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![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez listens to testimony before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on July 18, 2019, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0113-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-400x300.jpg)
AOC Describes Capitol Breach: “I Thought I Was Going to Die”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez places the blame for the Capitol attack directly on Republican lawmakers who egged on the mob.
![Mitch McConnell](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2020_0113mcconnell-400x300.jpg)
McConnell Urged to Confirm His Support for Impeachment by Starting Senate Trial
Citing reports that McConnell backs impeachment, Democrats urged him to start the Senate trial following the House vote.
![Two fascists in trump garb trespass on the house floor](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/2021_0113-capitol-400x300.jpg)
Trump Loyalists Aren’t Going Away, They’re Moving to New Social Media Platforms
Right-wing websites like Gab and Rumble are jockeying for position among Trump loyalists and conspiracy theorists.
![FBI Washington Field Office Assistant Director in Charge Steven D'Antuono (left) and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Michael Sherwin hold a press conference on the investigation into the assault on the Capitol on January 12, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1230552810-400x300.jpg)
“Empowering Law Enforcement Is Not the Solution” Says Former FBI Agent
Michael German discusses the FBI’s intelligence failures and the possibility of collusion in the Capitol assault.
![Trump loyalists breach the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0113-capitol-breach-c-400x300.jpg)
GOP Reps Accused of Giving “Reconnaissance” Tours of Capitol Before Mob Attack
Rep. Mikie Sherrill says she saw GOP colleagues giving “reconnaissance” tours the day before the breach of the Capitol.
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Betsy DeVos’s Resignation Came Four Years Too Late
Former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos sided with Charles Koch over students at every turn. She won’t be missed.
![President Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One on January 12, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0112-trump-w-400x300.jpg)
Unrepentant Trump Insists His Incendiary Jan. 6 Speech Was “Totally Appropriate”
Trump peddled false notions of election fraud, telling supporters, “You don’t concede when there’s theft involved.”
![An image of President Trump appears on video screens before his speech to supporters from The Ellipse at the White House in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021-0112-trump-rally-400x300.jpg)
GOP Is in Turmoil But We Shouldn’t Underestimate Ongoing Threat of the Right
We must remember that turmoil for the Republican Party does not necessarily equal safety for the rest of us.
![President Trump speaks to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/2021_0112-donald-trump-incites-400x300.jpg)
Some Republicans Call for Trump to Face Repercussions Yet Remain Impeachment Shy
Should the House approve the article, Trump would become the first president to be impeached twice.
![A U.S. Capitol police officer is seen through a broken window of the U.S. Capitol on January 7, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/2021_0112-capitol-broken-window-400x300.jpg)
House Democrats Briefed on Trump Loyalist Plots for Coup and Assassinations
New leaders of the Capitol Police said they were closely monitoring three plans that could pose serious threats.