Tag: January 6 Attack

2020 Election Controversy Casts Shadow Over Georgia Secretary of State Race

State secretary of state elections usually aren’t visible. People may not know what the person in that job does. It’s not the same as the federal secretary of state, who manages foreign relations. An election for this state office usually isn’t water cooler conversation. Unless, of course, that state is Georgia, home of the hotly…


MAGA Republican and Democrat Air Force Vet Battle for Open NC Seat

North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District—safe for black Democrats for 30 years—no longer is. Redistricting gave Republicans a better chance to win it as they seek to regain control of the House. The open seat promises to be a real fight this fall. Democrat Donald Davis, a state senator, faces Republican challenger Sandy Smith, who lost…


Ruling by Arizona Judge a Blow to Democrat Efforts to Disqualify House Republicans for ‘Insurrection’

An Arizona judge’s ruling against efforts to keep two Republican congressmen and a state representative off the November ballot due to their alleged Jan. 6, 2021, “insurrection” roles at the U.S. Capitol likely foreshadows the outcome of similar efforts in other states, according to the attorney who argued the case. Superior Court Judge Christopher Coury…


GOPers Urge Capitol Police Watchdog to Address Pelosi’s ‘Politicized’ Hill Security

United States Capitol Police (USCP) Inspector General (IG) Michael Bolton is being challenged to address publicly in today’s hearing of the House Committee on Administration what three GOP members of the panel describe as the “politicized campus security” of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). “Since January 6th, the Majority has politicized campus security,…


Left, Right See Civil Liberties Disaster-in-the-Making in Capitol Hill Security Proposals

A new internal security program will have an “absolutely chilling effect” on the ability of constituents to petition their representatives, and whistleblowers with vital information to share with Congress, according to Rep. Kelly Armstrong. “It turns out that knowing who everyone is, and where they are at, has a security benefit. But, my question is,…