February 6, 2021 AOC claims Rep. Mace only called her out to try to 'make a buck' Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted freshman GOP Rep. Nancy Mace as a scam artist cut from the same cloth as former President Trump for fundraising off the New York Democrat's "false" experience with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
February 6, 2021 A month after Capitol riot, autopsy results pending in Officer Brian Sicknick death investigation Exactly one month since rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, fallen Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick’s official cause of death has not been released and no one has been charged with his death.
February 6, 2021 Bill Maher, noted atheist, rips Trumpism, QAnon as 'magical religious thinking' "Real Time" host Bill Maher closed his show Friday night by suggesting those who criticize the conspiracy theory QAnon and also either hold or respect religious values don't have a leg to stand on.
February 5, 2021 GOP lawmakers say Pelosi should be fined $5G for violating new House security measures A group of House Republicans wasted no time in going after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday for allegedly breaking the new security measures she pushed to have passed earlier this week.
February 5, 2021 Court grants accused Capitol rioter permission to travel to Mexico for preplanned work trip A court has granted accused Capitol rioter Jenny Cudd permission to travel to Mexico later this month for a preplanned "weekend retreat with her employees."
February 5, 2021 GOP House members send letter to Speaker Pelosi demanding removal of ‘militarized Capitol fencing’ A group of 42 House Republicans has sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi demanding the removal of “the militarized Capitol fencing” that authorities installed in the wake of a “horrific” riot on Jan. 6.
February 5, 2021 Acting Capitol Police Chief Pittman pledges mental health support for officers after ‘traumatic’ riot U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman mourned the deaths of two officers in connection with the Jan. 6 breach and thanked colleagues "for their heroic efforts" in a statement Friday.
February 5, 2021 AOC addresses doubt about 'terrifying' Capitol riot experience: 'There was a reason I sat on my story' Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday doubled down on her "terrifying" experience during the deadly Capitol riot after detractors accused her of exaggerating the level of danger she felt on Jan. 6.
February 5, 2021 Fact-check site Snopes panned for 'weird' post about AOC's Capitol claim The liberal fact-checking website Snopes raised eyebrows for appearing to contradict itself regarding the controversy surrounding the Capitol Hill riot story from U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
February 5, 2021 Minnesota’s Phillips says Capitol Hill riot taught him the meaning of ‘privilege’ Rep Dean Phillips, D-Minn., told fellow Democrats on Thursday that it took last month’s riot at the Capitol for him to truly understand what “privilege” means.