Opinion · 117th Congress
Let’s not forget the staffers
The harrowing images from Jan. 6 at the Capitol are ones that will forever be burned in the memories of those of us who have made a career here in Washington, D.C.
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Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending Jan. 15, 2021
The aftermath continues this week following the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Companies are abandoning anti-democratic politicians, but they shouldn’t abandon their PACs
In the wake of the events of Jan. 6, about 50 companies have now announced they are banning contributions to the 147 legislators in question or taking a pause from making PAC donations or, in a few
Policy · 117th Congress
Alejandro Mayorkas could face his past in latest Senate hearing
According to his prepared remarks, obtained by CQ Roll Call, Mayorkas was expected to tell lawmakers he would focus his efforts on preventing another deadly attack like the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Where do Republicans go from here?
The Jan. 6 mob attack provided key visuals of the Trump coalition that will be played on loop for months to come.
Congress · 117th Congress
House GOP moves to shore up some at-risk members with Appropriations seats
Three of the committee’s new GOP members voted to reject Arizona’s and Pennsylvania’s presidential election results after a mob of Trump supporters overtook the Capitol building on Jan. 6.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Democrats launch ads aimed at Republicans who opposed impeachment
The ads feature grayscale images of the Jan. 6 riots on the Capitol superimposed with text accusing the members, who are named, of voting “with the mob,” “against accountability” and of giving “Trump
Opinion · 117th Congress
Securing the Capitol shouldn’t mean it becomes a fortress
It will be important to closely examine how things got out of hand on Jan. 6 and how the security failed. Those responsible — both internally and externally — should be held accountable.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Pauses in corporate PAC donations also draw ire of Democrats
GOP lawmakers have condemned the violence that gripped the Capitol on Jan. 6 as a mob sought to block congressional certification of the 2020 presidential results.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: UnPACing
: Add the conservative Koch political network to the list of donors taking an internal look after the Jan. 6 infiltration of the Capitol and GOP lawmakers voting against certifying electoral results.
Congress · 117th Congress
34 House Democrats call for investigation into Jan. 5 tours by fellow members ahead of attack
The New Jersey Democrat alleged Tuesday night that members of Congress led guests on what she described as “reconnaissance” ahead of the insurrection on Jan. 6.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Where should Congress live during a pandemic? Some freshmen pick the office
What happened on Jan. 6 hasn’t changed his thinking about where to stay. After the invasion of the Capitol that left five dead, “I think it’s probably even safer,” he said.
Congress · 117th Congress
House impeaches Trump in wake of mob attack on Capitol
[As House votes to impeach Trump, Democrats weigh options for Senate trial] The article outlines Trump’s impeachable conduct, describing how for months leading up to the Jan. 6 joint session
Congress · 117th Congress
Veterans, ex-spies in Congress prominent in fraught week on Capitol Hill
A bipartisan group of young lawmakers with military or intelligence backgrounds has been in the forefront of the congressional response to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, and the cadre played a central
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Rick Scott confident he can lead NRSC after Electoral College vote
“We have to primary the hell out of the ones that don’t fight,” Trump told a crowd of supporters on Jan. 6, shortly before the riot at the Capitol.
Policy · 117th Congress
Census Bureau director: ‘Stand down’ on tracking immigrants
On Monday, a Justice Department attorney told a federal judge that the agency could not finish the work before March 6.
Congress · 117th Congress
Meet the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump
Cheney circulated a 21-page memo to the GOP conference before the Jan. 6 votes objecting to Biden’s Electoral College victory, saying the measures set an “exceptionally dangerous precedent.”
Opinion · 117th Congress
Errant Republicans must loudly hail Biden’s legitimacy
Maybe two decades of quiet work as hospital orderlies in critical care wards might be the only way that Hawley and Cruz can begin to erase the stain of Jan. 6.
Congress · 117th Congress
Troops are sleeping in the Capitol. It’s been a rare sight since the Civil War
(Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) Since the building was breached on Jan. 6, tall riot fencing has been erected around the Capitol perimeter and the guardsmen were called in to ward off further attacks
Policy · 117th Congress
More federal action sought on Trump-supporting flight disruptors
and Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Rick Larsen, D-Wash., late Monday asked FAA Administrator Steve Dickson to impose the maximum $35,000 fine on disruptive air travelers in the aftermath of the Jan. 6