Politics

How the narrative of the Jan. 6 insurrection has changed in the last year

5:25pm January 06, 2022

It's been a year since the deadly attack on the Capitol. And as arrests continue and jail sentences begin for those who committed violent acts there, the narrative surrounding the event has shifted.

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In the year since the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, a crackdown by big tech platforms has sent the attack's organizers and far-right groups scrambling for new homes on the internet.

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Kicked off Facebook and Twitter, far-right groups lose online clout

5:25pm January 06, 2022

by Shannon Bond

In the year since the January 6th Capitol attack, far-right influencers and extremists are taking new approaches to organizing online.

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President Joe Biden listens as Vice President Kamala Harris speaks from Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol to mark the one year anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot.

President Biden blasts Trump for 'spreading a web of lies' in a Jan. 6 speech

4:43pm January 06, 2022

by Brian Naylor

Biden didn't utter Trump's name but referred repeatedly to him with forceful, and at times personal, denunciations of his actions. "He's not just a former president. He's a defeated former president."

How Dan Bongino is building a right-wing media infrastructure in time for 2024

1:41pm January 06, 2022

by Terry Gross

New Yorker writer Evan Osnos says no one in media has profited more from the Trump era than Bongino, who hosts the country's fourth most listened to radio show and has 8.5 million weekly listeners.

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President Biden speaks at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 to mark the anniversary of the attack on the Capitol.

Read President Biden's Jan. 6 speech in full

1:18pm January 06, 2022

by NPR Staff

Biden blasted former President Donald Trump in an address from the U.S. Capitol on the anniversary of the insurrection.

Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, pictured on Capitol Hill Wednesday, said of the attack on the Capitol last year, "Anyone who commits an act of violence should be prosecuted, and anyone who assaults a law enforcement officer should go to jail for a very lo

Republicans criticize Ted Cruz for calling Jan. 6 a violent terrorist attack

1:11pm January 06, 2022

by Bill Chappell

"Of all the things that Jan. 6 was, it was definitely not a violent terrorist attack," Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson said in reply to Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.

Security fences are positioned near the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, a day ahead of the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Where the Jan. 6 insurrection investigation stands, one year later

10:43am January 06, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

Officials say the probe is one of the largest and most resource-intensive investigations in American history. More than 700 people have been charged already.

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Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.

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A year after the Jan. 6 attack, Congress is plagued by a toxic atmosphere

8:49am January 06, 2022

by Deirdre Walsh

Distrust between the parties is high a year after the violent insurrection. And it has affected how the institution operates.

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Sen. Hawley faces no real political ramifications back home for Jan. 6 actions

6:11am January 06, 2022

by Steve Vockrodt

Sen. Josh Hawley greeted demonstrators on Jan. 6, 2021 and refused to certify election results. In Missouri, Hawley has faced little, if anything, in terms of a political downside for his actions.

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The closed Lithuanian Embassy in Beijing. China lashed out at the United States Thursday over its support for the European nation of Lithuania in its feud with Beijing over relations with Taiwan.

China lashes out at U.S. for supporting Lithuania in feud with Beijing over Taiwan

6:03am January 06, 2022

by The Associated Press

China lashed out at the United States over its support for the Baltic nation of Lithuania in its feud with Beijing over relations with Taiwan.