By David Edwards Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) suggested on Thursday that Democrats may be planning “false flag” violence following the midterm elections. During an interview with conservative broadcaster Steve Bannon on Real America’s Voice, Gaetz outlined a…
Senate Republicans still haunted by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot — but more than half won’t be watching tonight’s hearing
By Matt Laslo More than half of Republicans in the Senate tell Raw Story they have no plans to watch the historic Jan. 6 select committee hearing this evening. “That’s the House’s business,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) tells Raw Story at the Capitol. “Eve…
Trump-backed Senate candidate floats conspiracy theory claiming Capitol riot was an FBI false flag
By Sky Palma GOP Senate candidate Blake Masters of Arizona met with conservative activists in Phoenix this spring and was asked whether he would support investigating US intelligence operations to uncover the federal government’s “nefarious activities….
Cracks form as Nick Fuentes’ Christian nationalist movement holds a bizarre youth camp: ‘He’s a cult leader’
By Sky Palma A three-day camping trip called “76 Fest” featured some “good old-fashioned fun, like painting wooden crosses with images of 4chan icon Pepe the Frog,” VICE News reports. The event catered to members of what VICE describes as the “Christia…
Secret Service attempted last-minute effort to set up Trump motorcade after he promised to join supporters at Capitol
By Travis Gettys Secret Service agents scrambled to set up a motorcade route on Jan. 6, 2021, after former President Donald Trump promised to join his supporters on a march to the U.S. Capitol. Two witnesses told the House select committee that Secret …
Trump likely hoped to create enough chaos on Jan 6th that he could invoke martial law: former DHS official
By Tom Boggioni Two days before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6th insurrection begins televised hearings and testimony on the attack on the nation’s Capitol that followed Donald Trump’s appearance at a “Stop the Steal” rally, a form…
Unholy alliance of MAGA ‘cult’ and ‘hardcore white supremacists’ planning ‘assassinations of public officials’: security analysts
By Travis Gettys An alliance of right-wing extremists and hardcore Donald Trump supporters has come together since the Jan. 6 insurrection, and law enforcement officials are gravely concerned. The confederation was predictable — and was indeed predict…
Steve Bannon frets about looking like a ‘deranged incel’ and fumes when people call his show a ‘podcast’
By Travis Gettys Steve Bannon is more concerned about his physical appearance than might be guessed, and he’s touchy about how listeners describe the program he hosts. The former White House adviser was the subject of a lengthy profile by The Atlantic,…
Former GOP lawmaker who represented Uvalde demands action on guns after seeing city turned into ‘war zone’
By Brad Reed Former Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX) on Monday said that the time to merely called for “thoughts and prayers” after mass shootings is over. Writing in the New York Times, Hurd points out that he has a lifetime “A” rating from the National Rifle As…
Michigan investigators ‘widen’ their probe into Trump allies’ voting system breaches: report
By Travis Gettys Investigators have expanded their probe of efforts by Donald Trump’s allies to break into voting equipment searching for evidence to prove his lies about his election loss. State police have obtained warrants to seize voting equipment …