Cheney said McCarthy, lawmakers were 'scared' by rioters
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) in her opening statement at a public hearing of the committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot said lawmakers, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), were “scared” by the rioters who breached the Capitol that day. “Secret Service agents protecting the vice president were exceptionally concerned about his safety and their own,” Cheney said. “Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was scared, as were others in Congress. Even those who themselves helped to provoke the violence.” Cheney and McCarthy have openly feuded over the past year, i
Read MoreWoman who threatened to shoot Pelosi on Jan. 6 sentenced to 60 days
A rioter who threatened to shoot Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) “in the friggin’ brain” during the 2021 insurrection was sentenced to 60 days behind bars on Thursday. The Department of Justice said that Dawn Bancroft has been sentenced to 60 days incarceration, and will be on probation for three years. Bancroft will also have to complete 100 hours community service and pay $500 in restitution fees. She previously
Read MoreCheney says Jan. 6 panel will hold more hearings in September
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) announced on Thursday that the Jan. 6 select committee will hold additional hearings in September. Cheney, the vice chair of the committee, announced the additional upcoming presentations at Thursday’s prime-time hearing, asserting that the panel has “considerably more to do.” “In the course of these hearings we have received new evidence, and new witnesses have bravely stepped forward. Efforts to litigate and overcome immunity and executive privilege claims have been successful, and those continue. Doors have opened, new subpoenas have been issu
Read MoreTrump questions Pence’s Jan. 6 actions, electoral count reform bill ahead of dueling Arizona rallies
Former President Trump reiterated his view that former Vice President Mike Pence could have refused to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election as the pair are set to hold events backing opposing candidates in a contested GOP Arizona gubernatorial primary. Trump said in a statement from his Save America PAC that Pence told him he did not have the power to reject votes from the Electoral College. The former president questioned why, if that were the case, “Democrats and RINOs,” meaning Republicans in name only, are working to pass a bill to make clear that the vi
Read MoreMississippi school board removes policy barring people with guns on school campuses
The Mississippi Board of Education voted Thursday to repeal a policy barring guns in state public schools in order to comply with the state's enhanced-carry law. The Board voted to repeal a 1990 policy prohibiting “the possession of pistols, firearms, or weapons in any form by any person other than duly authorized law enforcement officials on school premises or at school functions." The Board ruled that the policy, which last underwent revisi
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