Gun control activists storm Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville after ‘Trans Shaman’ led occupation of Kentucky legislature – as fears of a left-wing uprising loom ahead of Trans Day of Vengeance Gun control activists were seen storming Tennessee’s State Capitol Thursday amid rising fears of a left-wing uprising at a rumored protest in Washington, DC … Read more
Two more Democratic Reps. announce they won’t seek re-election in 2022: Pennsylvania’s Mike Doyle and North Carolina’s David Price pile the pressure on Nancy Pelosi’s battle to stop Republicans regaining control of the House Two longtime Democratic congressmen announced Monday they will not seek re-election next year Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Doyle and North Rep. David … Read more
Two hundred members of the clergy and activists including Reverend Jesse Jackson were arrested on Monday during a protest at the U.S. Capitol. The protest, organized by Poor People’s Campaign, was part of a series of events to demand improved voting access, an end to the filibuster, a $15 hourly minimum wage and protection for … Read more
Adam Kinzinger said Sunday he would be open to calling House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to testify in front of the Capitol riot committee but suggested it wouldn’t be necessary to subpoena Donald Trump. ‘I don’t know,’ Kinzinger said when ABC This Week host Jonathan Karl asked if the panel will want to compel the … Read more
US Capitol Police have been ordered to arrest visitors and staff who refuse to wear a mask on the House side of the Capitol complex. The policy, which goes into effect on Thursday, will not apply to members of Congress who refuse to wear masks, according to a police memo obtained by a lawmaker. Members … Read more
President Joe Biden on Monday nominated eight new U.S. attorney positions across the country, including in the office overseeing the prosecutions of hundreds of defendants charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Among the nominees announced Monday is Matthew Graves, a former fraud and public corruption prosecutor in the U.S. attorney´s office in … Read more
Rep. Hank Johnson has been arrested on Capitol Hill during a protest over voting rights, just one week after the detention of fellow Black Caucus member Joyce Beatty. The Democratic congressman, 66, was cuffed with zip ties by Capitol police officers outside the Hart Senate Office Building Thursday where he and other voting rights advocates had gathered … Read more
Democratic Senator Joe Manchin says Trump ‘called him all the time’ and he was ready ‘to stay and fight’ during the Capitol riot By Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com Published: 21:34 BST, 3 May 2021 | Updated: 21:34 BST, 3 May 2021 Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said former President Donald Trump ‘called … Read more
The family of a former ‘model student athlete’ accused of stabbing a police officer to death outside the Capitol has claimed his mental health issues may have been caused by blows to the head sustained while playing football. Relatives described Noah Green, who was shot dead after the attack, as ‘not a terrorist by any … Read more