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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Toledo Blade Reporters Say Pro-Trump Owners ‘Manipulate’ Coverage
Blade reporters say they were told not to identify the Capitol rioters as Trump supporters and had their articles edited without their permission
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Fox News’ Ainsley Earhardt Defends ‘Scared,’ ‘Heartbroken’ Trump Supporters Post-Riot
Earhardt trended on Twitter as viewers expressed indignation over the defense coming two days after the Capitol riot
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Simon & Schuster Cancels Sen Josh Hawley’s Book Deal for Seeking to Overturn Election
Publisher says it “cannot support Senator Hawley after his role in what became a dangerous threat to our democracy and freedom”
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Fox News Capitol Reporter Describes Barricading Himself in During ‘Disturbing’ Riot
Chad Pergram says he could “feel the tension building” even before rioters breached the building
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Fox News’ Dan Bongino Won’t Return to Twitter After Suspension: ‘F– You’
The Parler investor insists that did not influence his choice to primarily use the platform going forward
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Twitch Disables Trump’s Streaming Channel, Cites ‘Incendiary Rhetoric’
Platform popular with gamers joins Shopify, Facebook and Instagram in giving president the boot
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Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Resigns After Capitol Riot
Cabinet member and wife of Sen. Mitch McConnell troubled “in a way that I simply cannot set aside”
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Washington Times Apologizes for Story Falsely Claiming Antifa Involved in Capitol Siege
The piece was cited by Rep. Matt Gaetz in his own claims that left-wing activists may have been involved in the right-wing mob’s infiltration
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Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer Join Calls for Trump’s Removal After Capitol Siege
Rep. Ilhan Omar released her drafted articles of impeachment Thursday morning
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Shopify Deactivates Trump’s Online Stores After Capitol Siege
A spokesperson tells TheWrap, “Shopify does not tolerate actions that incite violence”
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Facebook ‘Indefinitely’ Bans Trump, Calling Risks ‘Simply Too Great’
CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement Thursday
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Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade Calls Trump’s Post-Election Behavior ‘Terrible’ (Video)
The “Fox & Friends” host also praised Joe Biden, saying the President-elect’s comments, in contrast, have been “very strong”
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Fox News’ Steve Doocy Supports Capitol Police, Says Bosses and Bureaucrats ‘Set Them Up for Failure’ (Video)
While MSNBC blasted Capitol police, Fox News defended them
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Joe Scarborough Drops F-Bomb, Blasts Capitol Police for ‘Opening the F–ing Doors’ for Rioters
“What is wrong with you?” demanded the former GOP congressman of the Capitol police officers he says are typically known as “badasses”
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Washington Post Journalists Arrested at Capitol Amid Ongoing Unrest
“Our journalists were just doing their jobs and should never have been arrested in the first place,” Post tells TheWrap
