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I sat down with Michael Fanone and Daniel Hodges, who both defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 and experienced some of the most brutal violence that day. We watched their bodycam footage together - moment by moment.
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Trump calls Jan 6 a “day of love.” This bodycam footage shows otherwise.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvL4sXhGrYs
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We built a visual archive of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, showing exactly what happened through the lenses of the people who were there. In Chapter 4, we show how federal investigators found the rioters and built the largest criminal case in U.S. history.
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Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
https://n.pr/4stz4dt
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This is really a work of public service. Amazing audio editing too.
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reporters spent months going through footage of the Jan 6 rioters, parsing the legacy of that day and how it is being rewritten by the current administration.
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🔊 Listen Now: Inside the Jan. 6 Capitol riot: Part 1 of 2
Consider This From NPR on NPR One | 42:53
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If you're looking for an accurate timeline of events from Jan. 6, backed by copious amounts of video and courtroom evidence, have I got a website for you!
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
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Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
https://apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”
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Some news: Along with a Jan. 6 rioter, here are some of the other activists now embedded within the DOJ/FBI who are helping out with Ed Martin's J6 'weaponization' report.
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I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day. Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me. 🧵
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NPR recorded myself and Mike Fanone narrating our body-worn camera recordings from January 6th. Ah, memories.
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2 police officers relive Jan. 6 through their own bodycam footage
D.C. police officers experienced some of the most intense violence during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. We sat down with two of them to rewatch their body camera footage from that da...
https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/01/05/g-s1-103118/jan6-trump-capitol-police-officers-bodycam-footage-video?utm_social_handle_id=did%3Aplc%3Aln72v57ivz2g46uqf4xxqiuh&utm_social_post_id=642606850
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Many are just waking up to the Grok-nonconsensual images story as these pictures began flooding X over the holidays, but here’s our piece from Jan 2 featuring a victim, Julie Yukari, who was brave enough to speak on the record and on camera:
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Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors
When contacted by Reuters for comment by email, xAI replied with the message "Legacy Media Lies."
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/grok-says-safeguard-lapses-led-images-minors-minimal-clothing-x-2026-01-02/
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NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
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Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
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I sat down with Michael Fanone and Daniel Hodges, who both defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 and experienced some of the most brutal violence that day. We watched their bodycam footage together - moment by moment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvL4...
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Trump calls Jan 6 a “day of love.” This bodycam footage shows otherwise.
YouTube video by NPR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvL4sXhGrYs
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Judge rules that alleged DC pipe bomber Brian Cole should remain in detention pending trial. The bombs were allegedly placed on Jan. 5, 2021 and discovered on Jan. 6 at a critical moment -- likely worsening the breach of the Capitol grounds.
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Memorandum Opinion – #28 in United States v. COLE (D.D.C., 1:25-mj-00276) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER as to BRIAN J. COLE, JR. Signed by Magistrate Judge Matthew J. Sharbaugh on 1/2/2026. (znjb) (Entered: 01/02/2026)
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.287327/gov.uscourts.dcd.287327.28.0.pdf
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Against my better judgment, I’ve been engaging with Jan. 6 misinformation over on Twitter. Not great, Bob!
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The day after the Capitol riot, current Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said, “every single criminal who destroyed property and trespassed and threatened our legislators doing their sacred duty should be punished for that.” Now, she’s she’s embraced a much different message…
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Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
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Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/judges-ruled-trump-say-harassment-threats-changed-lives-rcna248445?fbclid=PAdGRleAO3165leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAafwouU35YHMIdC3cik8geProyPUiGUjL_Sis8qIaT_ikYFvVLa7pcLmbM1Cxg_aem_leJYqzmc7-Cd2bzfq0iZDA
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When Customs and Border Protection and Commander Gregory Bovino move into town, so does Whistlemania. These activists create and distribute thousands of 3D-printed whistles, and their piercing cries are used to signal that immigration agents are nearby. And it's working.
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The horns and whistles work
What it's like to watch community activists stand up to a Border Patrol raid.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/the-horns-and-whistles-work/
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Carl Quintanilla
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The great McCoy Tyner, born today in 1938. “I play what I live,” he said. “My music is a reflection of the life I’ve lived so far, and of the people I’ve been blessed to be around. Everything that happens to you, everything you see, it all goes into the music somehow.” “Impressions”
#RIP
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A classic
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passage, from his take on the TPUSA/Candace Owens mess
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The Times accuses Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth of violating its constitutional rights with a press policy that, the paper says, deprives the public of access to critical national security information.
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'New York Times' sues Pentagon over media restrictions
The Times accuses Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth of violating its constitutional rights with a press policy that, the paper says, deprives the public of access to critical national security information.
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Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino used to call Miranda Devine “one of the best reporters in the business.” Today, after a critical New York Post story, he calls her “Deep-state Devine.”
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“A fully digitised collection of the records of the Nuremberg trials is being launched online to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of the groundbreaking legal effort to bring Nazi leaders to justice.”
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Nuremberg trial records made available online after painstaking 25-year project
Launch of digitisation project marks 80th anniversary of start of legal effort to bring Nazi leaders to justice
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The Blaze is making serious edits to a controversial article that made a bombshell claim that a Capitol Police officer placed pipe bombs outside the DNC and RNC on Jan. 6. Among the changes: "The pipe bomber" is now "[suspected] pipe bomber."
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Ed Martin, director of DOJ’s Weaponization Working Group and also the U.S. Pardon Attorney, is tweeting in the middle of the work day about the Kennedy Center’s ballet programming.
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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released several emails from the estate of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that refer to President Trump.
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New Epstein emails appear to reveal more Trump ties
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released several emails from the estate of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that refer to President Trump.
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In between issuing pardons for alleged co-conspirators in Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election, Ed Martin appears to be promoting the Kennedy Center production of “Shear Madness.”
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A new post from the official government account of Ed Martin, U.S. Pardon Attorney and leader of the DOJ’s Weaponization Working Group
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”
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There is such a thing as a free lunch at the "sandwich guy" trial:
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Tuesday's election has *really* escalated the intra-MAGA fight over Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson and antisemitism:
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Like many Americans, Scott Adams had insurance problems. But unlike most people he has powerful friends on social media, and when he asked President Trump for help, he got the cancer drug he needed.
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Dilbert creator taps Trump to get cancer drug. Others wish they could, too
Like many Americans, Scott Adams had insurance problems. But unlike most people he has powerful friends on social media, and when he asked President Trump for help, he got the cancer drug he needed.
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In response to questions from Sen. Hirono, AG Bondi says she has not participated in discussions about setting up a “compensation fund” for former Jan. 6 defendants. Bondi declined to answer whether she would approve such a fund.
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Today is NPR's first day ever without the support of public funding. Thanks to everyone who has donated to your local stations. It means the world. Today, the NPR shop also re-launched with a bunch of swag to help support us, too. I've always been partial to the 70s logo, myself.
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Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere. Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself. Stand with us today. Donate at this link:
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Today is NPR's first day ever without the support of public funding. Thanks to everyone who has donated to your local stations. It means the world. Today, the NPR shop also re-launched with a bunch of swag to help support us, too. I've always been partial to the 70s logo, myself.
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JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."
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Trump defends use of U.S. military against 'enemy within'
Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."
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Trump on the next chapter of “American military legends and lore. That’s L-O-R-E”
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Trump praises Dan Caine, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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In which a top US Border Patrol official, incredibly, tells my tall and Anglo colleague
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that he's not the type they're looking for as they go about downtown Chicago arresting people based on "how they look"
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Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago; top border official says arrests based on 'how they look'
The immigration agents were spotted making arrests in downtown Chicago and River North neighborhood early Sunday.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/28/ice-agents-spotted-downtown-on-michigan-avenue-along-chicago-river
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It's a journalist's job to ask questions of government officials, no matter which party is in power. That often means respectfully knocking on doors to get answers people deserve to know. Tips and evidence are essential to our nonpartisan work:
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These comments are in keeping with Trump's track record on far-right extremism, including g telling the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by" in 2020; issuing mass pardons to Jan. 6 rioters, even the most violent; and hiring at DOJ a Jan. 6 defendant who urged rioters to "kill" police.
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The man who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, while wearing a "CAMP AUSCHWITZ" sweatshirt is facing new criminal charges. The allegations against him stem from a dog biting incident, in which four people were hospitalized with injuries, per 13NewsNow.
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Before joining the Justice Department this year, attorney Jonathan Gross said Jan. 6 prosecutors were "evil people. They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye."
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Trump DOJ hired lawyer who compared Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust
Before joining the Justice Department this year, attorney Jonathan Gross said Jan. 6 prosecutors were "evil people. They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye."
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JD Vance: "WE'RE in the very early stages of an ongoing investigation into John Bolton... WE are investigating Amb. Bolton..."
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Vance denies the FBI is investigating John Bolton because he's a Trump critic
Vance told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in an exclusive interview Friday that the FBI would be "careful" in its investigation.
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Meet attorney Jonathan Gross. He recently joined the Trump DOJ after representing multiple Jan. 6 defendants. He is now working with Ed Martin’s “Weaponization Working Group.” In January, he compared the Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust.
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Jordan Fischer
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Not really that unusual for D.C. to go seven consecutive days w/o a homicide. Happened in May and March (16 days, actually), last September, last August, last April, last March, last January. Plenty of 6-day stretches in there too. No homicides between 7/12 and 7/19 this year.
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Meet attorney Jonathan Gross. He recently joined the Trump DOJ after representing multiple Jan. 6 defendants. He is now working with Ed Martin’s “Weaponization Working Group.” In January, he compared the Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust.
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Joe Sonka 😐
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“It is reprehensible to hear (
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Louisville mayor’s spokesperson lambasts local reporter
The mayor’s spokesperson recently lashed out at a local reporter for asking questions. Press freedom experts say it’s part of a growing trend.
https://www.lpm.org/investigate/2025-08-22/louisville-mayors-spokesperson-lambasts-local-reporter
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Before joining the Justice Department this year, attorney Jonathan Gross said Jan. 6 prosecutors were "evil people. They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye."
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Trump DOJ hired lawyer who compared Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust
Before joining the Justice Department this year, attorney Jonathan Gross said Jan. 6 prosecutors were "evil people. They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye."
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NEW: A member of the Trump DOJ’s “Weaponization Working Group” is a lawyer who compared the Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust. “These prosecutors are evil people," said Jonathan Gross. "They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye."
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Trump DOJ hired lawyer who compared Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust
Before joining the Justice Department this year, attorney Jonathan Gross said Jan. 6 prosecutors were "evil people. They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye."
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/22/nx-s1-5507078/trump-holocaust-doj-jonathan-gross-jan-6
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The musical “Parade,” about the antisemitic lynching of Leo Frank in 1915, comes to the Kennedy Center tonight amid a rise in antisemitic hate. Kingsley Wilson, the Pentagon Press Secretary, has called Frank a rapist and murderer, echoing language used by neo-Nazis.
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Parade, the Tony award-winning musical about the 1915 lynching of a Jewish man, begins its run in Washington, D.C. amid an antisemitic backlash against the show's subject.
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A musical about bigotry arrives at a Kennedy Center transformed by Trump
Parade, the Tony award-winning musical about the 1915 lynching of a Jewish man, begins its run in Washington, D.C. amid an antisemitic backlash against the show's subject.
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The musical “Parade,” about the antisemitic lynching of Leo Frank in 1915, comes to the Kennedy Center tonight amid a rise in antisemitic hate. Kingsley Wilson, the Pentagon Press Secretary, has called Frank a rapist and murderer, echoing language used by neo-Nazis.
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NEW: Trump Bureau of Labor Statistics nominee was bystander outside Capitol on Jan. 6, White House says
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Trump Bureau of Labor Statistics nominee was bystander outside Capitol on Jan. 6, White House says
The White House said E.J. Antoni was in town for meetings unrelated to Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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