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Monday on FNC’s “Fox News Primetime,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)  called on an ended to the shifting criminal standard for those based on their political belief, especially for Trump supporters.

Thursday on “CNN Newsroom,” Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) sounded off on the probe into the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized a “fully constructed U.S. Capitol Lego set” from the home of a man facing charges in connection with the riot at the Capitol on January 6, according to a court filing last week.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), who led the House managers during President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial, and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), who led them during the second trial, will return to the fore as members of the January 6 commission.

Republican leadership has begun mulling names of those the party will choose to sit on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) January 6 committee, which will have 13 members, five of whom House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) will have a say in.

Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) claimed Tuesday during a Senate committee hearing for D.C. statehood that the district “had one night of rioting” last summer, despite multiple nights of riotous unrest occurring over the course of several months in D.C. beginning in May 2020.

An Alabama arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for a process server for Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) who allegedly entered Rep. Mo Brooks’ (R-AL) home.

Tuesday on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront,” Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) called out the 21 Republican House members who voted against legislation to award Congressional Gold Medals to Capitol police officers who responded to the riots on January 6.

Sunday on his Fox News Channel show “Life, Liberty & Levin,” Mark Levin pointed out the hypocrisy from Democrats and members of the media in regards to the rioting in Portland and the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Joseph Hurley, the attorney for Anthony Antonio, a man accused of having a part in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, on Friday blasted former President Donald Trump.

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” described the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill “like the Super Bowl of domestic terrorism.”

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has hired a private investigator to locate and follow Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) as he attempts to sue him for alleged culpability in the Capitol riot on January 6.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was forced Friday to postpone the vote on the massive bipartisan Endless Frontier Act, which had been expected to easily breeze through the U.S. Senate, into the second week of June.

A bill with broad bipartisan support that was supposed to sail through the U.S. Senate instead divided the upper chamber severely late Thursday night as Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) forced senators to take long procedural votes late into the evening.

The Bidens thanked National Guard members as they ended their mission securing the Capitol Building since the January “insurrection.”

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said she is in therapy as a result of the January 6 Capitol riot, or what she described as an “all-out, attempted coup,” pointing figures at the Trump administration and contending it “had a lot of us, especially Latino communities, in a very reactive mode.”

Representative Peter Meijer (R-MI) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Republicans are “playing into” Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) hands by rejecting legislation to create a commission to investigate the January 6 incident at the U.S. Capitol.

Former Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) said Wednesday on CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time” that it was a “big deal” 35 House Republicans defied House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and voted with Democrats on a bill that would form a commission to investigate the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot.

An anonymous letter circulating on official House email accounts that originated with Rep. Jamie Raskin’s (D-MD) office claims U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officers are upset with Republican leaders over their opposition to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) January 6 Commission.

Wednesday, MSNBC “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough sounded off on House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) opposition to proposed legislation to form a January 6 commission to investigate the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Scarborough accused members

During an interview aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) said that the lack of certainty that the Senate will authorize a commission on the January 6 Capitol riot “underscores, once again, the need to end

Monday during an interview with CSPAN, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) weighed in on the growing sentiment for Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-WY) ouster as the chairwoman of the House Republican Conference.

Biden is wrong. Not only wasn’t the January 6 riot the worst attack on our democracy; it wasn’t even the worst attack on the Capitol.

Federal authorities reportedly arrested a suspect in the U.S. Capitol riot after using facial recognition programs to find an image of the suspect on his girlfriend’s Instagram page. The arrest represents the first time that facial recognition was used to identify a suspect from the Capitol riot rather than to confirm the identity of an existing suspect.

Multiple anti-Trump lawmakers are spending campaign donations on various security services, amounts that have soared over the past several months since the election, according to their Federal Election Commission filings.

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) issued a formal response Friday to an Ethics Committee complaint made by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) against her over her alleged role in the riot that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on January 6.

Constitutional law expert Jonathan Turley argued Wednesday that Congress may have prevented the U.S. Capitol Police from preparing for the January 6 riot to protect a false narrative about the reason Lafayette Square was cleared after riots in 2020.

Friday on CNN’s “New Day,” House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) reacted to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) calling for more bipartisanship in response to the January 6 Capitol riot.

A minister filed a lawsuit against Nancy Pelosi and Kamala Harris claiming the fence surrounding the Capitol is preventing him from holding a prayer vigil.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is referring a federal prosecutor to its Office of Responsibility over claims made on CBS’ 60 Minutes and in the New York Times that those involved in the January 6 Capitol riot could soon face charges of sedition.

Monday, former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe reacted to Department of Justice prosecutor Michael Sherwin telling CBS “60 Minutes” he believes “facts do support” charges of sedition against some of the January 6 Capitol rioters.

Sunday on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” Department of Justice prosecutor Michael Sherwin discussed his ongoing investigation into the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot.

Sunday on MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation,” Woke AF Nation founder Danielle Moodie called for Republican members of Congress like Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) to have their phone and social media records pulled as part of the investigation into the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. This comes in response to Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) saying some GOP congressional members should be investigated for encouraging or even conspiring with the riot.

Russia is keen for the U.S. to sort out its “internal quarrels” so that Moscow may establish more stable relations with Washington, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) is demanding an apology from Democrats and journalists who falsely claimed that he incited the Capitol riot with his speech at the “Save America Rally,” noting that evidence had shown the violence was pre-planned.

The Capitol Police asked that the National Guard remain at the Capitol for two more months on Thursday, reflecting continued security concerns, according to a report.