Politics

This image from police body-worn camera video, contained and annotated in the Justice Department’s sentencing memorandum against Michael Joseph Foy, shows Foy swinging his hockey stick as he lunges at the police line, at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.

11 strikes in 16 seconds: One Capitol rioter’s violent attack on police with a hockey stick

September 6, 2024, 8:15am Nation & World

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said she hasn’t grown numb to the violent scenes of Jan. 6 that are routinely shown in her courtroom. Read story

FILE - This artist sketch depicts U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta during a Jan. 6, 2021 trial at the federal courthouse in Washington, Nov. 7, 2022. Mehta assured Capitol rioter Shane Jenkins that he wasn’t getting punished for his political beliefs. Mehta said he was disturbed that Jenkins was selling Jan. 6 merchandise promoting the notion that he and other rioters are political prisoners. He sentenced the Texas man to seven years in prison.

A Capitol rioter hawked Jan. 6 merchandise from jail. The judge who sentenced him was disturbed

September 6, 2024, 8:12am Nation & World

From jail, Shane Jenkins helped sell T-shirts, tote bags and other merchandise promoting the notion that he and other rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol are political prisoners unjustly held in pretrial detention. Read story

FILE- This still frame from Metropolitan Police Department body worn camera video shows Thomas Webster, in red jacket, at a barricade line at on the west front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Jurors deliberated for less than three hours before convicting the 20-year NYPD veteran, Thomas Webster, of all six counts in his indictment. Webster was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Juries aren’t swayed by defenses in Capitol riot trials

September 6, 2024, 8:11am Nation & World

A retired New York police officer told a jury that he was acting in self-defense when he tackled a police officer and grabbed his gas mask during the Jan. 6 riot. Read story

FILE - New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez speaks during a rally to protect kids online on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024.

New Mexico attorney general sues company behind Snapchat alleging child sexual extortion on the site

September 6, 2024, 8:04am Business

New Mexico’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the company behind Snapchat, alleging that site’s design and policies foster the sharing of child sexual abuse material and facilitate child sexual exploitation. Read story

A painting by Shepard Fairey, based on a photo taken by Ted Soqui during a Black Lives Matter protest, is projected onto a building near the Space Needle in Seattle in September. November's election for Seattle city attorney pits a Republican versus an extreme liberal candidate who wants to cease most prosecutions of misdemeanor cases, saying the existing system is racist.

Seattle keeps getting more liberal, survey data shows

September 6, 2024, 7:49am Northwest

As we draw closer to the November presidential election, nearly all focus is on seven or so swing states that are expected to end up deciding the winner. And that means there’s hardly any attention paid to reliably blue Washington, which is about as far from a swing state as… Read story

GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election

FILE - State Election Board member Rick Jeffares asks the crowd to settle down during a hastily planned State Election Board meeting at the Capitol in Atlanta, July 12, 2024.

September 5, 2024, 1:13pm Latest News

Before voters even begin casting ballots, Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a sprawling legal fight over how the 2024 election will be run, a series of court disputes that could even run past Election Day if the outcome is close. Read story