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Jan. 6 Rioter Is Hired to Work in Sensitive Pentagon Office

04. Juni 2026 um 22:45
It was not clear who hired Elias Irizarry, who pleaded guilty to various offenses at the Capitol and was later pardoned by President Trump.

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A Justice Department photo shows Elias Irizarry in a conference room at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when he was videotaped by one of his friends sitting in an armchair with a pole across his lap.

Granted Clemency by Trump, Scores of Jan. 6 Rioters Have Been Accused of New Crimes

04. Juni 2026 um 18:08
At least 97 of those who were charged in connection with the Capitol riot have reoffended in the years since the attack, the nonprofit publication Lawfare has found.

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President Trump has made clear that he believes the Jan. 6 rioters should not only be praised, but that they should be compensated with taxpayer money.

‘I Love It’: Trump Is Still in Favor of $1.8 Billion Payout Fund

03. Juni 2026 um 23:32
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, said on Tuesday that the administration was “not moving forward with the fund, period,” after the plan drew bipartisan backlash.

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President Trump on Wednesday in the Oval Office. In one of his first official acts of his second term, Mr. Trump issued a grant of clemency to the hundreds charged in connection with the Capitol attack.

Federal Judge Bars Trump From Immediately Setting Up $1.8 Billion Fund

29. Mai 2026 um 15:15
A judge in Virginia temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring money in or out of the fund until the court could hear arguments in June.

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The order came from the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Alexandria, in a case brought by a group of people who say they have faced partisan attacks by the Trump administration but expect to be excluded from accessing the fund.

Why Hasn’t California Elected a Woman Governor?

Most states have had a woman serve as governor, but California is in the minority despite its progressive-minded electorate. Women who have reached the top elsewhere saw familiar roadblocks.

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Katie Porter, a Democrat who served three terms in Congress, is the final prominent woman in the California governor’s race.

Trump-Backed Candidate Wins G.O.P. Race in San Antonio District

27. Mai 2026 um 03:45
Carlos De La Cruz, a first-time candidate, defeated a moderate rival in a U.S. House district that was redrawn to favor Republicans, but where Democrats see an opportunity.

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Carlos De La Cruz, a Republican running in Texas’ 35th Congressional District, speaking in February before an appearance by President Trump in Corpus Christi, Texas.

In the Georgia Governor’s Race, an Election Denier is the G.O.P. Front-Runner

Burt Jones, the leading G.O.P. candidate in Georgia, worked with Trump allies to try to overturn the election, and even talked to the president himself.

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While campaigning, Burt Jones boasts about his efforts in 2020.

Lawsuit Argues Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Excludes Those He Targeted

22. Mai 2026 um 23:50
The constellation of individuals and groups involved claims to have suffered partisan attacks by the federal government under Trump, yet would not be compensated.

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Rioters during the attack at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

G.O.P. Break With Trump Reflects Limits of Party’s Post-Jan. 6 Truce

22. Mai 2026 um 21:29
Republicans, seeing President Trump’s personal agenda diverging from their political interests, vented their outrage about paying those who threatened their lives on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, at the Capitol this week after losing his primary to a Trump-backed challenger.

Fact-Checking the Trump Administration’s Inaccurate Claims About the $1.8 Billion Fund

The president, vice president and acting attorney general have offered a series of inaccurate claims to defend an unusual fund announced this week.

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President Trump has suggested the $1.8 billion fund is not particularly unusual, but critics say it essentially establishes a way to funnel taxpayer money to Mr. Trump’s allies.

Inside the Senate G.O.P. Meltdown Over Trump’s Fund

21. Mai 2026 um 23:13
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, went to Capitol Hill to allay Republicans’ concerns over a fund to pay people who claim government mistreatment. It did not go well.

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Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota and the majority leader, said his colleagues had “very legitimate questions” about the new fund.

Jan. 6 Police Officers Sue to Block Trump’s Payout Fund

20. Mai 2026 um 15:55
The two officers accused the administration of creating a “slush fund” to reward rioters and groups that committed violence on behalf of President Trump.

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Officer Daniel Hodges of Washington’s Metropolitan Police, left, and Harry Dunn, then an officer with the U.S. Capitol Police, at a congressional hearing in 2022. The two filed suit on Wednesday.

Prison to Pardons to Payouts: Jan. 6 Rioters Are Elated at Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund

20. Mai 2026 um 13:49
The possibility that people who ransacked the Capitol could get money from the government they attacked is the latest head-spinning twist in President Trump’s effort to rewrite the history of Jan. 6.

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The pro-Trump mob at the Capitol in 2021. If all of the Jan. 6ers sought money from the fund and received the same amount, the payouts would be around $1.125 million each.

Blanche Defends $1.8 Billion Fund as Skepticism Mounts

19. Mai 2026 um 23:12
The acting attorney general told lawmakers the fund would review claims from an array of people, not just Republicans.

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Todd Blanche made clear that the fund was created in response to what Mr. Trump and his allies have argued was unjust overreach by the Biden administration.
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