitol riot trial as Pence Jan 6 location revealed

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Pro-Trump Ohio candidates realize endorsement may never come

Ohio’s crowded Republican Senate race has been all about one man: Donald Trump.

Trump calls Mo Brooks 'disappointing' in Alabama Senate race

Former President Donald Trump has told a news outlet that Rep. Mo Brooks, his endorsed candidate in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race, has been disappointing.

Trump calls Mo Brooks 'disappointing' in Alabama Senate race

“Mo Brooks is disappointing,” Trump told the Washington Examiner Tuesday, according to a report published Wednesday. Trump has backed Brooks since last April, more than a year ahead of the upcoming May 24 primary, rewarding the conservative firebrand and ally who whipped up a crowd of Trump supporters at the Jan. 6, 2021, rally that preceded the Capitol riot. Brooks has since found himself in a primary battle with two formidable opponents: Katie Britt, the former head of a state business group, and Mike Durant, a businessman best known as the helicopter pilot shot down and held prisoner in the 1993 “Black Hawk Down” incident.

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State of the Union: Amid disputes, common cause for Ukraine

As lawmakers gather for President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address, they are finding common ground in support of Ukraine.

U.S. judge rejects Trump claim of ‘absolute immunity’ from Jan. 6 lawsuits

In a searing, 112-page opinion that quoted repeatedly and at length from the former president’s own public statements, U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta refused to dismiss three lawsuits against Trump accusing him of inciting the Capitol attack.

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Judge rejects effort by Trump to toss Jan. 6 lawsuits

A federal judge has rejected efforts by former President Donald Trump to toss out lawsuits filed by lawmakers and two Capitol Police officers that claim his actions led to the riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

Republican strategists shocked by Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'stunning' endorsement power

Republican strategists shocked by Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'stunning' endorsement power

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Republican strategists shocked by MTG's 'stunning' endorsement power

Republican strategists shocked by MTG's 'stunning' endorsement power

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High court's Alabama ruling sparks alarm over voting rights

The Supreme Court’s decision to halt efforts to create a second mostly Black congressional district in Alabama for the 2022 election has sparked fresh warnings that the court is eroding the Voting Rights Act and reviving the need for Congress to intervene.

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Mo Brooks Is the Jan. 6 Congressman Who Can’t Keep His Mouth Shut

Tom Williams/GettySomeone may need to tell Rep. Mo Brooks to stop talking.The Republican congressman from Alabama keeps defending himself in court against accusations that he helped incite the Jan. 6, 2021 riot—and it’s not helping the former prosecutor in the slightest.The particular defense Brooks has chosen seems aimed at having Justice Department lawyers mount a legal defense for him. He is arguing that his incendiary speech on Jan. 6 was part of his official duties as a congressman, a crusa

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Trump attorneys cite immunity, want Jan. 6 lawsuits tossed

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and his associates argue that incendiary statements by Trump and others last Jan. 6 prior to the Capitol riot were protected speech and in line with their official duties.

Kevin McCarthy's ex-staffer says GOP Rep. Mo Brooks was 'cheering' as rioters stormed the Capitol

Brooks was "glad" the Electoral Vote count had been disrupted, but other GOP members were "crying in the cloakroom for their safety," Ryan O'Toole said.

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‘Stop the Steal’ founder told Jan. 6 committee about contacts with GOP lawmakers

The description of the testimony comes in a lawsuit Ali Alexander filed to block the committee from obtaining his phone records.

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Former Trump ambassador to run against Alabama governor

Ex-President Donald Trump’s former ambassador to Slovenia has become the third Republican candidate to announce a challenge to Republican Gov. Kay Ivey in next year’s gubernatorial primary.

EXPLAINER: Why Congress is looking closely at Jan. 6 rally

The House panel investigating the Jan_ 6 Capitol insurrection has focused some of its early work on the planning behind a massive rally at which President Donald Trump falsely claimed to have won reelection and told his supporters to “fight like hell.”.

Rep. Mo Brooks shifted blame onto his staff after he was accused of helping to organise the January 6 Capitol rally

Brooks denied a report which said he helped plan the January 6 'Stop the Steal' rally as the investigation into the Capitol riot heats up.

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GOP members lash out at Rolling Stone report linking them to Jan. 6 planning

A number of Republican members of Congress named in a Rolling Stone report as being involved in planning the details of rallies and electoral certification objection on the day of Jan. 6 ahead of the riot at the U.S. Capitol building, either personally or through top staff members, are pushing back on or outright refuting the story.

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A Texas man received the longest sentencing related to the January 6 riots so far despite not even being at the Capitol

A federal judge sentenced Troy Smocks, 58, to 14 months in prison for posting violent threats on to Parler on January 6.

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Capitol rally seeks to rewrite Jan. 6 by exalting rioters

Allies of former President Donald Trump are calling those charged in the Jan_ 6 riot at the U_S_ Capitol “political prisoners.”.

GOP Lawmakers Sent Threatening Letter To Wrong CEO To Thwart Jan. 6 Probe

Republicans are trying to scare off telecom companies that might have something damning about them.

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House asks companies to save Jan. 6 phone, computer records

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is asking social media and telecommunications companies to preserve phone or computer records for hundreds of people.

GOP Rep. Mo Brooks slammed by fellow lawmakers for statement about D.C. bomb threat suspect

“Tell us you stand with the terrorist without telling us you stand with the terrorist,” a Democratic colleague responded.

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After Capitol Hill bomb threat, GOP Rep. Mo Brooks sympathetic to 'anger directed at dictatorial Socialism'

The statement quickly drew heated criticism toward Brooks, who voted to overturn the election of President Joe Biden.

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GOP Rep. Mo Brooks says he understands 'anger' at 'Socialism' amid Capitol Hill bomb threat

As U.S. Capitol Police were negotiating Thursday for the surrender of a suspect who threatened to detonate a truck bomb in front of the Library of Congress, Republican Rep. Mo Brooks issued a statement in which he said he understood "citizenry anger directed at dictatorial Socialism."

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Low-profile Trump backers struggle to raise cash

High-profile Trump backers in Congress who tried to block President Biden's election win have raked in cash this year. Many of their lesser-known rank-and-file colleagues have not.Why it matters: New campaign finance data underscore a disparity among election objectors. Some have used the infamy to catapult themselves into MAGA stardom. Those who haven't — including some facing competitive 2022 reelection fights — are stuck with all the baggage and little financial benefit.Stay on top of the lat

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GOP Congressman Mo Brooks asks court to grant him immunity from January 6 suit

Brooks said a White House employee asked him to speak at the rally.

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GOP Rep. Mo Brooks is seeking immunity from lawsuit over Jan. 6 Capitol attack

GOP Rep. Mo Brooks is seeking immunity from lawsuit over Jan. 6 Capitol attack

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Man threatened with gun while withdrawing money from W Houston ATM

When the suspect looked away, the man took the opportunity to quickly speed away from the ATM, but not before his cash was stolen.

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GOP lawmaker Mo Brooks admits he wore body armor at Jan. 6 Trump rally, and says he was tipped off to 'risks'

The Alabama rep. said he received a warning two days before the insurrection.

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Pelosi calls McCarthy a 'moron' in clash over Capitol mask mandate

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy “a moron” on Wednesday in response to a reporter who asked her about McCarthy's suggestion that the decision late Tuesday night by Congress's top physician to reinstate a mask mandate indoors on the House side of the Capitol wasn't based on science. Later at a press conference, Pelosi said, “To say that wearing a mask is not based on science, I think, is not wise.”

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Justice Department declines to represent Congressman Mo Brooks in January 6 lawsuit

The Justice Department said it inciting an attack on the Capitol, as alleged in the lawsuit against Brooks, falls outside the scope of a lawmakers' employment.

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The DOJ Won't Defend Rep. Mo Brooks In Court Against Claims He Incited Jan. 6 Riot

A civil lawsuit accuses Brooks, an Alabama Republican, of helping incite a pro-Trump mob into storming the Capitol on Jan. 6. Named alongside Brooks in the suit is former President Trump and others.

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DOJ: Ala. Rep Brooks should not be dismissed from Capitol riot lawsuit; actions not 'within scope' of duties

The Justice filing found Brooks failed to establish he was acting "within the scope of his office" when he spoke at a rally prior to the Capitol riot.

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GOP doubters unswayed by Jan. 6 testimony

Rather than winning over House Republicans, the dramatic testimony delivered during the Jan. 6 select committee's first public hearing led them to double down on their criticism that the investigation is purely political.Why it matters: The remarks signal that regardless of the panel's eventual findings, many Republican lawmakers — most of whom didn't even watch Tuesday's hearing — will dismiss the proceedings as a partisan witch hunt.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights

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A Lawsuit Against Jan. 6 Rally Speakers Forces DOJ To Consider Who's Legally Immune

The Justice Department is considering whether the federal officials who spoke at a Trump rally ahead of the insurrection were acting within the scope of their jobs that day.

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Mo Brooks Seems to Think That Valley Forge Justifies January 6th—It Doesn’t

But there are lessons to be learned from it.

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Mo Brooks asks CPAC crowd to ‘fight’ and ‘sacrifice’ like Revolutionary War soldiers who died of disease

Alabama congressman amplifies false election claims and invokes deaths of Continental army soldiers at GOP conference

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Pro-Trump congressman gets arrest warrant for man who served Capitol riot lawsuit on his wife

The GOP lawmaker had been evading the lawsuit for months

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Biden signs bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday

President Joe Biden has signed legislation Thursday establishing a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, saying he believes it will go down as one of the greatest honors he has as president.

Congressman Mo Brooks served with lawsuit over role in Capitol assault

Swalwell's attorney refuted Brooks' allegation that his process server entered the congressman's home without permission.

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Britt enters US Senate race to replace Shelby in Alabama

Republican Katie Boyd Britt entered the race for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat Tuesday promising to “put Alabama first” while stressing her experience as the former leader of a state business group and former chief of staff to retiring U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby. Two Republicans are already in the race: Congressman Mo Brooks, who is armed with an endorsement from former President Donald Trump, and Lynda Blanchard, a businesswoman who was Trump’s ambassador to Slovenia. Shelby, one of the Senate’s most senior members, announced earlier this year that he would not seek reelection in 2022, igniting what is expected to be a messy GOP primary at a time when the national Republican Party is trying to chart a direction following Trump’s departure.

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GOP leaders diverge on Trump, putting party in limbo

Republican leaders of Congress have been making the trip to Mar-a-Lago to see Donald Trump.

Trump endorses Mo Brooks among Alabama GOP Senate contenders

Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama’s 2022 Senate race, siding with the conservative firebrand who whipped up the crowd before the Capitol riot in January.

GOP firebrand US Rep. Mo Brooks enters Alabama Senate race

The north Alabama Republican announced his entry into the race at an event with former Trump adviser Stephen Miller. And as President Trump can vouch, I don't cut and run. “Nobody has had President Trump’s back more over the last four years than Mo Brooks. Your vote for Mo Brooks will allow him to carry on the America First agenda," Miller said as he gave his support to Brooks. Some carried signs reading “Traitor Mo has got to go” and that “Mo Brooks words incited violence."

House impeachment manager sues Trump, allies over riot

In this image from video, House impeachment manager Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. Swalwell's attorney Philip Andonian praised Thompson’s lawsuit, filed under a Reconstruction-era law called the Ku Klux Klan Act, and said they were behind it 100%, but saw the need for this one, too. “We see ourselves as having a different angle to this, holding Trump accountable for the incitement, the disinformation,” he said. But the lawsuit, like the one by Thompson, was brought against Trump in his personal, not official, capacity. “Unable to accept defeat, Donald Trump waged an all out war on a peaceful transition of power,” Swalwell said in a statement.

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Conservative gathering to feature Trump's false fraud claims

Trump himself is headlining the three-day session in a Sunday speech that will be his first public appearance since leaving the White House on Jan. 20. Trump has been keeping a relatively low profile since he moved from the White House to Palm Beach a month ago. “I think the broader point will be: Here's where the Republican Party and conservative movement and the America First movement goes from here," said senior Trump adviser Jason Miller. Here we’ll see the president address the fact that the only divide in the Republican Party is between the elites and the conservative grassroots in the party." “In opposition, when you don’t have the White House, there are many more voices that lead the party,” Cotton said in an interview.

Alabama US Sen. Shelby announces he won't seek a 7th term

FILE-In this Jan. 29, 2005, file photo, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., speaks during the panel "A Reality Check on the US Economy" at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Shelby is the fourth Senate Republican to announce his retirement, following Sens. “Few people have had a more consequential impact on our state than Senator Richard Shelby,” said Alabama Gov. Leahy said Alabama was losing a “strong champion.”“A fifth-generation Alabamian, Senator Shelby is a true statesmen, and a man of his word. Brooks said he will either run for reelection to his own seat or the Senate seat in 2022.

AP sources: Alabama senator has indicated he won't run again

“I would say that is his greatest accomplishment, to get money allocated to the state for many different projects,” former Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead said. Still, the GOP primary could serve as a microcosm of the larger national tug of war over the direction of the Republican Party. While Shelby has amassed a conservative voting record, the measured Republican senator has not embraced the bombastic populist style of Trump and Trump-like candidates. I don’t think there is anyone who has meant more to the state of Alabama in that position in my lifetime,” former Gov. ___This story has been edited to correct that Bill Armistead is the former chairman of the Alabama Republican Party.

Capitol assault a more sinister attack than first appeared

Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. Minutes later, Pence was taken from the Senate chamber to a secret location and police announced the lockdown of the Capitol. Even before the mob reached sealed doors of the House chamber, Capitol Police pulled Pelosi away from the podium, she told “60 Minutes.”“I said, ‘No, I want to be here,’”she said. Back in the House chamber, a woman in the balcony was seen and heard screaming. When they breached the abandoned Senate chamber, they milled around, rummaged through papers, sat at desks and took videos and pictures.

The unfolding of 'home-grown fascism' in Capitol assault

Minutes later, Pence was taken from the Senate chamber to a secret location and police announced the lockdown of the Capitol. Even before the mob reached sealed doors of the House chamber, Capitol Police pulled Pelosi away from the podium, she told “60 Minutes.”“I said, ‘No, I want to be here,’”she said. Back in the House chamber, a woman in the balcony was seen and heard screaming. When they breached the abandoned Senate chamber, they milled around, rummaged through papers, sat at desks and took videos and pictures. These domestic terrorists were in the People’s House, desecrating the People’s House, destroying the People’s House.”___Associated Press writers Dustin Weaver in Washington and Michael Casey in Concord, New Hampshire, contributed to this report.

Lawmakers who voted against Biden are denounced back home

Protesters, newspaper editorial boards and local-level Democrats have urged the lawmakers to step down or for their colleagues to kick them out. The House and Senate can remove members with a two-thirds vote or censure or reprimand with a majority. In St. Louis on Saturday, several hundred people protested against Sen. Josh Hawley, the first-term Missouri Republican who led efforts in the Senate to overturn Biden's election. Johnson initially supported Trump's baseless claims of election fraud, but after the riot, he voted in favor of Biden's win. Perry condemned the Capitol violence.

EXPLAINER: How Congress will count Electoral College votes

(Samuel Corum/Pool via AP)WASHINGTON – Wednesday's congressional joint session to count electoral votes could drag late into the night as some Republicans plan to challenge Democrat Joe Biden's victory in at least six states. Under federal law, Congress must meet Jan. 6 to open sealed certificates from each state that contain a record of their electoral votes. The Constitution requires Congress to meet and count the electoral votes. The presiding officer opens and presents the certificates of the electoral votes in alphabetical order of the states. If they do not both agree, the original electoral votes are counted with no changes.

EXPLAINER: How Congress will count Electoral College votes

Under federal law, Congress must meet Jan. 6 to open sealed certificates from each state that contain a record of their electoral votes. The Constitution requires Congress to meet and count the electoral votes. The presiding officer opens and presents the certificates of the electoral votes in alphabetical order of the states. The appointed "tellers" from the House and Senate, members of both parties, then read each certificate out loud and record and count the votes. If they do not both agree, the original electoral votes are counted with no changes.

Congress opens new session as virus, Biden's win dominate

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi administers the oath to members of the 117th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. The House and Senate were required to convene Sunday, by law, and imposed strict COVID-19 protocols. But by day's end, House lawmakers were hugging and congratulating one another after taking the oath of office in the crowded chamber, an alarming scene during the pandemic. “To say the new Congress convenes at a challenging time would be an understatement,” McConnell said as the chamber opened. House Republicans boosted their ranks in the November election, electing a handful of women and minorities, more than ever.

GOP senator rebukes 'dangerous ploy' to fight Biden victory

“I will not be participating in a project to overturn the election,” Sasse wrote. When Congress convenes to certify the Electoral College results, any lawmaker can object to a state’s votes on any grounds. If they disagree, the original electoral votes are counted. Trump and his allies have filed roughly 50 lawsuits challenging election results, and nearly all has been dismissed or dropped. The group of House Republicans has said it plans to challenge the election results from Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Nevada.

Trump, House lawmakers plot futile effort to block Biden win

But members can use the event to object to a state’s votes. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., said he organized Monday's session with about a dozen House Republicans who are willing to challenge the results. “President Trump is very supportive of our effort,” Brooks said in an interview late Monday. Trump and his allies have filed roughly 50 lawsuits challenging election results, and nearly all have been dismissed or dropped. McConnell has told Senate Republicans that a dispute over the results in January would yield a “terrible vote” for Republicans.

McConnell warns GOP off Electoral College brawl in Congress

Then he pivoted, privately warning Republican senators away from disputing the Electoral College tally when Congress convenes in a joint session Jan. 6 to confirm the results. “I want to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden,” McConnell said as he opened the Senate. One House Republican, Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama, is planning to challenge the Electoral College results when Congress convenes for the joint session. John Thune of South Dakota and Roy Blunt of Missouri, warned the senators off any Electoral College challenge, according to one of the people familiar with Tuesday's call. The GOP leaders further warned senators that forcing their colleagues into a vote on Electoral College challenges would prove difficult, especially for those facing their own reelections in 2022.

McConnell congratulates Joe Biden as president-elect

He said Monday’s Electoral College vote “was significant.”Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn said barring further legal challenges it appears Biden will be president. Some GOP lawmakers have vowed to carry the fight to Jan. 6 when Congress votes to accept or reject the Electoral College results. Others have said Trump's legal battles should continue toward resolution by inauguration day, Jan. 20. "Once the Electoral College has voted, most people are going to recognize Joe Biden as the president-elect." "Although I supported President Trump, the Electoral College vote today makes clear that Joe Biden is now President-Elect,” said Sen.

In a first, leading Republicans call Biden president-elect

He said Monday’s Electoral College vote “was significant.”Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn said barring further legal challenges it appears Biden will be president. Others have said Trump's legal battles should continue toward resolution by inauguration day, Jan. 20. "Once the Electoral College has voted, most people are going to recognize Joe Biden as the president-elect." "Although I supported President Trump, the Electoral College vote today makes clear that Joe Biden is now President-Elect,” said Sen. Many Republicans are unwilling to declare Biden the winner for the same reasons they avoided standing up to Trump during his presidency.

President-elect? GOP may wait for January to say Biden won

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, to announce his health care team. Next week’s Dec. 14 Electoral College deadline may produce just a few more congratulatory GOP calls to Biden. Increasingly, GOP lawmakers say the Jan. 6 vote in Congress to accept the Electoral College outcome may be when the presidential winner becomes official. They're relying on Trump voters to power the Georgia runoff elections Jan. 5 that will determine control of the Senate. Until then, his group is trying to push Georgia's Trump voters to the polls, even as the president disputes Biden's win of the state.

Tuesday's safe harbor deadline is boost for Biden

The safe harbor deadline is six days earlier. The attention paid to the normally obscure safe harbor provision is a function of Trump's unrelenting efforts to challenge the legitimacy of the election. Judge Stephen Simanek, appointed to hear the case, has acknowledged that the case would push the state outside the electoral vote safe harbor. The safe harbor provision played a prominent role in the Bush v. Gore case after the 2000 presidential election. The Supreme Court shut down Florida’s state-court-ordered recount because the safe harbor deadline was approaching.

Republicans vote against temporary protected status for Venezuelans

Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON - A bill that seeks to protect thousands of Venezuelans currently living in the United States from deportation by granting them Temporary Protected Status failed Tuesday in the House of Representatives. Rep. Mario Diaz Balart, R-Florida, a co-sponsor, said he and others will seek a new vote in regular order to pass the bill. "Granting Venezuelans TPS is one of the most bipartisan immigration acts each of us as member of Congress can take right now," said the sponsor of the bill, Rep. Darren Soto, a Florida Democrat. The Congressional Budget Office estimates 200,000 Venezuelans currently living in the United States could receive TPS. President Donald Trump said in June his administration was considering granting TPS to thousands of Venezuelans who have fled to the U.S. amid ongoing unrest.

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