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Many of the same Republican members of Congress who voted to reject the results of the presidential election have reacted to the Jan. 6 violent insurrection in a way that avoids blaming President Donald
But in the wake of the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol, some are asking whether certain members of Congress, including Republican leaders of defense
Cawthorn didn’t adhere to that guidance on Jan. 6, telling Smoky Mountain News that when the violent mob breached the Capitol, he had his firearm with him.
He said companies should also decide to not give money to 501(c)(4) or 501(c)(6) nonprofit organizations.
But the mob attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, egged on by Trump, has proved otherwise.
Last week, before the Jan. 6 riot, Roll Call asked what these accountability measures would look like in practice.
“Without a change at the top, we may see more events unfold like those we saw on Jan. 6,” he said.
Clarified 6:20 p.m. | Despite calls, odds are against Trump’s impeachment or removal using 25th Amendment Members of Congress are calling for President Donald Trump to be removed through either the
Tim Ryan has vented frustration at the top brass of the Capitol Police but praised rank-and-file officers who were at the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection, saying they “did everything they could.
The Senate rejected the Arizona objection by a vote of 6-93, and the Pennsylvania objection, 7-92.
Security barricades the door of the House chamber as rioters disrupt the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote on Wednesday, January 6, 2021.
Shortly before 6 p.m., the House Sergeant-at-Arms informed a group of more than 100 people that had evacuated from the House side that the Capitol had been cleared.
Whoa: Trump supporters going at it with the police on the steps of the Capitol as Congress counts the Electoral College ballots inside https://t.co/LiQhaa5KkQ— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 6,
“Today, January 6 — the Feast of Epiphany — let us pray that this instigation to violence will provide an epiphany for our country to heal,” wrote Pelosi, a devout Catholic.
This has led supporters of the outgoing president to organize several protests on the day of the joint session, Jan. 6, calling for Congress to overturn the results of the election.
The start of the year also will feature other action that’s normally just housekeeping: the Jan. 6 joint session to count electoral college votes. The announcement Wednesday by Sen.
The first few days could feel like a breeze, however, compared to the tedious process ahead when Congress meets Jan. 6 in a joint session to count the electoral votes for the presidential election
GOP leadership in the Senate is discouraging Republican senators from contesting any states during the Electoral College ratification on Jan. 6.
Oct. 6’s Joy Ride sums up not only President Trump’s attitude following his own hospitalization from COVID-19 but also his entire handling of the pandemic.
Sustaining a veto seems unlikely, given the Senate voted 92-6 in favor of the bill and the House, through a procedure known as dividing the question, got well in excess of veto-proof majorities on both