January 6

Failed Republican candidate jailed for 80 years over gun attacks on Democrats' homes

Solomon Pena orchestrated the attacks in Albuquerque, New Mexico, weeks after he lost a state House seat.

The flag of the US state New Mexico is seen in this illustration taken, August 21, 2024.
Interim United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Edward Martin speaks in Washington, D.C., on March 25, 2025.

Trump yanks prosecutor nomination of Ed Martin, who called a Nazi sympathizer ‘extraordinary’

US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) attend a press conference at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 24, 2025.

Trump calls some Biden presidential pardons 'void, vacant,' claims they were signed by autopen

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Letters to the Editor, February 24, 2025: Obscene comparison


January 6 Capitol riots shouldn’t trump October 7 for US Jews - opinion

Some Jews have chosen to look away from the war either because they blame Israel. For them, January 6 now trumps October 7 because we are witnessing a reshaping of our own country’s institutions.

AN EXPLOSION caused by a police munition is seen as supporters of then-US president Donald Trump riot in front of the Capitol Building, January 6, 2021.

FBI staff ordered to reveal their role in Jan. 6 probes by Monday

The list of questions in the memo direct employees to give their job title, any role they played in the Jan. 6 investigations and whether they helped supervise such investigations.

 An FBI logo is pictured on an agent's shirt.

What big changes did Trump make on the first day of his presidency?

Among the moves that Trump made on his first day back was to pardon about 1,500 people who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he stands next to his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife Usha Vance during the Liberty Ball on Inauguration Day of Donald Trump's second presidential term in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2025.

Trump announces sweeping first-day executive orders and record declassifications

Classified documents regarding the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK are to be released. Trump added that "other topics of great interest" will have classified records declassified.

 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally the day before he is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term, in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2025.

FBI did not send undercover operatives to join Jan. 6 attack, watchdog says

The report found that the FBI could have done more ahead of the Jan. 6 attack by canvassing its field offices for intelligence from informants to prepare for what was to come.

A mob of supporters of then-US President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

Biden was right – and righteous – to pardon son, Hunter - opinion

President Biden's pardon of Hunter Biden was a justified response to politically pressured prosecutions of minor gun and tax charges.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden and his son Hunter board Air Force One as they depart for Charleston, South Carolina, from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, last month.

Trump alleges Democratic 'coup' of Biden ahead of Harris speech at site of Jan. 6 rally

Trump said at a campaign event in Flordia that Democrats "stole the presidency of the United States."

 THEN-US president Donald Trump addresses a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 US presidential election results, in Washington, on January 6, 2021.

'President Chaos': A cartoonist's collection of work from Donald Trump's presidency

I see this work as a historical document that will live to enlighten people about how fragile democracy is and how a divisive authoritarian leader like Trump can destroy it.

 A cartoon of Donald Trump by Richard Codor.

Judge sentences former Jewish Press editor to 4 months for his role Jan. 6 Capitol breach

The prosecution and the defense had at the time of his guilty pleas agreed to recommend a prison sentence of eight to 14 months and a fine between $4,000 and $40,000.

 Elliot Resnick, then editor-in-chief of The Jewish Press, was among the group that breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Trump tells Christians they won't have to vote after this election

At a Turning Point Action event, Trump assured Christians that voting for him means they "won't have to vote again," sparking controversy and concerns over democracy.

 Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump speaks at Turning Point Action's The Believers Summit 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, July 26, 2024.

US Secret Service chief resigns following Trump assassination attempt - report

Kimberly Cheatle resigned after failing to prevent an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally.

US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle exits after testifying before a House of Representatives Oversight Committee hearing on the security lapses that allowed an attempted assassination of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, July 22, 2024.