News | Politics & Elections Senate Report: Agencies Knew of Threat From Trump Loyalists Weeks Before Jan. 6 Failure to assess threats "contributed significantly to the breach of the Capitol," Sen. Gary Peters said. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 8, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Manchin’s Effort to Screw His Own Party Is So Monumental, It Shocked Fox News "Haven’t you empowered Republicans to be obstructionists?” Fox anchor Chris Wallace asked Joe Manchin on Sunday. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout June 7, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Mo Brooks Finally Served Lawsuit Over January 6 Speech After Days of Avoidance Mo Brooks had tried very hard to dodge the summons in the lawsuit naming him co-conspirator in the events of January 6. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 7, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Manchin Is Showing He Considers Filibuster More Important Than Voting Rights The senator was surprised about the January 6 commission filibuster, but he still wants bipartisanship on voting rights. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 1, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections January 6 Commission Vote Likely to Be Blocked by Senate Republicans Thursday Recent polling shows that nearly two-thirds of Americans want the commission formed. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 27, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Democrats Call for End of Filibuster as GOP Threatens to Block Jan. 6 Commission “We don't compromise with white supremacy. End the filibuster,” said Rep. Cori Bush. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 25, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Republicans Are Against Science, Elections, Democracy, Journalism — and You The GOP's push against the January 6 commission bill is horrifying, but it's not surprising. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout May 24, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections House Set to Vote on January 6 Commission That Gives GOP Equal Power Republicans won equal representation on the commission last week, though the GOP’s view of the attack is largely biased. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 17, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Deal Reached on 9/11-Style Commission for January 6 — But Roadblocks Remain To avoid a filibuster, the agreement to create the commission will need the support of at least 10 GOP senators. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 14, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Video Showing GA Congressman Lying About Jan 6 Events Goes Viral on Social Media A video that went viral online lined up the congressman's words with actual evidence of violence from January 6. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 13, 2021 Truthout