Court
Seabrook man sentenced to prison for role in U.S. Capitol insurrection
Posted on · Christian Cortez, 28, was sentenced to four months in prison and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to a felony count of civil disorder.
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Politics
Trump ‘likely’ committed crime trying to stay in power, judge says in records dispute
Posted on · A judge ordered lawyer and Trump ally John Eastman to give records to the Congress' Jan. 6 committee, saying that Trump and Eastman's plan amounted to a "coup in search of legal theory" on Jan. 6.
Criminal Justice
In the first Jan. 6 trial, a jury found Capitol riot defendant Guy Reffitt guilty
Posted on · A jury found Guy Reffitt guilty on all counts for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The case has been widely watched by other defendants as a potential bellwether.
Politics
Ted Cruz called the Jan. 6 riot a ‘terrorist attack.’ Now he says he misspoke
Posted on · After conservative backlash, Cruz took to a FOX News show — whose host also lambasted him — to backpedal from comments he made during a congressional hearing.
Politics
President Biden blasts Trump for ‘spreading a web of lies’ in a Jan. 6 speech
Posted on · Biden never uttered Trump's name but referred repeatedly to him with forceful and at times personal denunciations of his actions. "He's not just a former president. He's a defeated former president."
Politics
Jan. 6 panel votes to hold Meadows in contempt, sending a criminal referral to House
Posted on · Ahead of the vote, Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming read a litany of text messages she said Mark Meadows received during the Jan. 6 siege, including from Donald Trump Jr.
Politics
Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Arrested For Civil Disobedience Over Voting Rights Bill
Posted on · It was unclear what the Houston Democrat did to spur the arrest, though she said, “I engaged in civil disobedience.”
Politics
Democrats Defend Walkout, Call For National Voter Protections At Congressional Hearing On Texas GOP Voting Bill
Posted on · Texas Republicans pushed back forcefully, denying Democratic claims that the state election bill would suppress voting and discriminate against minority voters.
The U.S. Capitol Insurrection
Officers Give Harrowing Testimony On Their Experience Defending The Capitol On Jan. 6
Posted on · House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy have sparred over who should be a part of the select committee, which is tasked with investigating the U.S. Capitol riot.
Criminal Justice
Houston Man Arrested For Whipping Police Officers At U.S. Capitol Insurrection, FBI Says
Posted on · Andrew Quentin Taake is the ninth Houston-area arrest in the wake of the riot.
Criminal Justice
8th Houston-Area Resident Arrested In Connection To U.S. Capitol Insurrection
Posted on · Darrell Youngers allegedly entered the Capitol building with two Trump supporters from South Carolina.
Criminal Justice
7th Houston-Area Resident Arrested For U.S. Capitol Insurrection, Feds Say
Posted on · The arrest brings the state's total to at least 44 charged in the wake of the attack.
Business
Reinstate Trump? Facebook Oversight Board Set To Rule On Indefinite Ban
Posted on · The independent Oversight Board on Wednesday is expected to say whether Facebook should uphold or reverse a ban on the former president put in place after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Criminal Justice
Critics Say Texas Not Doing Enough To Combat Domestic Terror, Private Militia Threats
Posted on · Laws on the books can be enforced and strengthened on paramilitary and private militias. Texas took a pass during this legislative session.
Criminal Justice
U.S. Capitol Police Officer Killed In Attack At Capitol Checkpoint
Posted on · Police fatally shot the suspect they say rammed a car into a barrier and then lunged at officers with a knife. One officer was killed and another was injured.