The first Jan. 6 rioter, who brought a pistol to Capitol Hill and threatened House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has learned his fate after being convicted by a jury of his peers. Guy Reffitt received a sentence of more than seven years behind bars. However, Judge Dabney L. Friedrich, a Trump appointee, denied the prosecution’s request for a “terrorism enhancement,” which would have lengthened Reffitt’s already considerable time behind bars. Friedrich denied the Justice Department’s push for a terrorism enhancement, saying that it would create a sentencing disparity between Reffitt and other Jan. 6 defendants. As NBC News reports: Guy Reffitt was…
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Patrick Houck
Patrick Houck is an avid political enthusiast based out of the Washington, D.C. metro area. His expertise is in campaigns and the use of targeted messaging to persuade voters. When not combing through the latest news, you can find him enjoying the company of family and friends or pursuing his love of photography.
It’s no exaggeration to call Bill Russell larger than life. The towering and iconic Boston Celtics center passed away Sunday. Russell was 88. The winningest player in NBA history, Russell led Boston to an unprecedented 11 championships between 1956 and 1969. Before cementing his status as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Russell established himself as a college basketball phenom, leading the San Francisco Dons to two consecutive NCAA championships in 1955 and 1956. He also captained the gold medal-winning U.S. national basketball team at the 1956 Olympics. Along with being one of the greater basketball players…
The Biden administration is offering to release a convicted Russian arms dealer in exchange for Russia’s release of WNBA star Brittney Griner and ex-Marine Paul Whelan. Russian authorities arrested Griner in February after a drug-sniffing dog at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport alerted its handler to her luggage. Officers found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil inside. Griner traveled to Russia to play basketball for the Russian Premier League during the WNBA’s offseason. The eight-time WNBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medal winner testified Wednesday that during her interrogation, the translator only told her some of what was being discussed and that officials…
The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by another 75 basis points. The effort is the latest attempt by the government to slow inflation, which remains at the highest rate in 40 years. As CNET reports: Raising interest rates is the main action the Fed can take to counter high inflation. When it costs more to borrow — as with credit cards, mortgages and other loans — consumers have less spending power and will buy fewer items, decreasing the “demand” side of the supply-demand equation, theoretically helping to lower prices. But the Fed hasn’t been able to contain inflation yet, and experts worry that further…
According to a new report initially broken by CBS News, a Department of Justice criminal probe into the attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election results has increasingly focused on communication within former President Trump’s inner circle. The probe — and the decision to bring two former top Pence aides to testify before a grand jury — represents the most aggressive investigative step taken by the DOJ so far. The developments show that DOJ is closely scrutinizing Trump’s role in this alleged scheme. CNN adds: It signals that the Department’s probe has reached inside former President Donald Trump’s White House…
A new report alleges someone leaked Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion in Dobbs to kill Chief Justice John Roberts’ effort to convince one or more conservative justices to refrain from fully dismantling Roe v. Wade. (RELATED: Leftist Extremists Tweet About Paying Bounties for Sightings of Conservative Supreme Court Justices) The account, from CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Joan Biskupic, states that Roberts’ main target, Justice Brett Kavanaugh never appeared overly receptive to the chief justice’s entreaties. Nonetheless, justices and their staff on both sides watched intensely — conservatives especially so. Biskupic notes, “Multiple sources told CNN that Roberts’…
After directing the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for more than 35 years, Dr. Anthony Fauci is ready to retire. Fauci is already the highest-paid federal employee. And his retirement pension is expected to pay him nearly $15,000 more than President Biden’s $400,000 annual salary. Adam Andrzejewski, with Open The Books, scrutinized Fauci’s salary and estimated $414,667 retirement package, the largest in the federal government’s history. While Fauci has a $480,000 salary, an analysis of pay raises and annuities from years prior predicts he’ll make $530,000 by 2024. His final year as a federal employee. Fauci’s salary…
Police responded to reports of shots fired at Dallas’ Love Field shortly after 12:30 p.m. (ET). A woman reportedly fired a gun into the air at a ticketing counter and was shot by responding police. The woman survived and was taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital in an unknown condition. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a ground stop, halting all Love Field departures and making arriving planes wait on the tarmac. https://twitter.com/StevenDialFox4/status/1551608246015770625 NBC 5 Dallas-Ft. Worth further reports: Max Geron, Chief of Police in Rockwall, told NBC 5 in a phone interview Monday morning that he and his family were…
The most famous scientist in America is ready for time out of the spotlight. But if Republicans win big in November — Dr. Anthony Fauci may be in for an unwelcome surprise. That’s according to Fauci’s longtime nemesis, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). Paul is favored to chair the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee if Republicans win control of the Senate. “If we win in November, if I’m chairman of a committee, if I have subpoena power, we’ll go after every one of [Fauci’s] records,” Paul declared. The Hill has more on reaction to the senator’s message: Republicans have…
The suspect in the attempted stabbing of a congressman is facing a new charge: assaulting a Member of Congress using a dangerous weapon. It carries a maximum penalty of ten years in prison. Six carloads of FBI agents rearrested David Jakubonis at his apartment Saturday after he was released without bail following last Thursday’s attack on Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.). https://twitter.com/WHEC_Moussignac/status/1550923312741715970 Per Mediaite: US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York released a statement about the arrest and incident with Zeldin, alleging Jakubonis told Zeldin multiple times “you’re done” after taking the stage and dragging the Republican to the ground…