Adam Kinzinger is the kind of Republican that Democrats say we need in Congress to put American politics on a more even keel. Throughout Donald Trump’s rise to power, Kinzinger, a 43-year-old Republican representative from Illinois, grew more wary of the president’s willingness to stay inside the boundaries of his …
Read More »Capitol Rioter Who Bragged That She's 'Definitely Not Going to Jail' Is Definitely Going to Jail
A Texas real estate agent who bragged that her “blonde hair” and “white skin” would keep her out of jail despite participating in the insurrection was sentenced to 60 days in prison Thursday. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper acknowledged that while Jan. 6 defendant Jenna Ryan played a “lesser role” …
Read More »The Forever-Trump Movement Has Won
The heretics left the champagne and orange juice untouched, but the conversation flowed freely all the same. It was a cool May morning in Washington, D.C., and George Conway, Jennifer Horn, Mike Madrid, and Ron Steslow sat behind bulky microphones in a darkened studio lit like the Charlie Rose show. …
Read More »The Rise and Fall of the Proud Boys
& ldquo;Let’s take the fucking Capitol.” A burly, bearded man in a ballistic vest and a baseball cap that says “God, Guns, and Trump” is trying to rally members of the crowd. The man’s name is Daniel Lyons Scott, but he goes by Milkshake. It’s around noon on January 6th, …
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