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These House newcomers came to the Capitol with big plans.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
All three police officers died after defending the Capitol from assault on Jan. 6, 2021.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Emily Hernandez was seen holding the broken nameplate of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., after the mob of Trump supporters attacked the Capitol in 2021.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
The president has been criticized by people on both sides of the aisle for issuing a blanket pardon to more than 1,500 people who stormed the Capitol, including people who committed acts of violence against the police.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
All three police officers died after defending the Capitol from assault on Jan. 6, 2021.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Emily Hernandez was seen holding the broken nameplate of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., after the mob of Trump supporters attacked the Capitol in 2021.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
The president has been criticized by people on both sides of the aisle for issuing a blanket pardon to more than 1,500 people who stormed the Capitol, including people who committed acts of violence against the police.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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“The Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Capitol. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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