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![A pro-Trump mob breaks into the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/2022_0209-capitol-breach-400x300.jpg)
Early Draft of RNC Censure Described Capitol Attack as “Nonviolent” and “Legal”
The language in the final version of the censure document called the Capitol attack “legitimate political discourse.”
![Former President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower in Manhattan on August 15, 2021, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/2022_0203-donald-trump-tower-400x300.jpg)
At Least 46 Congress Members Have Visited Trump Properties Since He Left Office
Visits to Trump’s properties buy political clout while lining the former president’s pockets.
![Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi conducts her weekly news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on December 8, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0126-nancy-pelosi-400x300.jpg)
Pelosi Announces Another Run for Congress, Doesn’t Discuss Speaker Role
Pelosi previously pledged that she would not seek to remain Speaker of the House beyond the current congressional term.
![Representatives Rashida Tlaib, left, and Pramila Jayapal speak at a campaign event in Clive, Iowa, on January 31, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0124-tlaib-jayapal-400x300.jpg)
25 House Democrats Urge Pelosi to Bring Congressional Stock Trading Ban to Vote
The letter comes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled she would support the ban if her caucus favored it.
![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy holds his weekly news conference in the Capitol on January 13, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0118-kevin-mccarthy-400x300.jpg)
Jan 6 Committee Hesitant Over Subpoenas Fearing Retaliation If GOP Retakes House
Republicans have threatened to launch investigations over a variety of issues if they retake Congress this year.
![Rep. Jim Jordan is seen in the Capitol on May 12, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/12/2021_1216-jim-jordan-400x300.jpg)
Jim Jordan Confirms He Wrote Text to Meadows Promoting Electoral College Scheme
The Ohio congressman forwarded a text to Trump's former chief of staff endorsing a plan to overthrow the 2020 election.
![Rep. Lauren Boebert, center, conducts a news conference with members of the House Freedom Caucus outside the Capitol to oppose the Equality Act on February 25, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/12/2021-1203-lauren-boebert-400x300.jpg)
At Least 40 Democrats Are Now Calling for Boebert to Be Removed From Committees
Progressives have condemned Kevin McCarthy for his silence as “death threats and vitriol” are spewed at Ilhan Omar.
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at a news conference at the Capitol on August 3, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/12/2021_1201-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-400x300.jpg)
Ocasio-Cortez Slams GOP for Silence on Islamophobia Against Ilhan Omar
Bigotry is “made acceptable based on whether there are consequences for it or not,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
![Rep. Ilhan Omar plays a voicemail containing a death threat during a news conference about Islamophobia on Capitol Hill on November 30, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/12/2021_1201-ilhan-omar-400x300.jpg)
Omar Shares Audio of Chilling Death Threat She Received After Boebert’s Attacks
The voicemail, which Omar played at a press conference, was laced with racist slurs and profanities.
![Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 15, 2021, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/12/2021_1201-wall-street-traders-400x300.jpg)
Using Inflation as an Excuse, Corporations Raised Prices & Increased Profits
The new data contradicts the widespread misconception that stimulus packages and other spending bills were to blame.