Tracking news and developments involving the Select Committee on the January 6 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. House Votes To Create Committee. “The House voted Wednesday to establish a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol, the only step needed to formalize the panel’s creation. The House voted 222 … Read more
Tracking the arrest and trial of Trump Organization CFO Allen H. Weisselberg. Weisselberg Arrested, Charged With Financial Crimes. “The Trump Organization, the real estate business that catapulted Donald J. Trump to tabloid fame, television riches and ultimately the White House, was charged Thursday with running a 15-year scheme to help executives avoid paying taxes by … Read more
Tracking news and developments involving rapper Nicki Minaj in 2021. Nicki Minaj June 2021 “Big Barbie” Snippets Released. Minaj released segments of her previously unreleased track, “Big Barbie” on Instagram Live. The track features a contribution from Future and was produced by LondonOnDaTrack. It was originally supposed to come out on her album Queen from … Read more
Tracking news and developments regarding the campaign to secure statehood for the city of Washington, D.C. First Rally For D.C. Statehood Held On National Mall. “The rally, organized by Black Voters Matter and more than 50 civil rights, voter rights and racial justice groups, capped off a nine-city, eight-day Freedom Ride for Voting Rights that … Read more
Tracking developments regarding the 2022 U.S. Senate election in Ohio. J.D. Vance Launched Campaign On July 1. “J.D. Vance, an author and venture capitalist whose best-selling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” focused on the social and economic underpinnings of former President Donald J. Trump’s appeal to the white working class, said on Thursday that he would seek … Read more
Tracking the debate over ‘defund the police’ throughout 2021. Republican Police Defunding Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace admitted during an interview with Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) that it has been Republicans, not Democrats, who have defunded police. Wallace noted to Banks that no Republicans voted in support of the 2021 American Rescue Plan, which … Read more
A comprehensive examination of so-called conservative “audits” of the 2020 election results. Connections To Conspiracy Theories Cyber Ninjas CEO Doug Logan, who is conducting the “audit” in Arizona, appeared in a video promoting 2020 election conspiracy theories. That video was produced by a man who also has promoted conspiracy theories about aliens. Oliver WillisOne of … Read more
Tracking news and developments on right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in 2021. Kirk is the head of the conservative group Turning Point USA and is an ally of Donald Trump. Surfside Condo Conspiracy Kirk promoted a conspiracy theory involving the collapse of a condominium in Surfside, Florida. Kirk tweeted the false claim that people have described … Read more
Tracking incidents involving racism that occurred in 2021. George Floyd Statues Defaced A statue honoring the memory of George Floyd in Newark, New Jersey was defaced with white supremacist graffiti. A Floyd statue in Brooklyn was also defaced. Confederate Statue Removal The House Voted To Remove Confederate Statues From The Capitol. “The House of Representatives … Read more
Tracking news and developments regarding Texas governor Greg Abbott in 2021. Cutting Off Unemployment Benefits Abbott opted out of enhanced unemployment benefits that were included in the American Rescue Plan as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of Texans responded to Abbott’s controversial decision by suing him in federal court to attempt … Read more