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The first presidential election since the Jan. 6 attack will test new guardrails from Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — This presidential election, the first since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol, will be a stress test of the new systems and guardrails that Congress put in place to ensure America’s long tradition of the peaceful transfer of presidential power. As Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris race toward the finish, pro-democracy advocates and elected officials are preparing for a volatile period in the aftermath of Election Day, as legal challenges are filed, bad actors spread misinformation and voters wait for Congress […]

todayOctober 30, 2024

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Trump tells people to vote on ‘Jan. 5,’ and five other scratch-your-head moments

Former President Donald Trump left voters scratching their heads on Monday after he urged his supporters to show up at the ballot box to cast their votes for him. The only problem is that he got the date wrong.  While Election Day is on Nov. 5, Trump thought he had an extra two months to turn out the vote.  “I’ll tell you, if everything works out and everybody gets out on Jan. 5 or before,” Trump told a crowd at […]

todayOctober 15, 2024

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Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith filed a new indictment Tuesday against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election that keeps the same criminal charges but narrows the allegations against him following a Supreme Court opinion that conferred broad immunity on former presidents. The new indictment removes a section of the indictment that had accused Trump of trying to use the law enforcement powers of the Justice Department to overturn his election loss, an area […]

todayAugust 28, 2024

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Jan. 6 was ‘the catalyst’ to former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn’s run for Congress

Harry Dunn, the now former Capitol Police officer, says he is running for Congress largely due to the violent and deadly events that unfolded on Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol. “I was on the front lines. I saw the carnage and…how close we came to not certifying the election for the first time in American history,” said Dunn, vying for the Democratic nomination for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District. Private First Class Harry Dunn of the US Capitol Police […]

todayJanuary 10, 2024

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The Jan. 6 Capitol riot gave ‘new courage to white supremacists,’ activists say

Today marks three years since MAGA supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol and attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, and a number of activists and lawmakers said they think the insurrection and former President Donald Trump’s lack of incarceration have emboldened racists. The insurrection “has given new courage to white supremacists,” Svante Myrick, president of People for the American Way, an organization founded to combat extremism. “When Donald Trump was elected, you remember that the Klan marched […]

todayJanuary 6, 2024

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, but the Pentagon kept the news quiet

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday due to complications following a minor elective medical procedure, his press secretary said, in the Defense Department’s first acknowledgement that Austin had been admitted five days earlier to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said Friday that it was not clear when Austin would be released from the hospital, but said the secretary was “recovering well.” The Pentagon’s failure to disclose Austin’s hospitalization is […]

todayJanuary 6, 2024

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Harry Dunn, officer who defended US Capitol on Jan. 6, is running for Congress in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A former police officer who defended the U.S. Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6 announced Friday that he is running for Congress in Maryland. Harry Dunn announced his candidacy a day before the third anniversary of the violent attack at the Capitol by a mob of Donald Trump supporters that disrupted the certification of the 2020 presidential election for Joe Biden. “This moment that we are in requires everybody to step up and step into their role in […]

todayJanuary 5, 2024

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