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The Insurrection

The Effort to Overturn the Election

Reporting on the mob that attacked and breached the Capitol, the fallout from that day, and ongoing far-right violence.

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The Insurrection

House Committee Issues Subpoena to Top Trump Fundraiser Kimberly Guilfoyle

Guilfoyle, fiancee of Donald Trump Jr., boasted in text messages that she raised $3 million for the Jan. 6 rally. The demand for legal documents and a deposition is the first for a member of the Trump family’s inner circle.

The Insurrection

January 6 Select Committee Subpoenas Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Other Top Aides

Citing a June ProPublica report, the committee says there is “credible evidence” of Meadows’ involvement in events leading up to the attack on the Capitol.

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Look Up Which Fortune 500 Companies Fund Election Deniers

What Happened When Twitter and Other Social Media Platforms Cracked Down on Extremists

New Documentary by Frontline and ProPublica Reveals Origins of the Stolen Election Myth

Facebook Hosted Surge of Misinformation and Insurrection Threats in Months Leading Up to Jan. 6 Attack, Records Show

Recent Interviews Shed New Light on Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol

Texts Show Kimberly Guilfoyle Bragged About Raising Millions for Rally That Fueled Capitol Riot

Top Trump Fundraiser Boasted of Raising $3 Million to Support Jan. 6 “Save America” Rally

ProPublica and Partners Nominated for Seven ONA Awards

New Details Suggest Senior Trump Aides Knew Jan. 6 Rally Could Get Chaotic

In Exclusive Jailhouse Letter, Capitol Riot Defendant Explains Motives, Remains Boastful

“Sentí más odio que nada”. La historia de un miembro activo de la Fuerza Aérea de Estados Unidos que quiso iniciar una guerra civil

“I Felt Hate More Than Anything”: How an Active Duty Airman Tried to Start a Civil War

Mo Brooks Compared Biden’s Election to the Start of the Civil War. Now He Wants a Senate Seat.

6 Questions Officials Still Haven’t Answered After Weeks of Hearings on the Capitol Attack

“I Don’t Trust the People Above Me”: Riot Squad Cops Open Up About Disastrous Response to Capitol Insurrection

The Boogaloo Bois Have Guns, Criminal Records and Military Training. Now They Want to Overthrow the Government.

Text Messages Show Top Trump Campaign Fundraiser’s Key Role Planning the Rally That Preceded the Siege

“This Is War”: Inside the Secret Chat Where Far-Right Extremists Devised Their Post-Capitol Plans

Global Right-Wing Extremism Networks Are Growing. The U.S. Is Just Now Catching Up.

“Sense of Entitlement”: Rioters Faced Few Consequences Invading State Capitols. No Wonder They Turned to the U.S. Capitol Next.

Inside the Capitol Riot: What the Parler Videos Reveal

Why We Published More Than 500 Videos Taken by Parler Users of the Capitol Riot

“Where They Countin’ the Votes?!”: New Video Details Tense Moments as Capitol Mob Sought Out Lawmakers

The Radicalization of Kevin Greeson

“No One Took Us Seriously”: Black Cops Warned About Racist Capitol Police Officers for Years

She Photographed Police Abuse at a 2014 BLM March Then Watched the Image Go Viral During Capitol Riot

Before Mob Stormed the Capitol, Days of Security Planning Involved Cabinet Officials and President Trump

Members of Several Well-Known Hate Groups Identified at Capitol Riot

“This Political Climate Got My Brother Killed”: Officer Brian Sicknick Died Defending the Capitol. His Family Waits for Answers.

Domestic Terrorism: A More Urgent Threat, but Weaker Laws

Capitol Rioters Planned for Weeks in Plain Sight. The Police Weren’t Ready.

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