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Nadler added: “This violence was anything but spontaneous; it was the direct result of a conspiracy to incite a riot, instigated by President Trump, Rudolph Giuliani, the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers.”
Giuliani, the former mayor of New York and Trump’s close ally, and both far-right groups are also listed in the complaint as being culpable for the Capitol violence. Both the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys face accusations of white supremacy and domestic terrorism.
The House Democrats joined their colleague Rep. Bennie Thompson
The revised complaint was filed in the Federal District Court in Washington, D.C., by the NAACP and law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll.
Madawaska will send Second Amendment sanctuary decision to residents Residents of Madawaska will vote on whether the town becomes a Second Amendment sanctuary at this year’s annual town meeting. The Board of Selectmen considered adopting a sanctuary resolution at its April 6 meeting, but ultimately chose to send the decision to voters.
MADAWASKA, Maine Residents of Madawaska will vote on whether the town becomes a Second Amendment sanctuary at this year’s annual town meeting. The Board of Selectmen considered adopting a sanctuary resolution at its April 6 meeting, but ultimately chose to send the decision to voters.
The board voted 4-1 against adopting the resolution themselves. The vote followed a discussion in which Selectman Laurie Gagnon proposed that taxpayers decide the matter, allowing the board to remain politically neutral. While Second Amendment sanctuary resolutions pop up across the state, Madawaska is the first town in Aroostook County to send its resolu
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As a possible fallback plan after the Senate’s failure this month, lawmakers could negotiate a short-term patch that would continue the DACA program for a few years, perhaps in exchange for partial funding of Mr. Trump’s wall. Such a deal could be tucked into a broad spending bill that lawmakers must approve by March 23, when government funding is set to expire.
But the court’s move could undercut any momentum to push for even a very narrow deal in the next few weeks, and there has been little evidence of progress toward any kind of bipartisan pact that would be acceptable to Mr. Trump. House Republican leaders still appear focused on a hard-line conservative immigration bill that would be a nonstarter in the Senate.
Three months after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, Democrats and Republicans alike are responsible for a shameful failure to respond as hopes fade for a comprehensive review of the deadly assault on the seat of our government.
A new attack on the complex by a lone actor took the life of another U.S. Capitol police officer on Good Friday, a tragic reminder of the ongoing threat to the force itself and the lawmakers they sacrifice to protect.
While various congressional committees are investigating Jan. 6, there is no consensus for establishing a 9/11-style commission as the parties bicker over the rules and scope. NBC reported last month that lawmakers are “growing increasingly pessimistic that an agreement on establishing a commission can be reached,” and Sen. Roy Blunt, a GOP leader, said that his “instinct is it isn’t happening.”