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Khalil Bendib / OtherWords.org Assorted Ideas, Large & Small A federal indictment against the Trump Organization might be just the beginning of Donald Trump’s future legal troubles. By Khalil Bendib | July 14, 2021 Also from Assorted Ideas, Large & Small

‘I’m running for my life. I cannot talk to you right now’: 23 women in Congress recall the Capitol riot

As the events of the deadly riot are examined in the impeachment trial, here is what almost two dozen lawmakers told The 19th about January 6, in their own words. Mariel Padilla Originally published by The 19th The 19th will…

“Where They Countin’ the Votes?!”: New Video Details Tense Moments as Capitol Mob Sought Out Lawmakers

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. This story originally appeared in ProPublica. by Jack Gillum, video by Lucas Waldron and Maya Eliahou More than 10 million people…

“No One Took Us Seriously”: Black Cops Warned About Racist Capitol Police Officers for Years

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. This story originally appeared in ProPublica. by Joshua Kaplan and Joaquin Sapien/ProPublica When Kim Dine took over as the new…

A Tale Of Two Mobs and How Many Broken Americas?

How the GOP abandoned democracy and became an accomplice to insurrection, and what must be done now. By Mitchell Zimmerman | January 12, 2021/Originally published in otherwords.org/

Before Mob Stormed the Capitol, Days of Security Planning Involved Cabinet Officials and President Trump

The story was previously published in ProPublica. by Joshua Kaplan/Propublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. President Donald Trump met with top military officials…

Members of Several Well-Known Hate Groups Identified at Capitol Riot

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. This story was originally published in ProPublica by A.C. Thompson and Ford Fischer/ProPublica Members of the ultranationalist street gang known…

“This Political Climate Got My Brother Killed”: Officer Brian Sicknick Died Defending the Capitol. His Family Waits for Answers.

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. This story was originally published in ProPublica. by J. David McSwane/ProPublica The grieving family of a slain Capitol…

NYC Congressional Reps Describe ‘Sheer Insanity’ as Insurrectionists Stormed Capitol

Claudia Irizarry Aponte, Christine Chung, Clifford Michel, and Greg B. Smith, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Jan 6 at 8:59pm ESTby THE CITY Freshman Rep. Ritchie Torres woke before sunrise Wednesday, anticipating a day to celebrate democracy when…

For New Yorkers Brutalized in Black Lives Matter Marches, Response at Capitol Brings Disbelief and Bitterness

Rachel Holliday Smith and Eileen Grench, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Jan 6 at 10:06pm ESTby THE CITY For many Americans, Wednesday’s insurrection at the Capitol proved shocking. For many New Yorkers who were harassed, arrested or brutalized…