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“More families of trans teens sue to stop Texas child abuse investigations” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. For LGBTQ mental health support, call the Trevor Project’s …

Former President Donald Trump insisted on joining his supporters at the Capitol as the riot was unfolding, Politico reported on Thursday. Even after his speech at the Ellipse that day, Trump pestered Robert Engel, the head of his Secret Service detail, about heading to Congress, according to a person familiar …

Ryan Kelley, a Republican candidate for governor in Michigan, was arrested Thursday and charged for his role in the riot at the Capitol last Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Kelley, a 40-year-old real estate agent, is one of the leading Republican candidates …

Twitter is fighting a Jan. 6 committee request for its employees’ internal communications —including Slack messages about moderating Tweets related to the Capitol attack, three sources familiar with the matter tell Rolling Stone. The social media giant is asserting a First Amendment privilege to push back on the panel’s demand …

New documents describe critical errors in the Capitol Police’s handling of intelligence prior to the Jan. 6 attack on Congress, revealing missed warning signs that —despite the undeniable heroism of many of its officers —contributed to the agency’s failed defense of the Capitol. The documents, which were obtained by the …

Lots of Republicans are close with the gun lobby. But for Elise Stefanik, the third-ranking Republican in the House, the relationship is more like: Until death do us part. Stefanik’s husband, Matt Manda, is the public affairs manager for the firearm industry’s top trade association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation. …

House Democrats will ask their chamber on Wednesday to condemn last month’s massacre at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York. They will also ask them to rebuke the great replacement theory, a white supremacist conspiracy the 18-year-old gunman cited as motivation for the killing spree that left 10 Black …

Nearly one year after its formation, the House committee investigating the attack on the Capitol last Jan. 6 is scheduled to hold the first of six televised hearings Thursday night. Committee member Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Monday offered a glimpse of what’s to come. “The select committee has found …

Stay cool. Run out the clock. Scare some gun nuts while you can. But don’t worry: this moment will be over soon. That’s the message the Republican Party, Donald Trump, and conservative leaders rapidly coalesced around after a series of mass shootings in recent weeks, including at one at a …

People in Steve Bannon‘s “immediate circle” have received subpoenas in recent weeks requesting that they testify before a New York state grand jury about the former Trump adviser’s fundraising for a private border wall, CNN reported Friday. Bannon was charged for the alleged fraud in 2020, only to be pardoned …