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Republicans remain poised to block formation of bipartisan commission to investigate Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol MarketWatch 1 hr ago ASSOCIATED PRESS © samuel corum/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell walks toward his Senate office. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate pushed action into Friday on a bill to create an independent commission to study the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by Donald Trump’s supporters. Republicans still plan to block the measure using the filibuster, but snags on another, unrelated bill forced delays that prevented the S...

Senate Republicans KILL bill to create a Capitol riot commission despite SIX GOP rebels voting in favor with the Democrats Senate Republicans tanked the House-passed bill that would create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the January 6 Capitol attack  Democrats were unable to override a Republican filibuster placed on the bill during a Friday vote of 54 to 35, with 60 votes needed  Republican Sens. Mitt Romney, Susan Collins, Bill Cassidy, Lisa Murkowski, Rob Portman and Ben Sasse joined the Democrats  'Shame on the Republican Party for trying to sweep the horrors of that day under t...