[ A Florida man was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to three felonies, including assaulting a law enforcement officer during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. The Justice Department (DOJ) announced the sentencing of Kenneth Bonawitz, a 58-year-old “Proud Boys” member, whom DOJ described as “one of the more … Read more
[ Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) on Sunday criticized former President Trump’s use of the term “hostages” to describe those imprisoned for actions they took on Jan. 6, 2021. Asked on NBC News’s “Meet the Press” whether Trump’s use of that language bothers her, Ernst said, “It does in this context because we do have American … Read more
[ Three years after a mob attacked the U.S. Capitol in an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, most Americans still condemn the violent and deadly riot, but Republican disapproval continues to wane, a new survey found. The insurrection brought an overwhelming bipartisan disapproval from Americans, and while a majority still do dissaprove of the events … Read more
[ Ahead of the three-year anniversary of the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, about 1,000 rioters have either pleaded guilty or been convicted of crimes ranging from felonies such as seditious conspiracy and assaulting police officers to misdemeanors such as trespassing. More than 1,200 individuals have been charged with federal crimes … Read more
[ At least two dozen Jan. 6 defendants are seeking to delay their cases until the Supreme Court decides whether an obstruction charge used to prosecute scores of rioters was legitimately applied by the Justice Department, court filings show. Some defendants are seeking pauses in their upcoming trials or sentencing hearings. Others already sentenced are … Read more
[ The third anniversary of the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol comes as experts are sounding the alarm over the state of American democracy as the country enters an election year divided over the significance of the day. The violent rampage led to multiple deaths, the ransacking of the Capitol, the prosecution of former President … Read more
[ The husband of deceased Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. government for $30 million, according to court records released Friday. Attorneys with Judicial Watch, a conservative legal activist group, filed the suit in California federal court on behalf of Aaron Babbitt and his estate for wrongful … Read more
[ The current crisis at the southern border will likely be the focus of this week’s Sunday news shows. Earlier this week, a migrant caravan of reportedly at least 6,000 people left a city in southern Mexico heading toward the U.S. The Biden administration is trying to raise pressure on the Mexican President, Andrés Manuel … Read more
[ Former President Trump recently went on a tirade with a series of posts to his Truth Social account over the past week, hammering away on the legal battles he faces, such as investigations, indictments and his recent ban from the GOP primary ballot in Colorado. When the Colorado Supreme Court pushed the former president … Read more
[ Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) cautioned that former President Trump would appoint lawyers who will help him “blow through” the Constitution if elected to the White House again. “I think that, you know, we know what he will do. He’s already done it. We saw what he did after the 2020 election. Obviously, what … Read more
