Proud Boys organizer Joseph Biggs agreed to provide the FBI with information about anti-fascist activists after an agent contacted him in late July 2020.
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Democrats seek government records in deadly Capitol riot probe
Hopes for a bipartisan, independent commission to study the attack are fading as Republicans have rejected the proposal.
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Pentagon delayed sending troops to Capitol over concerns about optics, general says
The Defense Department took more than 3 hours to dispatch the National Guard to the deadly riot on Jan. 6 after the Capitol Police chief pleaded with the Army for help.
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Trump calls for GOP unity, says he won’t start another party
Trump used his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference to blast his successor and try to cement his status as the party’s undisputed leader despite his loss in November.
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At conservative conference, Trump is still the golden boy
Those in attendance at the gathering in Florida make clear they are not ready to move on from the former president – or from his baseless charges that the November election was rigged against him.
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Capitol defenders blame missed intelligence for deadly Jan. 6 breach
In Senate testimony, security officials blame other federal agencies – and each other – for their failure to defend the building as supporters of then-President Trump overwhelmed security barriers.
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Supreme Court rejects Trump election challenge cases in several states
The Supreme Court has rejected a handful of cases related to the 2020 election, including disputes from Pennsylvania that had divided the justices just before the election
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Supreme Court won’t stop turnover of Trump’s tax records to prosecutor
The high court’s action is a blow to Trump because he has for so long fought on so many fronts to keep his tax records shielded from view.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The Senate acquitted former President Trump of the incitement of insurrection impeachment article brought against him by the House in connection with the disturbance on Capitol Hill on January 6.
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Impeachment vote becomes defining moment for GOP senator
North Carolina’s Richard Burr was the most unexpected ‘guilty’ vote.