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Storming the U.S. Capitol: relatives of dead police officer refuse to shake hands with top Republicans
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U.S. Capitol attack: family of dead police officer refuses to shake hands with Republicans
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Honored for Capitol service: family members refuse handshake to Republicans: Congress has honored the police officers who were on duty during the storming of the ...
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Congress Awards Gold Medals to Police Who Protected the Capitol on Jan. 6: Lawmakers recounted the horrors of Jan. 6, 2021, as they granted the Congressional ...
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Family of fallen officer snubs McConnell, McCarthy at Jan. 6 Gold Medal ceremony: Family members of the late officer Brian Sicknick, who died after the Jan. 6 ...
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Republican leader snubbed as police who defended US Capitol honoured: The officers have been recognised with Congressional gold medals for "courageously ...
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McConnell, McCarthy snubbed for handshakes by family of late U.S. Capitol officer
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Family of deceased Capitol police officer spurns Republican leaders at ceremony: The mother and brother of police officer Brian Sicknick, who died in the days ...
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Family of Jan. 6 officer declines GOP leaders’ handshakes at ceremony: The family of a police officer who died as a result of the Jan. 6 attack declined to shake ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/06/jan-6-gold-medal-ceremony-handshake/

Lingering Jan. 6 divisions on full display during ceremony honoring law enforcement
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Family of deceased US Capitol police officer refuses to shake hands with ‘two-faced’ Republican leaders
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Paid articlePaywallJanuary 6 officers and relatives snub top Republicans at gold medal ceremony: Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy denounced as ‘two-faced’ by Brian Sicknick’s ...
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Family of January 6 police officer snubbed McConnell, McCarthy: video: "Unlike Liz Cheney, they have no idea what integrity is," Ken Sicknick ...
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Paid articlePaywallMcConnell, McCarthy Snubbed by Capitol Police Family: The mother of officer Brian Sicknick said she couldn't abide by Republicans honoring her son as a hero ...
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Fallen Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick’s family refuses to shake hands with GOP leaders as Congress honors Jan. 6 heroes
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McCarthy to McConnell amid omnibus deal talk: ‘Wait till we’re in charge’: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Monday pushed back on Senate ...
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Mitch McConnell snubbed by fallen officer's family at Jan. 6 medal ceremony: Sen. McConnell also reacted to Donald Trump's suggestion that the Constitution could ...
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Senate GOP skeptical on McCarthy: Senate Republicans are skeptical about House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (Calif.) ability to unify his conference next year ...
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Family of Officer Who Died After Jan. 6 Won't Shake Hands With McConnell, McCarthy
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Family of deceased US Capitol police officer refuses to shake hands with ‘two-faced’ Republican leaders
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Paid articlePaywallFamily of deceased Capitol police offer spurns Republican leaders at ceremony: WASHINGTON — The mother and brother of police officer Brian Sicknick ...
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Jan. 6 Congressional Gold Medal recipients snub GOP officials
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Six pledges McCarthy has made for a GOP House as he aims for Speakership: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is escalating and doubling down on ...
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Senate Republican Leader McConnell slams Fox and Tucker Carlson for Jan. 6 portrayal
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Fox News Slammed by Capitol Police Chief Over Jan. 6 Video: A growing divide between Republican leaders in the House and Senate played out in public view Tuesday ...
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Rep. Bennie Thompson warns release of Jan. 6 video could compromise Capitol security
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Key FactsDemocrats say Tucker Carlson's access to the Jan. 6 video is a "egregious" violation.
Apr 10, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- Republicans' access to previously unseen footage of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurgency is a "egregious security breach," according to the House's top Democrat.
- Carlson, who has promoted conspiracy theories surrounding the insurgency by a mob of former President Donald Trump supporters, said his team is reviewing approximately 44,000 hours of footage.
- Tucker Carlson's show has been granted access to 44k hours of footage dating back to January 6th.
- Thompson stated that when his panel obtained access to Capitol Police video, the security of lawmakers, staff, and the Capitol complex were all considered.
Republicans worry as self-inflicted wounds pile up: Republican lawmakers are wary of their party’s propensity for self-inflicted wounds and are hoping for more ...
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US House in chaos after Kevin McCarthy loses speaker votes: Republican rebels defeated party leader Kevin McCarthy three times. Could he still win?
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Key FactsChaos in the New US Congress: The Republicans' Next Debacle
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- Donald Trump's Republican Party fails its first test in the new United States Congress.
- Right-wing rebels obstruct Kevin McCarthy's election as speaker.
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Ocasio-Cortez on conversations with Gosar, Gaetz: ‘In chaos, anything is possible’
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McCarthy and McConnell on collision course as Congress barrels toward messy finish
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Jan. 6 Congressional Gold Medal Honorees Snub Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell: The family of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who died after the Jan ...
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Key FactsCapitol Police Chief says the force is "much better prepared" since January 6, but threats still exist.
Apr 18, 2023 · Reading time: ~20 sec.
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- The "big failures" that happened during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack have been corrected, according to USCP Chief Tom Manger, but he acknowledges that more work needs to be done for the force to be better prepared in the future.
- Several police officers committed suicide in the aftermath of the attack, and Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick suffered two strokes and died of natural causes a day later.
- Brian Sicknick Tags Capitol Police Department Jan. 6 Washington, D.C.'s Tom Manger
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- On November 15, former President Donald Trump announced his third presidential bid in Palm Beach.
- Donald Trump finally crossed the Rubicon last week.
- Despite rumors of his waning power, Trump remains the GOP's face, and our government is staffed at all levels with his supporters.
- It's what people get for dressing Hillary Clinton up like Cruella de Vil in a pantsuit and sensible shoes.
Family of fallen January 6 officer explains snubbing McConnell and McCarthy: ‘This is an integrity issue’
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Handshake snub for top Republicans at award ceremony: The family of deceased Capitol officer refuses to shake hands with top Republicans at an awards ceremony.
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Cities led the way in LGBTQ equality this year, HRC report says: Municipalities are leading the way when it comes to adopting more LGBTQ-inclusive policies and ...
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The Memo: GOP at crossroads over Trump: The Republican Party, which had hoped to be flying high following last week’s midterm elections ...
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McConnell Vows More Ukraine Aid After McCarthy Puts GOP Support in Doubt: "The Biden Administration and Ukraine's friends across the globe must be quicker and ...
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Sen. Ron Johnson downplays Jan. 6: ‘Not what an armed insurrection would look like’
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House GOP strays away from sore subjects in platform rollout: MONONGAHELA, Pa. – House Republicans avoided sore subjects like abortion, election denialism and ...
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Key FactsGOP leaders release a midterm election platform titled "Commitment to America," but problems persist
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- (AP) — MONONGAHELA, Pa. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is traveling to Pennsylvania on Friday to face President Joe Biden and the party in power, revealing a midterm election platform with sweeping Trump-like promises despite the House GOP's often shaky track record of delivering and governing in Congress.
- Republicans need only a few seats to retake control of the House and oust Speaker Nancy Pelosi, propelled by Trump's "Make America Great Again" voters.
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Republicans pledge investigation into Jan. 6 investigation: House Republicans announced their intent to conduct their own investigation into the Jan ...
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Biden's approval rating drops further with young Americans in new poll : Just 41% of young Americans approve of President Joe Biden's job performance ...
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Key FactsMcCarthy and McConnell Wanted "Son of a B*tch" Trump Out of Politics After January 6 Riot, According to Report
Apr 30, 2023 · Reading time: ~0 sec.
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- According to the book, he went even further two days later and pledged to pressure Trump to quit.
- McCarthy later issued a statement on Twitter, calling the reporting "totally false and wrong."
- However, similar statements were attributed to McConnell in the book as well.
- Following the riot, he is said to have inquired with a Capitol reporter about whether a bid to invoke the 25th Amendment against Trump to remove him from office was underway.
- Days later, he told two aides that he was confident Trump would be forced out of politics, according to the Times.
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