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Capitol insurrection
GOP Candidate Sues Over Hotel Bills Incurred During Trip To Jan. 6 Trump Rally-Turned-Riot
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04.28.21 | 11:53 am
Alexandria, VA - January 13: Michael Fanone, 40, is an officer with the Metropolitan Police Department that helped fend off rioters at the U.S. Capitol and was captured in a now viral video where he was dragged down stairs and beaten unconscious and suffered a heart attack. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post) Alexandria, VA - January 13: Michael Fanone, 40, is an officer with the Metropolitan Police Department that helped fend off rioters at the U.S. Capitol and was captured in a now viral video where he was dragged down stairs and beaten unconscious and suffered a heart attack. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)
Cop Who Was Beaten During Insurrection Says It’s ‘Very Difficult’ Watching GOPers Downplay Jan. 6
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04.28.21 | 7:58 am
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 30: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., conduct a news conference on the China Task Force report in the Capitol’s Rayburn Room on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. The report outlines bipartisan action to combat threats from China. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 30: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., conduct a news conference on the China Task Force report in the Capitol’s Rayburn Room on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. The report outlines bipartisan action to combat threats from China. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Cheney: Addressing Capitol Attack ‘Matters Hugely To The Survival Of Our Country’
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04.27.21 | 8:03 am
Where Things Stand: ‘Speaker In Waiting’ Prime Badge
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04.26.21 | 1:39 pm

That’s how House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) colleagues are describing him these days, as he fields the whims of a mercurial former president who he’s determined he needs in order to keep his political ambitions alive.

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McCarthy Dodges When Fox News Asks About His Call With Trump Mid-Insurrection
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04.26.21 | 9:54 am
In Revisionist History: Laura Ingraham Downplays Threat Of ‘Goofy QAnon People’ In Capitol Attack
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04.24.21 | 11:01 am
‘We Are Not A Match’: Alleged Capitol Insurrectionist Turned In By Person On Dating App
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04.23.21 | 10:55 am
GOP Group That Pushed Pre-Insurrection Rally Hires Operative Behind ‘Stop The Steal’ Robocalls
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04.22.21 | 6:46 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Protesters gather storm the Capitol and halt a joint session of the 117th Congress on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Protesters gather storm the Capitol and halt a joint session of the 117th Congress on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
Report: Capitol Police Defend Jan 6 Instructions To Zero In On ‘Anti-Trumpers’
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04.22.21 | 3:05 pm
Georgia AG Steps Down From GOP Group That Promoted Pre-Insurrection Rally
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04.22.21 | 11:14 am