Capitol insurrection
Where Things Stand: Sinister Counter-Programming Prime Badge
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07.26.21 | 6:15 pm

The first hearing of the House’s Jan. 6 select committee starts bright and early Tuesday morning, focused on testimony from key law enforcement witnesses who were defending the Capitol during the mob attack. And we’re expecting varying degrees of hay-making and counter-programming from the GOP.

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Where Things Stand: An Obvious Rejection Prime Badge
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07.21.21 | 2:00 pm

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision this morning to boot the two Jims from her January 6 select committee was quite the power play.

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on May 4, 2017 in Washington, DC. on May 4, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Where Things Stand: McCarthy Kisses The Ring Ahead Of Jan 6 Committee’s First Hearing Prime Badge
07.16.21 | 1:52 pm

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) met with the former president in New Jersey yesterday to discuss the midterms — the second such meeting the two have held since McCarthy announced from the House floor that Trump deserved at least some blame for the insurrection.

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Where Things Stand: Pence Knew He’d Be Whisked Away On Jan 6 Prime Badge
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07.15.21 | 1:32 pm

Then-Vice President Mike Pence refused to get in a car to leave the Capitol building after being evacuated from his ceremonial office on Jan. 6, primarily because he knew it would prevent him from doing his job — certifying President Biden’s electoral college victory.

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