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January 6 Commission

the national interest June 10, 2022

Republicans Respond to January 6 Hearings by Defending TrumpNo remorse, no accountability.

By Jonathan Chait
the national interest Jan. 24, 2022

Newt Gingrich Invented Donald Trump’s Lock-Them-Up PoliticsA one-man bridge from Reaganism to Trumpism.

By Jonathan Chait
politics July 21, 2021

Pelosi and McCarthy Joust Over GOP Participation in January 6 PanelMcCarthy picked two MAGA hard-liners for the committee. Pelosi vetoed them, so all the GOP nominees quit. And now we have another stalemate.

By Ed Kilgore
insurrection day June 30, 2021

The Long Authoritarian History of the Capitol RiotHow the GOP stoked the violent tendencies of its followers.

By Rick Perlstein
capitol riot June 24, 2021

Pelosi Announces Select Committee to Investigate Capitol RiotSince Senate Republicans killed an independent commission, Democrats will convene their own panel to investigate the events of January 6.

By Ed Kilgore
january 6 commission May 28, 2021

Murkowski Rebukes McConnell for Blocking January 6 Commission“Is that really what this is about, one election cycle after another?”

By Benjamin Hart
politics May 14, 2021

House Reaches Agreement on Capitol Riot CommissionThe bipartisan body will release a report on its findings by the end of the year.

By Nia Prater
capitol riot Mar. 26, 2021

January 6 Commission Dies, As Republicans Oppose Focus on January 6With the GOP demanding an investigation of left-wing violence unrelated to the Capitol riot, Pelosi is shifting to a regular House investigation.

By Ed Kilgore