The cases could embarrass the Biden administration, which has portrayed the Jan. 6 siege as a dire threat to democracy.Supporters of President Donald Trump are seen inside the Capitol on Jan. 6. | Brent Stirton/Getty ImagesAmericans outraged by the storming of Capitol Hill are in for a jarring reality check: Many of those who invaded the halls of Congress on Jan. 6 are likely to get little or no jail time.While public and media attention in recent weeks has been focused on high-profile conspiracy cases against right-wing, paramilitary groups like the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys, the...…The cases could embarrass the Biden administration, which has portrayed the Jan. 6 siege as a dire threat to democracy.Supporters of President Donald Trump are seen inside the Capitol on Jan. 6. | Brent Stirton/Getty ImagesAmericans outraged by the storming of Capitol Hill are in for a jarring reality check: Many of those who invaded the halls of Congress on Jan. 6 are likely to get little or no jail time.While public and media attention in recent weeks has been focused on high-profile conspiracy cases against right-wing, paramilitary groups like the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys, the...WW…

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington state said her role may be helping Republicans "return to who we are."In Jaime Herrera Beutler's view, a member of Congress' toughest challenge is "when your own team does something you don't like, and you have to step out and oppose them." | Al Drago/Getty ImagesJaime Herrera Beutler is not one to make waves on Capitol Hill. But during Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, she almost created a tsunami.After she publicly revealed damaging details about Trump’s phone call with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) during the Jan. 6...…Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington state said her role may be helping Republicans "return to who we are."In Jaime Herrera Beutler's view, a member of Congress' toughest challenge is "when your own team does something you don't like, and you have to step out and oppose them." | Al Drago/Getty ImagesJaime Herrera Beutler is not one to make waves on Capitol Hill. But during Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, she almost created a tsunami.After she publicly revealed damaging details about Trump’s phone call with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) during the Jan. 6...WW…

As the Trump defense made its argument on Friday, Republicans privately estimated between 5 and 10 of their senators are seriously weighing conviction.Sen. Lisa Murkowski returns to the Senate chamber as the defense presents arguments in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. | AP Photo/J. Scott ApplewhiteSix GOP senators voted this week to move forward with President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. But Republicans believe several more of them may be considering conviction.As the Trump defense made its argument on Friday, Republicans privately estimated between 5 and 10...…As the Trump defense made its argument on Friday, Republicans privately estimated between 5 and 10 of their senators are seriously weighing conviction.Sen. Lisa Murkowski returns to the Senate chamber as the defense presents arguments in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. | AP Photo/J. Scott ApplewhiteSix GOP senators voted this week to move forward with President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. But Republicans believe several more of them may be considering conviction.As the Trump defense made its argument on Friday, Republicans privately estimated between 5 and 10...WW…

The ex-president could seek vengeance on GOP senators if they break with him on impeachment and vote to convict.Trump’s second impeachment trial began unfolding on Monday — and Republicans started deliberating over how, or even whether, to defend the president. | Pete Marovich - Pool/Getty ImagesA top political aide to former President Donald Trump spent the weekend quietly reassuring Republican senators that the former president has no plans to start a third party — and instead will keep his imprint on the GOP.The message from Brian Jack, Trump’s former political director at the White...…The ex-president could seek vengeance on GOP senators if they break with him on impeachment and vote to convict.Trump’s second impeachment trial began unfolding on Monday — and Republicans started deliberating over how, or even whether, to defend the president. | Pete Marovich - Pool/Getty ImagesA top political aide to former President Donald Trump spent the weekend quietly reassuring Republican senators that the former president has no plans to start a third party — and instead will keep his imprint on the GOP.The message from Brian Jack, Trump’s former political director at the White...WW…

The assessment comes on the heels of a deadly riot at the Capitol staged by right-wing extremists earlier this month.Supporters of then-President Donald Trump clash with Capitol police on Jan. 6, 2021. | Stephen Voss/POLITICOPresident Joe Biden has asked the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a “comprehensive threat assessment” of domestic extremism following the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol by a violent mob that left five people dead.White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced on Friday that Biden decided to ask for the review, which will be coordinated with...…The assessment comes on the heels of a deadly riot at the Capitol staged by right-wing extremists earlier this month.Supporters of then-President Donald Trump clash with Capitol police on Jan. 6, 2021. | Stephen Voss/POLITICOPresident Joe Biden has asked the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a “comprehensive threat assessment” of domestic extremism following the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol by a violent mob that left five people dead.White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced on Friday that Biden decided to ask for the review, which will be coordinated with...WW…

An FBI affidavit described preparations by the Proud Boys to storm the Capitol, including using earpieces and walkie-talkies to direct movements through the building.Supporters of former President Donald Trump clash with Capitol police on Jan. 6, 2021.Federal investigators have begun piecing together evidence that some of the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 were executing well-laid plans, deploying communications systems and issuing marching orders to rioters as they battled police.A described preparations by the right-wing Proud Boys to storm the Capitol, including using...…An FBI affidavit described preparations by the Proud Boys to storm the Capitol, including using earpieces and walkie-talkies to direct movements through the building.Supporters of former President Donald Trump clash with Capitol police on Jan. 6, 2021.Federal investigators have begun piecing together evidence that some of the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 were executing well-laid plans, deploying communications systems and issuing marching orders to rioters as they battled police.A described preparations by the right-wing Proud Boys to storm the Capitol, including using...WW…

Jacob Chansley, a 33-year-old man from Phoenix, was one of the most recognizable perpetrators of the Capitol siege.The lawyer for the “QAnon shaman” who was part of the deadly siege of the Capitol last week publicly petitioned President Donald Trump on Thursday to pardon his client.In an , attorney Albert Watkins said his client, Jacob Chansley, “felt like he was answering the call of our president” when he stormed the nation’s seat of government last Wednesday during a riot that of at least five people.Chansley, a 33-year-old man from Phoenix also known as Jake Angeli, was one of the most...…Jacob Chansley, a 33-year-old man from Phoenix, was one of the most recognizable perpetrators of the Capitol siege.The lawyer for the “QAnon shaman” who was part of the deadly siege of the Capitol last week publicly petitioned President Donald Trump on Thursday to pardon his client.In an , attorney Albert Watkins said his client, Jacob Chansley, “felt like he was answering the call of our president” when he stormed the nation’s seat of government last Wednesday during a riot that of at least five people.Chansley, a 33-year-old man from Phoenix also known as Jake Angeli, was one of the most...WW…

"This issue is bigger than anyone’s personal ambitions,” Sen. Ben Sasse said.Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) listens during a news conference in Washington, D.C. | Stefani Reynolds/Getty ImagesSen. Ben Sasse late Wednesday delivered a blistering, 2,200-word critique of his Republican colleagues who he says are engaged in a “dangerous ploy” to placate President Donald Trump in his doomed effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election.“Let’s be clear what is happening here: We have a bunch of ambitious politicians who think there’s a quick way to tap into the president’s populist base without...…"This issue is bigger than anyone’s personal ambitions,” Sen. Ben Sasse said.Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) listens during a news conference in Washington, D.C. | Stefani Reynolds/Getty ImagesSen. Ben Sasse late Wednesday delivered a blistering, 2,200-word critique of his Republican colleagues who he says are engaged in a “dangerous ploy” to placate President Donald Trump in his doomed effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election.“Let’s be clear what is happening here: We have a bunch of ambitious politicians who think there’s a quick way to tap into the president’s populist base without...WW…

The ingredients are the same: a seized laptop, leaked emails. But this time MAGA adherents are sourcing the ingredients and hoping the FBI takes it up.Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer and self-appointed private investigator, has obtained a laptop he claims belongs to Joe Biden’s son, Hunter [pictured]. | Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Usher's New Look FoundationIn the final days of the 2020 race, MAGA world is trying to conjure up the same event that helped them in the home stretch of 2016 — an out-of-left-field FBI investigation into their opponent.The ingredients are all...…The ingredients are the same: a seized laptop, leaked emails. But this time MAGA adherents are sourcing the ingredients and hoping the FBI takes it up.Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer and self-appointed private investigator, has obtained a laptop he claims belongs to Joe Biden’s son, Hunter [pictured]. | Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Usher's New Look FoundationIn the final days of the 2020 race, MAGA world is trying to conjure up the same event that helped them in the home stretch of 2016 — an out-of-left-field FBI investigation into their opponent.The ingredients are all...WW…

Trump was speaking in Western Michigan as part of a swing through the Rust Belt.Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer speaks at Beech Woods Recreation Center, in Southfield, Mich., Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. | AP Photo/Carolyn KasterMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer excoriated President Donald Trump for continuing his incendiary rhetoric toward her at a Saturday campaign rally in the wake of an alleged plot to kidnap her.Speaking in Western Michigan as part of a swing through the Rust Belt, Trump urged Whitmer to loosen restrictions on economic activity enacted to curtail the spread of coronavirus,...…Trump was speaking in Western Michigan as part of a swing through the Rust Belt.Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer speaks at Beech Woods Recreation Center, in Southfield, Mich., Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. | AP Photo/Carolyn KasterMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer excoriated President Donald Trump for continuing his incendiary rhetoric toward her at a Saturday campaign rally in the wake of an alleged plot to kidnap her.Speaking in Western Michigan as part of a swing through the Rust Belt, Trump urged Whitmer to loosen restrictions on economic activity enacted to curtail the spread of coronavirus,...WW…