The early stages of Trump’s impeachment trial did not look good for Trump. His lawyer’s defense has been universally derided as terrible. Even Alan Dershowitz admitted he had “no idea” what was going on. Trump, for his part, was apparently “borderline screaming” and “deeply unhappy” about the first day. But apparently that doesn’t matter––several Republican Senators didn’t even …

After Trump lost the 2020 election, he funneled campaign donations into his private business. You almost have to admire Donald Trump. The man is like the Joker, he doesn’t have a plan, he just does and goes from there. This is a prime example. He loses the election. With absolutely no thought of consequences, he just claims …

In his first call with Chinese official Yang Jiechi, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pressed China over its treatment of the Uighur and Tibetans. The U.S. State Department has also labeled China’s treatment of the Uighur people genocide, the harshest criticism of Beijing’s action and a signal that the international community may increase …

House Democrats have moved to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments as Mitch McConnell distances mainstream GOP from her. All of this comes as Salon released a 2019 video of Greene calling for a violent insurrection at the Capitol. Republicans in the House of Representatives are facing pressure to eject Marjorie Taylor Greene, …

The Lincoln Project has announced plans to sue Rudy Giuliani, and his client Donald Trump, over their role in the Capitol Riots. This is the first major litigation against the two. Meanwhile, arrests are still rolling in from those riots. Two Virginia police officers have been suspended after being charged with participating in the January …

A prominent Republican donor and activist named Jacob Monty, an immigration lawyer, has left the party. “If you stay in the Republican Party,” he said,  “you have to pay homage to Trump and I don’t do that, I don’t pray to any man.” The Republican Party is facing a reckoning following the January 6 insurrection …

In a scene eerily reminiscent of the Civil War, which famously turned brother against brother and father against son, a young man reported his father, who participated in the Capitol riots, to the FBI. The father threatened the son to keep quiet, but the young man refused. Two Virginia police officers have been suspended after …

Donald Trump may be leaving the spotlight, but QAnon is spreading around the globe. The Q Movement is gaining traction in Germany, and its supporters are remaining loyal to Donald Trump. Twitter has banned some 70,000 accounts linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory. Twitter has also permanently banned Donald Trump, citing rumors circulating of a January …

U.S. acting Attorney Michael Sherwin has said that 70 people have already been charged with the Capitol riots, and the FBI has opened 160 more (so far). Two Capitol police have been suspended and another arrested for their conduct during the recent riots, and another 10-15 are under investigation. One of the suspended officers went viral …

Twitter has banned some 70,000 accounts linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory. Twitter has also permanently banned Donald Trump, citing rumors circulating of a January 17 armed protest. A West Virginia state legislator has resigned after participating in the Capitol riots. The delegate, Derrick Evans, is also facing federal charges. A mob of right-wing rioters …

A slew of rioters who invaded the Capitol on January 6 have been arrested. Among them: an Arkansas man who had his foot on Nancy Pelosi’s desk in a now infamous photo; a Florida Man who was seen carrying Pelosi’s lectern; and the Arizona man known as the QAnon Shaman. A mob of right-wing rioters …

Louie Gohmert, a Congressman from Texas, has suggested that “violence on the streets is last resort for Trump supporters who hope to get their man in office despite his loss in a, you know, legitimate election. Security experts have warned that the right-wing embrace of conspiracy theories represents mass radicalization, a claim borne out following …