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President-elect Donald Trump, in his first broadcast news interview since winning the election, has called for the imprisonment of members of the House committee that investigated the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Trump specifically targeted Rep. Bennie Thompson, the Democrat who chaired the committee, and former Rep. Liz Cheney, the Republican vice chair who was ousted after …

Former Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger slammed Kevin McCarthy on Thursday, using a common slur to attack the newly-minted Speaker of the House while observing he will say anything he needs to to stay in power. “Kevin’s a piece of shit,” Kinzinger, who represented Illinois for 12 years, told Charlie Sykes in The Bulwark Podcast. “All the terror club, the freedom …

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump Jr. is selling Bibles on social media. Don Jr. is now selling Bibles, declares “Judeo-Christian value are under attack.” pic.twitter.com/euAuBnALkV — PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 December 30, 2022 It went viral for the wrong reasons on Monday after being retweeted by outgoing Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a fierce critic of the ex-president and his administration, among others: Oh …

On Thursday, ahead of the latest public hearing by the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Rep. Adam Kinzinger released a clip showing some of the information that will be discussed during the hearing. One of the key points laid out in the video — which depicts various witnesses sitting for depositions — is …

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing on Thursday. “The mob was accomplishing President Trump’s purpose, so of course he didn’t intervene,” said Rep. Adam Kinzinger. “There is no official record of what President Trump did while in the dining room.… The chief White House photographer wanted to take pictures because …

The Republican National Committee on Friday voted to censure Rep. Liz Cheney and Rep. Adam Kinzinger, seen above in an October meeting, for their work on a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Republican National Committee members passed a resolution on Friday to formally censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois …

WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, a critic of Donald Trump’s who is on the panel investigating the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol attack by the former president’s supporters, announced Friday that he will not seek reelection next year. The announcement came hours after Democrats in Illinois approved new congressional district maps that put Kinzinger in the same district …

Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, a critic of Donald Trump’s who is on the panel investigating the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol attack by the former president’s supporters, announced Friday that he will not seek reelection next year. The announcement came hours after Democrats in Illinois approved new congressional district maps that put Kinzinger in the same district as GOP …

House Democrats leading the investigation into the January 6th riot on Capitol Hill named Republican Rep. Liz Cheney the vice chair of their panel, elevating her profile when she's under attack from members of her own party. The announcement of Cheney's new position came as the conservative House Freedom Caucus tries to remove Cheney and Rep. Adam Kinzinger from the …

Capitol attack hearing: ‘Kill him,’ racial slurs and more

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LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Democrats are launching their investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection Tuesday with a focus on the law enforcement officers who were attacked and beaten as the rioters broke into the building — an effort to put a human face on the violence of the day. “We’re going to tell this story from the beginning,” …