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McCarthy Announces Opposition to Jan. 6 Commission Last Updated May 20, 2021, 5:53 p.m. ETMay 20, 2021, 5:53 p.m. ET The top House Republican said he could not support an inquiry into the attack on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob because it would not examine unrelated “political violence” associated with the left. Representative Rashida Tlaib urged President Biden to end his support of Israel amid its bombing campaign against Hamas. Here’s what you need to know: Protestors at the Capitol as they breached the doors on Jan. 6.Credit...Jason Andrew for The New York Times Representative...

McCarthy Opposes Commission to Investigate Capitol Riot Nicholas Fandos © Jason Andrew for The New York Times Protestors at the Capitol as they breached the doors on Jan. 6. Representative Kevin McCarthy, the top House Republican, said on Tuesday that he would oppose an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, denouncing the proposed bipartisan inquiry into the deadliest attack on Congress in centuries because it would not examine unrelated “political violence” associated with the left. The announcement by Mr. McCarthy, Republican of California, ...

Democrats Move Closer to Setting Up Jan. 6 Commission, With or Without G.O.P. Nicholas Fandos © Jason Andrew for The New York Times A mob of Trump supporters climb the walls of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. WASHINGTON — House Democrats pressed ahead on Friday with a bipartisan proposal to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, after reaching agreement with a key Republican to drop his party’s demand that it look at left-wing violence unrelated to the assault. But it was not clear whether G.O.P. leaders, who have insisted any such inquir...

From NYT House Democrats are pressing forward with a bipartisan proposal to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, after reaching agreement with a key Republican to drop his party’s demand that such an inquiry look into left-wing violence at racial justice protests.

House Democrats press forward with a bipartisan proposal to create a commission on the Jan. 6 capitol riot. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson helped broker a bipartisan agreement on an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.Credit...Pool photo by Chip Somodevilla May 14, 2021, 11:37 a.m. ET House Democrats are pressing forward with a bipartisan proposal to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, after reaching agreement with a key Republican to drop his party’s demand to look into left-wing violence at raci...