Articles/Commentaries
Watchdog lays bare Capitol Police’s riot security failures by Mary Clare Jalonic The Associated Press
Boehner Blasts Trump, Saying He ‘Incited That Bloody Insurrection. In his new book, John Boehner, the Republican former House speaker, sharply rebukes the former president for his role in the “mob violence” at the Capitol on Jan. 6. by Maggie Haberman The New York Times
Capitol Police officer killed, another injured after suspect rams car into police barrier outside building by Zachary Cohen, Lauren Fox, Jessica Dean and David Shortell CNN
Why is it so hard for America to designate domestic terrorism and hate crimes? by Rashawn Ray Brookings
Josh Hawley and Marjorie Taylor Greene Were Showered in Donations for Fueling a Deadly Riot by Eric Lutz Vanity Fair
Officers maced, trampled: Docs expose depth of Jan. 6 chaos by Martha Mendoza and Juliet Linderman The Associated Press
Members of Several Well-Known Hate Groups Identified at Capitol Riot by A.C. Thompson and Ford Fischer ProPublica
Inside the Capitol Riot: What the Parler Videos Reveal by Alec MacGillis ProPublica
“I Don’t Trust the People Above Me”: Riot Squad Cops Open Up About Disastrous Response to Capitol Insurrection by Joaquin Sapien and Joshua Kaplan ProPublica
Capitol insurrectionists: I have met them before by Mary Foley National Catholic Reporter
Criminal Records and Military Training. Now They Want to Overthrow the Government. ProPublica and FRONTLINE have identified more than twenty members with ties to the armed forces. by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica, and Lila Hassan and Karim Haj FrontLi ne/ProPublica
Federal Conspiracy Charges for Two Proud Boys in Capitol Riot by Jennifer Pelsz The Associated Press/The Scanner
The Boogaloo Bois Have Guns, Criminal Records and Military Training. Now They Want to Overthrow the Government. by Zoe Todd ProPublica
Rioters Faced Few Consequences Invading State Capitols. No Wonder They Turned to the U.S. Capitol Next. by Jeremy Kohler ProPublica
Some in the GOP parrot far-right talk of a coming civil war by Jat Reeves abd Julie Carr Smyth The Associated Press
Raphael Warnock’s Black Liberation Theology Stands and the Faux Christianity of the Capitol Insurrection by David Inczauskis, SJ The Jesuit Post
Anti-Semitism seen in Capitol insurrection raises alarms by Elena Scho The Associated Press
Bishop protests withdrawal of food and water from Catholic patient by Independent Catholic News
A Disease More Deadly Than Covid-19 by J. A. Dick Another Voice
Cardinal Dolan accuses Trump of ‘stoking the flames’ in Capitol violence by John Lavenburg Crux
Why Trump’s challenges to democracy will be a big problem for Biden by James D. Long The Conversation
Raphael Warnock’s Black Liberation Theology Stands and the Faux Christianity of the Capitol Insurrection by David Inczauskis, SJ The Jesuit Post
‘Protesters are in the building’: US Capitol under siege by Lixa Mascaro, Ben Fox. Ashraf KHalol, and Micjael Balsamo The Associated Press
The Latest: Romney blames Trump for inciting ‘insurrection’ by The Associated Press
‘This has got to stop’: Catholic leaders react to Trump supporters’ attack on the Capitol by Michael J. O’Loughlin America
A dark day for democracy in America by Jodi Rudoren The Forward
Editorial: Catholics need to confess their complicity in the failed coup by NCR Editorial Staff
Catholic leaders around the world react to chaos in the US Capitol by Elise Ann Allen Crux
G-d bless the Capitol Police’: Far-right protesters storm U.S. Capitol amid antisemitic claims over election by Arno Rosenfeld, Jordan Kutzik and Molly Boigon The Froward