In the midst of a wave of Trump administration officials announcing their resignations and the House’s push to impeach President Trump in the aftermath of the deadly insurrection at the Capitol that he incited, Trump campaign spokesperson Hogan Gidley took to Fox News on Monday to defend the President’s … masculinity? Continue reading “Twitter Users Dunk On Trump Spox, Fox News Anchor For Odd Promo Of POTUS’ ‘Masculinity’”
Extremists Eye Jan. 17 In Bid For Insurrection Violence
The next big date in the insurrection could be Sunday.
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McCarthy Won’t Name Trump In Statement That Floats Censure Of POTUS
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Monday sent a letter to his fellow House Republicans saying that he opposes impeachment, but floats the possibility of censure — without mentioning President Trump directly. Continue reading “McCarthy Won’t Name Trump In Statement That Floats Censure Of POTUS”
Chad Wolf To Resign At Midnight As DHS Jump Starts Biden Inauguration Prep
The top official at the Department of Homeland Security will resign effective at midnight, according to a letter to DHS personnel shared with TPM.
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Democrats Push Civil War-Era ‘Insurrection’ Law To Bar GOPers From Office
After a pro-Trump mob raided and vandalized the Capitol, Democrats seeking to hold President Donald Trump and his Republican lackeys accountable have been plumbing the depths of available laws and procedure.
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Does The Pro-Trump Insurgency Represent A New Strain Of Extremism?
To extremism researchers with decades of experience in the business of identifying and understanding right-wing extremist groups with the potential for violence, last week marked a turning point.
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6 Shocking Details In Criminal Charges Against Pro-Trump Insurrectionists
In the aftermath of an angry mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters storming the Capitol on January 6, jarring details about the insurgents (some of whom have already been identified) are coming to light in law enforcement’s ongoing criminal investigations. More than three dozen individuals who participated, or planned to participate, in the attack have been slapped with criminal charges.
Here are some alarming details in the court documents of those who were allegedly involved to trying to violently overthrow the government on Trump’s behalf:
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Whitmer: ‘More Action Needed’ After State Panel Votes To Ban Open Carry In Capitol
After the Michigan State Capitol Commission moved to ban the open carry of firearms in the Capitol building on Monday morning, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) said that the move is “a good start, but more action is needed.” Continue reading “Whitmer: ‘More Action Needed’ After State Panel Votes To Ban Open Carry In Capitol”
Old Enough To Remember When …
Thanks to Tom Brokaw, we’ve been more than a little oversaturated in the veneration of the World War II generation. But the dwindling surviving members of that cohort have endured one helluva roller coaster from fighting fascism abroad to what happened on Wednesday.
TPM Reader WK checks in:
First, thanks, as ever, for yr excellent coverage and insight.
Also wanted to comment briefly on the current state of things.
My husband and I have just returned from one of our frequent visits with his 93 yo mother and her 95 yo sister who live in a retirement community in our Pennsylvania town.
SCOTUS Signals It Remains Uninterested In Helping Faux Trump Coup
The Supreme Court wants nothing to do with the flurry of Trump-aligned lawsuits that have hit its door step seeking to overturn the election. In several of those lawsuits, the court made clear Monday that it won’t be intervening any time soon, if ever. As part of a longer list of orders, the justices denied the requests before them that they expedite consideration of the cases, which included lawsuits brought by the Trump campaign itself and some “Kraken” cases brought by his allies.
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