Capitol insurrection
Where Things Stand: It Was Hard To Spit Out, But Jim Jordan Confirmed He Spoke To Trump On Jan 6 
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07.28.21 | 6:15 pm
Amid a stream of words delivered in his typical auctioneer fashion, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) confirmed Wednesday afternoon that he did, in fact, talk to Trump on Jan. 6.
When exactly that conversation happened — before the insurrection, during the attack, after the fact, when Congress was certifying President Joe Biden’s win — couldn’t tell ya.
Where Things Stand: McCarthy Hides From Jan. 6 Testimony
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07.27.21 | 6:15 pm
The House minority leader says he didn’t even watch the hearing he was trying to distract you from.
Where Things Stand: Sinister Counter-Programming
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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.
