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On the eve of Joe Biden’s inauguration, the President-elect and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, along with their spouses, took part in a solemn memorial dedicated to the more than 400,000 Americans who have died after contracting COVID-19. Standing in front of the National Mall’s reflecting pool, Harris, joined by her husband Doug Emhoff, wore […]
The U.S. Capitol underwent a lockdown on Monday after reports of an “external security threat,” prompting evacuations and warnings sent to staff. Per NBC News, staff at the Capitol were sent a message to inform them of the developing situation. “All buildings within the Capitol Complex: External security threat, no entry or exit is permitted, […]
A new video has emerged that shows even more of what transpired during the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6. New Yorker correspondent Luke Mogelson, who was covering the Stop the Steal rally, took the footage. In the beginning, as the rioters storm the building, a person told police, “There’s a fucking million of us out […]
A Capitol police officer who was suspended after footage of him wearing a Make America Great Again hat went viral said he was wearing the pro-Donald Trump merch as part of a plan to help trapped members of the Capitol Police. Lt. Tarik Johnson’s fellow officers claim he used the hat to gain the trust of rioters, so […]
Washington D.C. police officers who attempted to hold back mobs of pro-Trump rioters, including one who was crushed by a door in a moment that has since gone viral, are speaking out about the experience. “They were calling us traitors, shouting at us, telling us to remember our oath, and eventually, they attacked us,” Officer Daniel […]
Retired firefighter/MAGA mob member Robert Sanford was filmed throwing a fire extinguisher at police during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, and now he’s facing federal charges. The 55-year-old was arrested on Thursday on four federal charges, including assaulting officers engaging in their official duties, civil disorder, disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, and knowingly enterting a […]
Robert Keith Packer, the MAGA cult member who was photographed during the Capitol attack last week wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” hoodie, has been arrested. Packer was arrested Wednesday by federal authorities in Virginia on a D.C. warrant, per a report from CBS News citing a senior law enforcement official. The anti-Semite is now facing federal charges that include […]
In an Instagram Live stream on Tuesday, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez revealed that there was a moment she feared she “was going to die” during the Capitol riot. As NBC News pointed out, Ocasio-Cortez said that at one point she had a “very close encounter,” citing security concerns at the Capitol. “I did not know if I was […]
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and professional swimmer Klete Keller has been identified in the crowd of people who stormed the U.S. Capitol building last week. According to the New York Times, the 38-year-old former teammate of Michael Phelps was spotted in footage captured from Wednesday’s insurrection. Keller joined the U.S. Swim Team to compete in […]
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has tested positive for COVID-19. The progressive representative from Seattle blames her Republican colleagues, claiming they refused to wear masks and take precautions while the members of Congress were in hiding during the Capitol riots. “Too many Republicans have refused to take this pandemic and virus seriously, and in doing so, they […]
