WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell is mostly recovered from the brutal assaults he endured from Donald Trump’s supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. But not completely. His shoulder still has limited endurance and there are screws and a metal plate holding his right foot together after bone fusion surgery. Emotional recovery has […]
There are all kinds of contrasts between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, but among the most salient is the difference between their approaches to Jan. 6. The presumptive Republican nominee, for example, has offered Jan. 6 rioters praise, support and vows of future pardons. We’ve reached the point in the cycle in which the […]
Two officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 faced boos and walkouts by Republicans at the Pennsylvania state House as they visited the chamber, according to several lawmakers present. Republicans jeered at former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and former U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell, who were introduced by state House Speaker Joanna […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A visit to the Pennsylvania House floor by two former police officers who helped protect the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot of 2021 drew boos and walkouts by some Republican legislators this week. Witnesses said the appearance Wednesday by former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and his ex-boss, […]
A University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill student felt “honored to give back to the nation” while defending an American flag on the quad that protesters were trying to take down on Tuesday. “Yesterday, my fraternity brother [Guillermo Estrada] and I were photographed holding up the American flag in the Quad of UNC-Chapel Hill during the […]
(Bloomberg) — Ukraine’s new army chief was key in defending Kyiv against all odds at the start of the Russian invasion. Closing in on the war’s two-year mark, Oleksandr Syrskyi now has the fate of the conflict in his hands. Most Read from Bloomberg Syrskyi, 58, was called on by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to take […]
Roy Keane compared Liverpool’s defending in their 3-1 loss to Arsenal to that of a “pub team” and believes neither side will beat Manchester City to the Premier League title. Bukayo Saka’s opener was cancelled out by an own goal from Gabriel on the stroke of half-time, but Gabriel Martinelli capitalised on a calamitous mix-up […]
Lieutenant Colonel Denys ‘Redis’ Prokopenko, Commander of the Azov 12th Special Operations Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, has said that over 900 Azov fighters who defended Mariupol in spring 2022 remain in Russian captivity. He has urged relevant officials and agencies to make every effort to free them. Source: Denys Prokopenko on Facebook […]
A former police officer who defended the US Capitol against rioters on January 6 2021 has announced he is running for Congress in Maryland. Harry Dunn wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that he will be running in a crowded Democratic primary to replace Rep John Sarbanes, a Democrat who is not seeking re-election. Mr Dunn […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A former police officer who defended the U.S. Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6 announced Friday he is running for Congress in Maryland. Harry Dunn wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he will be running in a crowded Democratic primary to replace Rep. John Sarbanes, a Democrat who is […]
Harry Dunn, a former police officer who defended the US Capitol on 6 January 2021, will run for US Congress in Maryland. Related: Standing My Ground review: Capitol cop Harry Dunn on January 6 and the Trumpist threat On Friday, a day ahead of the third anniversary of the deadly riot, Dunn said via X, […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former U.S. Capitol Police officer who fought a mob of Donald Trump‘s supporters as they attacked the nation’s legislature on Jan. 6, 2021, announced his bid for Congress on Friday, citing an ongoing threat to American democracy. “What better way to continue fighting … for the people of the United States […]