by Lorraine Ali This time last year, there was a cruel joke in circulation: The most spiteful year in recent memory would reset itself at midnight Dec. […]
Tag: capitol riot
Jordan’s scheme is latest proof of GOP’s contempt for democracy
One of the reasons Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy withdrew GOP participation from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection was Democrats’ refusal to let Trumpian firebrand […]
Sandwich University owner, Jan. 6 co-defendant, raising money through Christian crowdfunding site
A fundraiser benefiting Sandwich University owner George Tanios — facing 10 charges for his alleged role in the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol — and his […]
‘Blond hair white skin’: Capitol rioter says the quiet part
She slammed down her white privilege like you’d slam down an American Express black card. Which is to say, with supreme confidence. Two months after posting video […]
House members colluding with the Capitol rioters, warrants expulsion
Days after the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Donald Trump supporters intent on overturning Trump’s election loss, freshman Rep. Cori Bush […]
My people are Americans
I’ve got something to say about “you people.” That, as you may recall, was how I referred, in a recent column, to Mike Pence and others who […]
Dear Mike Pence …
Dear Mike Pence: Most of them are fervid adherents of bizarre conspiracy theories and fascist dogmas that might yet burn this country down. Many of them spew […]
Fix the law that made Jan. 6 possible
by Doyle McManus Next weekend, supporters of former President Donald Trump plan to march on Washington in a show of support for the rioters who stormed the […]
GOP silent on tweet supporting would-be bomber
On Thursday, a North Carolina man drove a truck onto a sidewalk outside the Library of Congress, demanding to meet with President Joe Biden, ranting about a […]
Backing the blue takes back seat to Trump
by LZ Granderson Last week, former President Donald Trump ratcheted up his efforts to turn Ashli Babbitt, the insurrectionist who was slain in the U.S. Capitol on […]
