Stories tagged: "domestic terrorism"

Elections In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol in Washington. Several of those who attacked the Capitol have been charged, including Robert Sanford, a former Chester Fire Department firefighter. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Elections Charges: Former Chester County Firefighter Threw Extinguisher at Capitol Police

The charges are not related to the attack on Officer Brian Sicknick, who was also attacked with a fire extinguisher.

Associated Press Associated Press January 14, 2021 5:36 pm EST
Business A Gadsden Flag flag left by Pro-Trump terrorists who entered the U.S. Capitol building is seen after mass demonstrations in the nations capital during a joint session Congress to ratify President-elect Joe Biden on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Oliver Contreras/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Business Some Companies Say They Won’t Donate to Republicans Supporting Terrorism. Others Inexplicably Cut Off All Donations.

And that isn't the only money troubles Republicans are facing. If they financed the terrorists who attacked Capitol Hill, they could become un-bankable.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers January 12, 2021 1:56 pm EST
Law and Policy Pro-Trump domestic terrorists flooded Washington DC to protest Trump's election loss. Hundreds breached the U.S. Capitol Building, aproximately13 were arrested and one protester was killed. (Photo by Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Law and Policy Republicans and Right-Wing Media Fueled Wednesday’s Insurrection. Now They’re Fueling the Next One.

A collective of Republican activists, lawmakers, and media figures led by President Donald Trump—with an assist from slow-to-act social media platforms—created the toxic stew that erupted into violence and chaos on Wednesday.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil January 7, 2021 4:05 pm EST
Business Trump's social media and business allies appeared to be abandoning him in the wake of the terrorism at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, despite enabling him for years.
Business Business Leaders Abandon Trump, Call for 25th Amendment While Social Media Finally Takes Action

Despite enabling him for years, some of Trump's business community allies have called for the president to be removed from office. Facebook also suspended the president's accounts.

Megan Schiffres Megan Schiffres January 7, 2021 12:20 pm EST
Elections Former President Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd during a campaign rally with Republican Rick Saccone, in March 2018 in Allegheny County. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Elections Former State Rep. Shares, Then Deletes, Video of Himself ‘Storming the Capitol’

Saccone also posted a photo of himself with state Sen. Doug Mastriano outside the Capitol.

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla January 6, 2021 6:58 pm EST

The Latest

Business Head’s up, Sheetz. Wawa is Moving in on Your Turf
Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testifies to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Elections ‘I Don’t F-Ing Care That They Have Weapons’: 10 Shocking Takeaways From Tuesday’s Wild Jan 6. Hearing
Cars are parked in the lot outside the Dicks Sporting Goods store in Cranberry, Pa. on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. The sporting goods chain says it's suspending sales of modern rifles nationwide because of the school shooting in Connecticut. They also say it's removing all guns from display at its store closest to Newtown, where the massacre took place.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) Reproductive Rights Pittsburgh-Based Companies Dick’s Sporting Goods, Duolingo, Pledge to Help Employees Access Reproductive Healthcare
Cumru Twp, PA - June 1: The Sheetz gas station and convenience store on Lancaster Pike In Cumru Township Tuesday morning June 1, 2021. (Photo by Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images) Economy Sheetz Slashing Gas Prices to as Low as $3.49/Gallon Ahead of July 4th
Elections US Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, and other members take cover as domestic terrorists disrupt the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (CQ-Roll Call Photo via Getty Images/Tom Williams)
Elections Pennsylvania’s Congressional Delegation Reacts to Terrorist Storming of Capitol

Several explained how they experienced the chaos of the attempted coup.

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla January 6, 2021 3:58 pm EST