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US Senate sergeant-at-arms during Capitol riot dies at 71
2 years, 5 months ago

US Senate sergeant-at-arms during Capitol riot dies at 71

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Michael Stenger, who served as the U.S. Senate’s sergeant-at-arms and resigned after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, has died. The Senate’s top Democrat, Sen. Chuck Schumer, had vowed that he would fire Stenger when he became Senate majority leader later in the month. Stenger and Irving testified to the Senate Rules Committee in February 2021 about …

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Ex-St. Louis County executive released from prison
3 years, 6 months ago

Ex-St. Louis County executive released from prison

Associated Press  

— A former Democratic St. Louis County executive has been released from prison after serving less than two years of a nearly four-year sentence on corruption charges. A court official confirmed to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Steve Stenger is under house arrest after serving at a federal prison camp in Yankton, South Dakota, where he first reported in September …

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Here are 6 questions officials still haven't answered after weeks of hearings on the Capitol attack
3 years, 9 months ago

Here are 6 questions officials still haven't answered after weeks of hearings on the Capitol attack

Raw Story  

The Effort to Overturn the Election After two weeks of congressional hearings, it remains unclear how a rampaging mob of rioters managed to breach one of the most sacred bastions of American democracy on Jan. 6. "The Department of Defense Inspector General is now reviewing the details of the preparation for and response to the Jan. 6 protest and attack …

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6 questions officials still haven't answered after weeks of hearings on the Capitol insurrection
3 years, 9 months ago

6 questions officials still haven't answered after weeks of hearings on the Capitol insurrection

Raw Story  

After two weeks of congressional hearings, it remains unclear how a rampaging mob of rioters managed to breach one of the most sacred bastions of American democracy on Jan. 6. “The Department of Defense Inspector General is now reviewing the details of the preparation for and response to the Jan. 6 protest and attack on the U.S. Capitol," she said. …

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Capitol Police Chief: Records Prove Immediate Calls For Military Backup On Jan. 6
3 years, 9 months ago

Capitol Police Chief: Records Prove Immediate Calls For Military Backup On Jan. 6

NPR  

Capitol Police Chief: Records Prove Immediate Calls For Military Backup On Jan. 6 Enlarge this image toggle caption House Appropriations Committee/Screenshot by NPR House Appropriations Committee/Screenshot by NPR Acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman, testifying remotely through a video link, told a House committee that her agency head had requested military backup about a half-dozen times in the first …

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Ousted Capitol Security Officials Say They Didn't Have Intel To Plan For Riot
3 years, 10 months ago

Ousted Capitol Security Officials Say They Didn't Have Intel To Plan For Riot

NPR  

Ousted Capitol Security Officials Say They Didn't Have Intel To Plan For Riot Enlarge this image toggle caption Erin Scott/Pool/Getty Images Erin Scott/Pool/Getty Images Updated 8:20 p.m. ET Former U.S. Capitol security officials told Congress during a joint hearing on Tuesday that they did not have sufficient information ahead of Jan. 6 to accurately predict the scale of the attack. …

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Top Capitol Security Officials Resign After Insurrection Under Pressure From Lawmakers
3 years, 11 months ago

Top Capitol Security Officials Resign After Insurrection Under Pressure From Lawmakers

NPR  

Top Capitol Security Officials Resign After Insurrection Under Pressure From Lawmakers Enlarge this image toggle caption John Minchillo/AP John Minchillo/AP Updated at 9 p.m. McConnell earlier on Thursday said while the ultimate blame lies with the "unhinged criminals" who broke into the Capitol, it doesn't preclude Congress from addressing its "shocking failures" in security. "You can be assured that somebody …

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Senate Leader McConnell Accepts Resignation of Senate Sergeant-At-Arms
3 years, 11 months ago

Senate Leader McConnell Accepts Resignation of Senate Sergeant-At-Arms

NPR  

Senate Leader McConnell Accepts Resignation of Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Enlarge this image toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Updated at 9:05 p.m. ET Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he requested and has received Senate Sergeant at Arms Michael Stenger's immediate resignation. "Deputy Sergeant at Arms Jennifer Hemingway will now serve the Senate as Acting Sergeant at Arms, pursuant …

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