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January 6 events

The events that occurred on January 6, which led to calls for President Trump's resignation.

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Jan 16, 2026
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What legal definitions of 'insurrection' exist under U.S. law and how have courts applied them to January 6 cases?

Three different legal regimes in U.S. law bear on the word “insurrection”: the criminal offense in 18 U.S.C. § 2383, the executive-deployment framework of the Insurrection Act of 1807, and the disqual...

Jan 27, 2026
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was trump asked to resign

to resign: grassroots petitions and advocacy groups have demanded his resignation, some state and local editorial boards and officials are listed in a compiled memo calling for removal, and at least o...

Jan 23, 2026
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Which speakers addressed the Ellipse rally before Donald Trump on January 6, 2021?

“” rally on January 6, 2021, was a –permitted event that featured a series of pro-Trump speakers before ’s appearance; contemporary local reporting and later investigations identify , , and the duo “D...

Jan 15, 2026

How do the seven articles in H.Res.353 compare, clause-by-clause, to the articles of impeachment adopted in prior Trump impeachment(s)?

H.Res.353 lays out seven articles—obstruction/due process, usurpation of appropriations, abuse of trade and foreign policy, First Amendment violations, creation of an unlawful office, bribery/corrupti...

Jan 17, 2026

Has donald trump recently been arrested?

No: there is no credible reporting in the provided sources that Donald J. Trump has been recently arrested; coverage instead documents other high-profile arrests (notably Nicolás Maduro), legal challe...

Jan 13, 2026

How have politicians and media commentators used the 'reject the evidence of your eyes and ears' line in real-world debates?

Politicians and commentators have repeatedly invoked George Orwell’s injunction—“the Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears”—as a rhetorical device to frame opponents as asking th...

Jan 10, 2026

What are far right talking points today?

Far‑right talking points in 2026 coalesce around nationalist sovereignty, culture‑war grievances, and delegitimizing institutions: messages that cast immigration, “wokeness,” the European project, and...