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D.C. nears Jan. 6 anniversary with warnings about extremism, awards for courage

BY: - January 5, 2023

WASHINGTON – On the eve of the second anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection, congressional Democrats and dozens of veterans on Thursday in a press conference called on incoming House Republican leaders to condemn political violence and hold their members who supported the attack accountable for their actions. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden is scheduled on […]

An image of a mock gallows on the grounds of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is shown during a House committee hearing. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Jan. 6 panel issues subpoena to Trump demanding his testimony

BY: - October 21, 2022

The subpoena asks for communications with any members of Congress, and names U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, R-10th District.

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One nation, under outrage | Ray E. Landis

BY: - September 25, 2022

We're seeing a repeat of revolutionary anger. How we deal with it will determine the future of the nation.

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The MAGA threat isn’t just in Washington. We’re facing it in Pa., too | Opinion

BY: - September 6, 2022

The polling is clear, Pennsylvanians oppose efforts to overthrow our elections.

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Willful blindness is no defense when you summon a mob to wreak havoc | Dick Polman

BY: - July 18, 2022

It’s gratifying that nearly six in 10 Americans now believe (finally!) that Trump should be criminally charged.

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Trump is a domestic enemy. Treat him like one | Quentin Young

BY: - June 17, 2022

If the former president and his abettors attempted a violent coup, what’s to be done with them?

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Trump, allies blame Antifa. They’re looking in the wrong place | Opinion

BY: - June 12, 2022

In whitewashing the Jan. 6 insurrection by comparing it to the Black Lives Matter protests, Trump and his allies may have exposed more white than they intended.

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Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards reminds us what heroism looks like | John L. Micek

BY: - June 10, 2022

Long after Trump takes his place among history’s reviled strongmen the courage of Caroline Edwards will be celebrated and remembered.

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Here’s why the Jan. 6 committee’s public hearings won’t reprise Watergate | Fletcher McClellan

BY: - June 10, 2022

Sad to say, the Jan. 6 Committee investigation may find that we have lost the capacity for outrage. 

Jan. 6 panel says Trump, far-right groups responsible for insurrection

BY: - June 10, 2022

A widely anticipated hearing Thursday by the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol alleged two groups supporting then-President Donald Trump planned the riot to stop the transfer of presidential power — while Trump tacitly endorsed the insurrection and was indifferent to calls to hang then-Vice President Mike Pence. […]

What to know about Thursday’s public hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol

BY: - June 9, 2022

Leaders have promised, in general, to unveil new material during the prime-time hearing.

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Pa. Sen. Mastriano shares documents, agrees to interview with Jan. 6 committee | Friday Coffee

BY: - June 3, 2022

The Republican gubernatorial nominee, who has questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 election results, was at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.