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Mahatma Gandhi's bust unveiled in Nebraska's State Capitol
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Mahatma Gandhi's bust unveiled in Nebraska's State Capitol

New Indian Express  

NEW YORK: A bust of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled in the State Capitol building in Nebraska, the first time a statue of the iconic Indian leader has been installed inside any such premise in the US Pacific Northwest states that come under the jurisdiction of the Indian Consulate in Seattle. Governor Jim Pillen unveiled the bust of Gandhi on Friday …

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State Department diplomatic security officer pleads guilty to storming Capitol
3 months, 1 week ago

State Department diplomatic security officer pleads guilty to storming Capitol

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A man who worked as a U.S. State Department diplomatic security officer pleaded guilty on Friday to joining a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol over three years ago, court records show. A State Department spokesperson said Alstrup was a contractor who worked as a uniformed guard for the State Department starting in 2010. The FBI determined that …

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Pair of settlements stemming from injuries at state Capitol cost New Mexico $530,000
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Pair of settlements stemming from injuries at state Capitol cost New Mexico $530,000

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — A pair of settlements related to injuries from officials that occurred four and six years ago at the state Capitol cost New Mexico’s Legislative Council Service over $500,000. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported on Friday that the former president of the American Federation of Teachers-New Mexico reached a $500,000 settlement with the state’s Legislative Council …

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Hoax bomb threat prompts evacuations of several state capitols
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Hoax bomb threat prompts evacuations of several state capitols

LA Times  

An ordnance-sniffing dog patrols the Mississippi State Capitol grounds in Jackson as Capitol Police respond to a bomb threat. A bomb threat emailed to officials in several states early Wednesday briefly disrupted government affairs and prompted some state capitol evacuations, but no explosives were found and federal officials quickly dismissed the threat as a hoax. The FBI said it was …

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Second expelled Black Democrat reinstated to Tennessee House
1 year, 8 months ago

Second expelled Black Democrat reinstated to Tennessee House

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The second of two Black Democrats who were kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee House followed his colleague back to work at the Capitol on Thursday, a week after their expulsion for participating in a gun control protest propelled them into the national spotlight. Republicans banished Pearson and state Rep. Justin Jones last week over their role …

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Driver arrested after crash through fence at Texas Capitol
1 year, 10 months ago

Driver arrested after crash through fence at Texas Capitol

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas woman has been arrested after an SUV she was allegedly driving crashed through a fence at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, authorities said. Karla Morales Mateo, 25, drove the vehicle onto a sidewalk and dropped her two daughters, ages 4 and 2, out of the vehicle, then drove through the southwestern portion of the …

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Donald Trump should never be allowed to run for public office, says US Capitol Riot Panel
2 years ago

Donald Trump should never be allowed to run for public office, says US Capitol Riot Panel

Firstpost  

The recommendation led a list of proposals from the 845-page document aimed at ensuring there is no repeat of the deadly riot the ex-president is accused of orchestrating in a failed bid to cling to power after losing the 2020 election Washington: Donald Trump should never be allowed to run for public office again after inciting an insurrection, lawmakers investigating …

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Capitol ditches mask requirement ahead of State of the Union
2 years, 9 months ago

Capitol ditches mask requirement ahead of State of the Union

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Face coverings are now optional for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday, as Congress is lifting its mask requirement on the House floor after federal regulators eased guidelines last week in a rethinking of the nation’s strategy to adapt to living with a more manageable COVID-19. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced initial guidelines earlier this …

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Will Madison Cawthorn be barred from Congress? N.C. election board says maybe
2 years, 10 months ago

Will Madison Cawthorn be barred from Congress? N.C. election board says maybe

Salon  

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., the freshman firebrand who has vociferously backed Donald Trump's baseless claims of election fraud, might face a formal bar from seeking re-election to Congress over his apparent role in fanning the flames of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, which put his own congressional colleagues in peril. On Monday, the North Carolina State Board of Elections argued …

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Former Sen. Harry Reid lies in state at Capitol as President Biden pays silent tribute
2 years, 11 months ago

Former Sen. Harry Reid lies in state at Capitol as President Biden pays silent tribute

LA Times  

The casket of late Senator Harry Reid lies in state at the US Capitol on Wednesday. The late Sen. Harry Reid was remembered Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol as a “legendary leader,” a hardscrabble Democrat who rose from poverty in a dusty Nevada mining town to deliver landmark legislation from the chamber’s most powerful position. President Biden, who has called …

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Trump cowboy seeks 2nd act in politics after Capitol breach
3 years, 6 months ago

Trump cowboy seeks 2nd act in politics after Capitol breach

Associated Press  

TULAROSA, N.M. — He rodeoed in a Buffalo Bill-style Wild West show, carried his message on horseback from the Holy Land to Times Square and was invited to the White House to meet the president. “We was on ‘Fox & Friends’ the next day.” With calls for an independent investigation of the Capitol siege blocked by Senate Republicans, Griffin is …

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Guard troops pour into Washington as states answer the call
3 years, 11 months ago

Guard troops pour into Washington as states answer the call

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — By the busload and planeload, National Guard troops were pouring into the nation’s capital on Saturday, as governors answered the urgent pleas of U.S. defense officials for more troops to help safeguard Washington even as they keep anxious eyes on possible violent protests in their own states. Military leaders spent chunks of Thursday evening and Friday calling states …

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State Capitals Brace For Unrest As Feds Warn Of Possible Violence
3 years, 11 months ago

State Capitals Brace For Unrest As Feds Warn Of Possible Violence

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As the nation grapples with the aftermath of a violent invasion of the U.S. Capitol, a new threat is emerging: the possibility of similarly volatile and even violent demonstrations at state capitols and government buildings nationwide. Even this past Saturday in Kentucky, with no signs and really no stated reason for being here, we had armed citizens …

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State lawmaker charged with entering Capitol in riot resigns
3 years, 11 months ago

State lawmaker charged with entering Capitol in riot resigns

Associated Press  

A West Virginia state lawmaker resigned Saturday as he faces charges of entering a restricted area of the U.S. Capitol after he livestreamed himself with rioters. Evans joined and encouraged a crowd unlawfully entering the Capitol after days of telling his 30,000 Facebook followers to “Fight For Trump” in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, FBI agent David DiMarco wrote in …

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Lee statue removed from US Capitol is now in Virginia museum
4 years ago

Lee statue removed from US Capitol is now in Virginia museum

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — The Robert E. Lee statue that stood in the U.S. Capitol on behalf of the state of Virginia for 111 years has been taken to a museum in Richmond. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the 700-pound bronze statue of Lee arrived Tuesday at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture. Confederate monuments have reemerged as a national …

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Ammon Bundy Is Arrested And Wheeled Out Of The Idaho Statehouse — Again
4 years, 3 months ago

Ammon Bundy Is Arrested And Wheeled Out Of The Idaho Statehouse — Again

NPR  

Ammon Bundy Is Arrested And Wheeled Out Of The Idaho Statehouse — Again Enlarge this image toggle caption Keith Ridler/AP Keith Ridler/AP Updated at 4:10 p.m. ET Anti government activist Ammon Bundy has been arrested for a second time in two days at the Idaho State Capitol. Original story continues below: Ammon Bundy, who led an armed standoff against federal …

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