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January 6 Commission
September 17, 2021
Grace Segers
Anthony Gonzalez’s Retirement Tightens Trump’s Stranglehold on the GOP
The Ohio representative’s decision to not seek reelection deals a savage blow to Republicans hoping to free their party from the former president’s influence.
September 7, 2021
Daniel Strauss
Kevin McCarthy Really Doesn’t Want the January 6 Committee to See Those Phone Records
The House minority leader is raising suspicions about what GOP lawmakers might have said on the phone during the riot.
August 20, 2021
Grace Segers
Bomb Scare Has Capitol Hill Staff Worried About a New Normal
For many still reeling from the January 6 attack, Thursday’s threat renewed concerns about public service in an era of political violence.
July 27, 2021
Grace Segers
Police Officers Give Congress a Front-Row Seat to the Trauma of Our Politics
On the opening day of testimony, the Capitol’s defenders tried to rescue the January 6 commission from the all-consuming partisan rancor that spawned it.
May 31, 2021
Alex Shephard
Republicans Fear Trump May Wreck Their Chances to Fulfill His Darkest Fantasies
Republicans are “fretting” about the former president’s political return. But they’re mostly worried about him undermining their ongoing anti-democratic efforts.
May 20, 2021
Matt Ford
The Republicans Would Like You to Please Forget That January 6 Ever Happened
Party leaders, taking their cues from Donald Trump, are trying to shove the violence he instigated into the memory hole.
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