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Dozens of January 6 supporters march through Washington five years after attack; brawl erupts as counter-protester is arrested – live

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Dozens of January 6 supporters march through Washington five years after attack; brawl erupts as counter-protester is arrested – live
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Brawl erupts as counter-protester is arrested at march by pardoned January 6 rioters

At a march held by dozens of supporters of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, which included pardoned rioters, a brawl erupted after a counter-protester used a bullhorn to interrupt speeches. One attendee tried to wrestle the bullhorn out of the protester’s hands while she called those present “traitors”. Eventually, she was handcuffed by the police.

Enrique Tarrio speaks during a rally ahead of a memorial march, marking five years since the attack on the US Capitol, 6 January 2026.
Enrique Tarrio speaks during a rally ahead of a memorial march, marking five years since the attack on the US Capitol, 6 January 2026. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Many of those at today’s march, including Enrique Tarrio – the former Proud Boys leader who was convicted and later pardoned for his role in the January 6 insurrection – said that they were there to protest against the death of Ashli Babbitt, a rioter who was killed by Capitol police on the day of the attack.

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    Dozens of supporters of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, which included pardoned rioters, descended on Washington today. Later, a brawl erupted after a counter-protester used a bullhorn to interrupt speeches. One attendee tried to wrestle the bullhorn out of the protester’s hands while she called those present “traitors”. Eventually, she was handcuffed by the police. Many of those at today’s march, said that they were there to protest against the death of Ashli Babbitt, a rioter who was killed by Capitol police on the day of the attack.

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    At the US Capitol earlier, Democrats held a hearing commemorating the anniversary of the insurrection. House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, said that Donald Trump and “far-right extremists in Congress have repeatedly attempted to rewrite history and whitewash the horrific events of January 6”. Several other Democratic lawmakers issued sharp statements and criticism of the Trump administration on today’s anniversary.

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    Many of those at today’s march, including Enrique Tarrio – the former Proud Boys leader who was convicted and later pardoned for his role in the January 6 insurrection – said that they were there to protest against the death of Ashli Babbitt, a rioter who was killed by Capitol police on the day of the attack.

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    Donald Trump implored Republican lawmakers to win the upcoming midterms while delivering an address that’s lasted almost an hour and a half. “If we don’t win the midterms … they’ll find a reason to impeach me,” Trump said of Democrats. “We don’t impeach them, you know why, because they’re meaner than we are. We should have impeached Joe Biden for 100 different things. They are mean and smart, but fortunately for you, they have horrible policy.”

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    Earlier, the president pushed several policy points for House GOP to double down on when campaigning. Chief among them: healthcare.

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    A reminder that the widely popular Affordable Care Act premium tax credits lapsed at the end of last year, and lawmakers are now in search for a plan to stop healthcare premiums spiking for millions of Americans. Republican House speaker Mike Johnson is expected to bring a vote to the floor this week on a plan by GOP-centrists that would extend the Obamacare subsidies for three years.

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    Today, Trump pushed Republicans to “own” healthcare.

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    “Figure it out. Let the money go directly to the people,” he said, referring to his own preference to give low-income enrollees the money in health savings accounts to use for medical expenses.

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    “You have to let no money for the insurance companies,” Trump told House members today. “They [Democrats] are owned by the insurance companies. You guys don’t get money from the insurance companies. They do. They get a massive amount of money. It’s their biggest donor. They’re going to try and fight you, but they can’t win the fight if you explain it, the money goes directly to the people.”

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    Speaking to House Republicans today, Trump teased his upcoming meeting with US oil manufacturing executives this week. “You know what that’s about. We got a lot of oil to drill, which is going to bring down oil prices even further,” the president said, telegraphing his plans to regain control of production in Venezuela.

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    Hakeem Jeffries, the top House Democrat, opened a hearing commemorating the fifth anniversary of the January 6 attack by strongly criticizing Donald Trump and his Republican allies’ efforts to undercut accountability for the insurrection.

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    “Instead of holding those responsible for the attack accountable, Donald Trump and far-right extremists in Congress have repeatedly attempted to rewrite history and whitewash the horrific events of January 6. We will not let that happen,” Jeffries said.

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    Trump pardoned almost everyone convicted or facing charges in the attack on his first day in office, and Jeffries noted that many of those went on to be charged with other offenses.

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    “It’s been a Trump-inspired crime spree. Why won’t Republicans in Congress condemn this dangerous behavior and ongoing threat to public safety?” Jeffries asked.

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    “They refuse to serve as a check and balance on an increasingly out of control executive branch, preferring to be nothing more than a reckless rubber stamp for Donald Trump’s extreme agenda. The January 6 violent attack on the Capitol that took place five years ago today was shameful then, it is shameful now, and it will be shameful always and forever.”

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    Donald Trump has characterized the weekend strikes on Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, as “amazing” and “brilliant”.

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    “It was amazing. And think of it, nobody was killed. And on the other side, a lot of people were killed,” Trump said, noting the large number of Cubans who were killed in attacks. “They knew we were coming, and they were protected, and our guys weren’t. You know, our guys are jumping out of helicopters … it was so brilliant.”

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    The president called the operation “brilliant tactically” and “an incredible thing”. He added that the deposed leader, Nicolás Maduro, is a “violent guy”.

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    “He gets up there and he tries to imitate my dance a little bit, but he’s a violent guy, and he’s killed millions of people,” Trump said.

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    Speaking to House Republicans at their annual retreat, the president also said that lawmakers across the aisle have been reluctant to congratulate the president, despite their ongoing condemnation of Maduro’s regime.

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    “At some point they should say, you know, ‘you did a great job’,” Trump said. “Wouldn’t it be good? I would say that if they did a good job, their philosophies are so different, but if they did a good job, I’d be happy for the country. They’ve been after this guy for years and years and years, and he was a violent guy.”

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    The president is now addressing GOP House lawmakers at their annual retreat. “You win the presidency, and we sure as hell are having a successful presidency, I will say that,” Trump said in his opening remarks. “There’s been nothing like what we’re doing. We had a very good day two days ago too,” he added, seemingly referring to the strikes in Venezuela that resulted in the capture and arrest of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

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    Trump went on to express his condolences at the death of California congressman Doug LaMalfa.

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    “A true defender of American children. He was a defender of everybody,” the president added. “And our hearts go out to his wife, Jill, and his entire family.”

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    A spokesperson for the UN high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, has said it is “clear” that the US military operation to capture Maduro and his wife over the weekend “undermined a fundamental principle of international law”.

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    In a statement, the spokesperson said Türk, a career UN official and human rights lawyer, is “deeply worried” about the “situation in Venezuela”, which has left many Venezuelans fearful as the country’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, starts presiding under the apparent supervision of Washington, with Trump vowing to take control of Venezuela’s oil industry with the help of America’s biggest oil companies.

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    Here is more of the statement issued by the spokesperson for the UN high commissioner for human rights:

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    It is clear that the operation undermined a fundamental principle of international law – that states must not threaten or use force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.

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    The US has justified its intervention on the grounds of the Venezuelan government’s longstanding and appalling human rights record, but accountability for human rights violations cannot be achieved by unilateral military intervention in violation of international law. The people of Venezuela deserve accountability through a fair, victim-centred process.

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    As has been clear in the UN Human Rights Office’s consistent reporting on the continued deterioration of the situation in Venezuela for about a decade, the rights of the Venezuelan people have been violated for too long. We fear that the current instability and further militarisation in the country resulting from the US intervention will only make the situation worse.

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    Adam Gabbatt is a writer and presenter for Guardian US, based in New York

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    When Nicolás Maduro appeared in court in New York on Monday, his choice of lawyer quickly raised eyebrows.

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    The captured Venezuelan president was accompanied by Barry Pollack, a top-tier US trial lawyer who spent years representing Julian Assange, eventually securing the WikiLeaks founder’s release from prison in the UK in 2024.

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    Pollack is a partner at Harris St Laurent & Wechsler, a law firm based on New York’s Wall Street in the financial district of lower Manhattan, just a few minutes walk from the federal court where Maduro pleaded not guilty to criminal charges on Monday.

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    Pollack will take on a case as Maduro’s private counsel that could prove to be just as challenging as that of Assange. Maduro was charged on Monday with drug-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine-importation conspiracy, and possession of machine guns and destructive devices, with the US government labelling Maduro a “narco-terrorist” and an “illegitimate president”. He faces up to life in prison.

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    Harris St Laurent & Wechsler did not respond to requests for comment about Pollack’s involvement, but it is clear that in the legal world, he is highly regarded. According to Chambers USA, Pollack is a “thorough and deep-thinking lawyer” who “lives, breathes and sleeps trials, and has such a natural way in front of juries”.

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    In the UK, the health secretary Wes Streeting has defended Keir Starmer’s cautious response to the US attack in Venezuela despite MPs wanting the prime minister to condemn what is seen as an operation against a sovereign country in violation of international law.

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    Starmer, always keen to keep on the good side of the US, has declined to criticise the US military operation over the weekend, unlike several Labour MPs including Emily Thornberry, who chairs the Commons foreign affairs committee.

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    Streeting told BBC Breakfast this morning that he had “enormous respect” for Thornberry, who was “right” to speak “honestly and candidly” about her view (that the lack of western condemnation could embolden China and Russia to take similar action against other countries).

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    The prime minister and the foreign secretary have a different role and responsibility, and their words carry different weight.

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    And what I can tell you is that at every moment in recent days, since the US action in Venezuela, the prime minister has judged what he says and when he says it with one overriding consideration, which is how to make a challenging situation better, not worse, and how to do so in a way that protects the UK’s national interests, our collective security, particularly in Europe at a difficult time, and also the best interests of the people of Venezuela who have the right to choose their own leaders and who governs them.

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    That’s what the prime minister has been doing, and I appreciate there are others who have been more strident and have been more critical of the United States.

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    The prime minister has a different responsibility, and he is choosing his words carefully and wisely to try and influence how events unfold from here on.

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    Welcome to our live coverage of the continuing aftermath of the US military’s weekend raid on Venezuela and removal of president Nicolás Maduro from power.

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    Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace prize winner María Corina Machado has said in her first televised interview since then that she hasn’t spoken to Donald Trump since October 2025.

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    “Actually, I spoke with president Trump on October 10, the same day the [Nobel Peace] prize was announced, [but] not since then,” Machado said on Fox News. Machado – widely seen as Maduro’s most credible opponent – left Venezuela last month to travel to Norway to accept the award and hasn’t returned since.

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    “I’m planning to go as soon as possible back home,” she told Fox when asked about her plans to return to Venezuela.

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    Trump on Saturday dismissed the idea of working with Machado, saying: “She doesn’t have the support within or the respect within the country.” US media reported on Monday that a classified CIA assessment presented to Trump concluded that senior Maduro loyalists, including interim president Delcy Rodríguez, were best positioned to maintain stability.

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    Despite this, Machado welcomed the US actions as “a huge step for humanity, for freedom and human dignity”.

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    Rachel Leingang

    The Trump administration has sent more immigration agents to Minnesota, part of escalating attacks and rhetoric against the state and its immigrant populations.

    The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed on X that it is “surging to Minneapolis to root out fraud, arrest perpetrators and remove criminal illegal aliens”. Todd Lyons, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, told Newsmax that the agency has in the city “the largest immigration operation ever taking place right now”.

    CBS News reported on Monday that the administration would bring another 2,000 agents, both from ICE and homeland security investigations, into the state for 30 days. Lyons didn’t confirm the number of agents, but said it was an effort from both ICE and HSI. DHS wouldn’t confirm a number to the Guardian, but said that the agency has “surged law enforcement”.

    Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, appears to be in the state. She can be seen in a video produced by DHS of an arrest in Minneapolis of a man from Ecuador who the agency said is wanted for murder in his home country.

    Operation Metro Surge, the agency’s name for its crackdown on Minnesota, has been underway since early December. Community members have fought back against ICE, protesting and impeding deportations, as some immigrants have stayed away from public life, avoiding grocery stores or medical care for fear of apprehension.

    Here are a few pictures of the January 6 supporters who have been marching in DC today, on the fifth anniversary of the Capitol insurrection. A note that the demonstration was billed as a “memorial march” for the killed rioter, Ashli Babbitt.

    Supporters of the January 6 insurrectionists march near the Washington Monument on their way to a rally held to remember slain J6 attacker Ashli Babbitt, 6 January 2026.
    Supporters of the January 6 insurrectionists march near the Washington Monument on their way to a rally held to remember slain J6 attacker Ashli Babbitt, 6 January 2026. Photograph: Tom Hudson/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock
    Counter-protester clashes with pro-riot demonstrators during the march on the from the Ellipse to the US Capitol on the fifth anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, 6 January 2026.
    Counter-protester clashes with pro-riot demonstrators during the march on the from the Ellipse to the US Capitol on the fifth anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, 6 January 2026. Photograph: Bryan Dozier/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
    Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio attends a march with fellow supporters of the Capitol riots, 6 January 2026
    Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio attends a march with fellow supporters of the Capitol riots, 6 January 2026 Photograph: Bryan Dozier/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

    Here’s a recap of the day so far

    • In a lengthy, sprawling speech to House Republicans at their annual retreat, Donald Trump said that the military operation in Venezuela, which included strikes on Caracas and the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, was “brilliant tactically” and “an incredible thing”. He added that the deposed leader, who remains in US federal custody, is a “violent guy”. Trump added: “He gets up there and he tries to imitate my dance a little bit, but he’s a violent guy, and he’s killed millions of people.”

    • Trump also implored Republican lawmakers to win the upcoming midterms, saying that Democrats would impeach him if they won control of Congress. Trump also gave several policy points for House GOP to double down on when campaigning, encouraging them to “own” healthcare. “Figure it out. Let the money go directly to the people,” he said, referring to his own preference to give low-income enrollees the money in health savings accounts to use for medical expenses.

    • The president also used his speech to double down on election conspiracies. He made several baseless comments that elections in the US are “crooked” or “corrupt”. Trump repeated the falsehood that the 2020 election was “rigged” – a claim that has added weight given the five-year anniversary of the January 6 insurrection.

    • Trump also paid tribute to the late Doug LaMalfa, a California Republican who died at age 65, according to statements from GOP officials. LaMalfa represented the state’s rural northern region in the House of Representatives and was known for his work on water and forestry policy. His death means that Republicans have a 218 member majority in the lower chamber, compared to 213 Democrats.

    • Dozens of supporters of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, which included pardoned rioters, descended on Washington today. Later, a brawl erupted after a counter-protester used a bullhorn to interrupt speeches. One attendee tried to wrestle the bullhorn out of the protester’s hands while she called those present “traitors”. Eventually, she was handcuffed by the police. Many of those at today’s march, said that they were there to protest against the death of Ashli Babbitt, a rioter who was killed by Capitol police on the day of the attack.

    • At the US Capitol earlier, Democrats held a hearing commemorating the anniversary of the insurrection. House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, said that Donald Trump and “far-right extremists in Congress have repeatedly attempted to rewrite history and whitewash the horrific events of January 6”. Several other Democratic lawmakers issued sharp statements and criticism of the Trump administration on today’s anniversary.

    Chris Stein

    Chris Stein

    Reporting from Capitol Hill:

    Supporters of January 6 defendants have arrived at the edge of the Capitol, but are being stopped from proceeding on to its grounds by lines of police.

    The crowd, which numbers in the dozens, has attracted many journalists as well as a small group of counter protesters that are being kept away by police.

    They were playing Trump rally staple God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood, and just sang the national anthem, after which they chanted, “Ashli Babbitt!” – the name of the rioter shot dead by police during the insurrection five years ago.

    Brawl erupts as counter-protester is arrested at march by pardoned January 6 rioters

    At a march held by dozens of supporters of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, which included pardoned rioters, a brawl erupted after a counter-protester used a bullhorn to interrupt speeches. One attendee tried to wrestle the bullhorn out of the protester’s hands while she called those present “traitors”. Eventually, she was handcuffed by the police.

    Enrique Tarrio speaks during a rally ahead of a memorial march, marking five years since the attack on the US Capitol, 6 January 2026.
    Enrique Tarrio speaks during a rally ahead of a memorial march, marking five years since the attack on the US Capitol, 6 January 2026. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

    Many of those at today’s march, including Enrique Tarrio – the former Proud Boys leader who was convicted and later pardoned for his role in the January 6 insurrection – said that they were there to protest against the death of Ashli Babbitt, a rioter who was killed by Capitol police on the day of the attack.

    Richard Luscombe

    Florida’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis has said he will look at bringing state charges against Venezuela’s deposed president Nicolás Maduro, ostensibly for trafficking drugs to the state. “We’ve had people in Florida that have been victimized,” DeSantis said at a Tuesday morning press conference in Clearwater.

    Maduro remains in federal custody in New York after being snatched from his home in Caracas by US special forces on Saturday. He pleaded not guilty to “narco-terrorism” and weapons charges in a Manhattan court on Monday, and is unlikely to be able to travel to Florida any time soon to answer any charges state prosecutors bring.

    Even so, DeSantis said that might be necessary because of what he saw as an omission in the federal indictment.

    “He was obviously very involved with bringing drugs particularly to Florida, but you know what he would also do, and this is not in the federal indictment in New York, he would empty his prisons and send them to America across the border,” DeSantis said.

    “We’d end up with some of these people in Florida, Tren de Aragua gang members that were in prison there. To me, that is a very hostile act.” Florida is home to the largest number of Venezuelan expatriates in the US, many of whom cautiously celebrated Maduro’s downfall at the weekend.

    DeSantis did not elaborate on what any charges might be, but said he would support any action taken by Florida’s unelected state attorney, James Uthmeier, according to Miami’s NBC 6.

    Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference in Clearwater, Florida, 6 January 2026.
    Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference in Clearwater, Florida, 6 January 2026. Photograph: Katelyn Ferral/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

    Congressional Democrats have noted today that a plaque meant to commemorate the sacrifices of Capitol police while defending lawmakers during the January 6 attack has not been hung in the Capitol halls.

    “They’re observing this solemn anniversary by doing, well, exactly nothing,” Jamie Raskin, a Maryland congressman, said today at the opening of a hearing of the House judiciary committee. “It’s been five years since January 6. It’s been three years since that plaque was supposed to be put up but they still haven’t put it up. It took them 24 hours to put up a new plaque, allegedly changing the name of the Kennedy Center to the ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’. 24 hours. And that was illegal. That’s like graffiti that was put up on the Kennedy Center building. They have a legal requirement to put the plaque up, and I call on Speaker Johnson to put it up today. It’s gathering dust in a closet somewhere.”

    The five-year anniversary of the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol is drawing sharp and poignant reactions from Democratic lawmakers.

    ”Those who fear the truth or attempt to distort it face a lesson in history,” Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois wrote on X. “The reality of events will prevail and those who distort it will be relegated to a shameful trash heap reserved for traitors and liars.”

    “Donald Trump has done everything he can to try to rewrite the history of that day, even letting the 1500 insurrectionists, including those who senselessly beat cops, off scot-free,” Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin wrote in a series of posts on X. “But, Americans won’t forget what they saw that dark day. And, neither will I. It was an attack on our Capitol, an attack on our police officers, an attack on your vote being counted fairly, and an attack on our very Democracy.”

    Congressman Steny Hoyer of Maryland described Trump as “a demagogue, a wannabe dictator, a man with no loyalty to our democracy and our Constitution,” in a statement commemorating the attacks. “He told a mob of his supporters to ‘stop the steal’ and ‘fight like hell.’ There was no steal. But they did fight like hell. … They paraded the Confederate flag through the Capitol – something the Confederacy itself never achieved even in the most dire hours of the Civil War. They hunted for Vice President Pence and Speaker Pelosi, hoping to hang them from gallows they erected on the National Mall. Trump did nothing to stop the violence.”

    Many, like Senator Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland, took note of Trump’s day-one blanket pardon of crimes committed in connection to the attack after his inauguration. She described the pardon as “shameful” and “un-American”.

    The condemnations come as the president contends with the revelation of congressional testimony by former federal prosecutor Jack Smith had “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power.” Smith’s attempt to prosecute Trump was derailed by Trump’s election win in 2024.

    Trump implores GOP to win midterms, fears impeachment if Democrats regain control of House

    Donald Trump implored Republican lawmakers to win the upcoming midterms while delivering an address that’s lasted almost an hour and a half. “If we don’t win the midterms … they’ll find a reason to impeach me,” Trump said of Democrats. “We don’t impeach them, you know why, because they’re meaner than we are. We should have impeached Joe Biden for 100 different things. They are mean and smart, but fortunately for you, they have horrible policy.”

    Earlier, the president pushed several policy points for House GOP to double down on when campaigning. Chief among them: healthcare.

    A reminder that the widely popular Affordable Care Act premium tax credits lapsed at the end of last year, and lawmakers are now in search for a plan to stop healthcare premiums spiking for millions of Americans. Republican House speaker Mike Johnson is expected to bring a vote to the floor this week on a plan by GOP-centrists that would extend the Obamacare subsidies for three years.

    Today, Trump pushed Republicans to “own” healthcare.

    “Figure it out. Let the money go directly to the people,” he said, referring to his own preference to give low-income enrollees the money in health savings accounts to use for medical expenses.

    “You have to let no money for the insurance companies,” Trump told House members today. “They [Democrats] are owned by the insurance companies. You guys don’t get money from the insurance companies. They do. They get a massive amount of money. It’s their biggest donor. They’re going to try and fight you, but they can’t win the fight if you explain it, the money goes directly to the people.”

    Trump teases meeting with oil executives following Maduro arrest

    Speaking to House Republicans today, Trump teased his upcoming meeting with US oil manufacturing executives this week. “You know what that’s about. We got a lot of oil to drill, which is going to bring down oil prices even further,” the president said, telegraphing his plans to regain control of production in Venezuela.

    Just a note that Doug LaMalfa’s death means that the Republican majority in the US House stands at 218 members, compared to the 213 Democratic lawmakers in the lower chamber. This also reflects the resignations of former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene – whose last day in Congress was on Monday.

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