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Watchdog report pans Capitol Police over Jan. 6 threat sharing

WASHINGTON — The Capitol Police and other federal entities fell short of consistently sharing threat information in the lead-up to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a federal watchdog said in a report released Tuesday.

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McCarthy defends giving Tucker Carlson Jan. 6 trove access

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is defending his decision to give Fox News’ Tucker Carlson “exclusive” access to Jan. 6 security footage of the Capitol attack

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Watchdog report pans Capitol Police over Jan. 6 threat sharing - Roll Call

The agency says it is taking steps to implement the recommendation from the Government Accountability Office.

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House Republicans eye congressional support staff as next oversight target

A little-noticed committee is offering a glimpse into the House GOP's priorities.

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Black Mississippi capital distrusts plans by white officials

People in Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city say the mostly white state Legislature is trying to encroach on their rights of self-government

The Independent UK

Editorial: Kevin McCarthy lets Fox News’ Tucker Carlson look at Jan. 6 riot footage. Big mistake

In a news conference at the Capitol last month, a reporter asked House Speaker Kevin McCarthy if the videotapes of the Jan. 6 riot should be released to the public. “Yeah, I think the public should see what happened,” the California Republican said.

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McCarthy gives Carlson access to 1/6 footage, raising alarms

Thousands of hours of surveillance footage from the attack on the U.S. Capitol are being made available to Fox News host Tucker Carlson

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Democrats assail Fox News’ possession of Jan. 6 Capitol video

WASHINGTON — Tucker Carlson’s access to unpublicized footage of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is an “egregious security breach” by Republicans, the House’s top Democrat says.

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Florida's lawmaker meetings, other public spaces stay gun-free under permitless carry bill

State lawmakers are considering letting Floridians carry concealed guns in public without a permit — but not at their meetings.

Orlando Sentinel

Q&A: Rep. Norma Torres talks guns, threats on her life and the end of Roe

Norma Torres has had an eventful couple of years.

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Rep. Norma Torres talks guns, threats on her life and the end of Roe - Roll Call

“I’m not going to apologize for defending myself,” says the California Democrat, who got threats after tangling with El Salvador’s president.

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Rep. Angie Craig told police she fought off an attacker using hot coffee

Rep. Craig, D-Minn., is bruised but otherwise OK after a man attacked her Thursday. Her suspected assailant, now in custody, did not appear to have political motivations

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Mississippi GOP passes ‘apartheid’ bill to create unelected courts system in majority-Black capital of Jackson

New court officials would be appointed by state leaders, rather than usual election process

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George Santos accused of sexual harassment by prospective staffer

The former aide, Derek Myers, outlined the allegations in a letter to the House Committee on Ethics.

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Trump rages at McCarthy over Babbitt

Trump claims "great patriot" Ashli Babbitt was "murdered" by the Capitol Police

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House GOP kills civil rights panel

"GOP Oversight⁩ tried to toss out the Civil Rights Subcommittee without anybody noticing," Democrat says

Salon

MTG likens Tyre Nichols to Ashli Babbitt

Greene made the comments at her first committee hearing of the term

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Capitol Police arrest man with knives, smoke grenade who was impersonating officer

U.S. Capitol Police arrested a cop impersonator armed with “a stash of knives” and other equipment on Monday.

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Police arrest ‘fake officer’ armed with knives on Capitol Hill

Secret Service find ‘shell casings, a smoke grenade and a gas mask inside the suspect’s Ford Explorer,’ USCP says

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State capital mayor: Plan for separate courts is apartheid

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba says that legislation that would create a separate court system run by unelected judges in part of Mississippi’s capital city is racially motivated

Salon

How the Capitol Police enabled Jan. 6

Was it cowardice, blindness, white privilege — or something worse? The House Jan. 6 committee didn't want to know

Los Angeles Times

Graphic video of attack on Paul Pelosi is released

A San Francisco court on Friday released a graphic video showing the moment an intruder wielding a hammer attacked Paul Pelosi, the husband of then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, inside the couple’s home.

WEKU

Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted Capitol Officer Sicknick sentenced to 6 years in prison

Julian Khater pleaded guilty to two felony counts of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon in a D.C. court last September.

Tribune News Service

Threats against lawmakers decreased in 2022, Capitol police say

WASHINGTON — Direct threats or “concerning statements” made against members of Congress decreased in 2022, reversing an upward trend over “the last couple of decades,” the U.S. Capitol Police said Tuesday.

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Fascists in the House: Danger is real

As Biden honored the heroes of Jan. 6 at the White House, their temporary victory became a mockery on Capitol Hill

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