The Capitol Police officer who led a crowd of insurrectionists away from the Senate floor during the deadly pro-Trump riot last month is set to receive the Congressional Gold Medal. theGRIO previously reported, Officer Eugene Goodman was chased by a mob of pro-Trump rioters during the Jan. 6 Stop the Steal event. Video footage showed him baiting a […]

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Former President Trump was acquitted by a Senate vote of 57-43 after a historic impeachment trial that accused him of inciting the violent storming of the Capitol by a mob of his supporters. The vote fell well short of the two-thirds vote needed to convict Trump as seven Republicans joined all 50 Democrats in voting […]
The Senate on Saturday voted 55-45 to accept a surprise request by Democrats to potentially stall for days President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by calling at least one witness. Impeachment managers led by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said they want to depose and subpoena notes written by Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.) regarding Trump’s remarks during the Jan. 6 Capitol […]
Donald Trump’s unprecedented second impeachment trial officially kicked off on Monday evening, putting the former president’s sway over the Republican Party to a test as the Senate considers whether to convict him of instigating this month’s deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol. The trial began with the nine House Democrats serving as the trial’s prosecutors […]
Jon Ossoff has become the youngest Democrat to be elected as a US senator since Joe Biden in 1973. Ossoff, 33, unseated incumbent Republican Sen. David Perdue in one of two runoff elections in Georgia, according to a projection early Wednesday by Decision Desk HQ and Insider. Ossoff is also the first millennial to be elected […]
The Associated Press called the Georgia Senate runoff for Democrat Raphael Warnock, and as Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler trails Democrat Jon Ossoff, some Republican lawmakers faulted President Donald Trump’s rhetoric for the results of the races. The second-ranking Senate Republican, John Thune of South Dakota, told reporters Trump’s rhetoric was “not helpful.” The “mixed messages” about […]
Former FBI Director James Comey will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 30, appearing just a month before the presidential election as Republicans have tried to make the case that he and his agency conspired against Donald Trump in 2016. Comey, whom Trump fired in May 2017, will be a featured witness in […]
(The Diamond K Show) Ep. 464 – Senate Republicans unveiled a roughly $1 trillion Coronavirus relief package Monday, paving the way for negotiations with Democrats. Diamond K is a political analyst and media personality. He hosts daily discussions on The Diamond K Show and Radio On Fire’s Nightly News podcast. He is the CEO of […]
RadioOnFire.com – Restless Senators will have their first chance to pose questions to House managers and President Trump’s legal team as the impeachment trial enters a new stage.
RadioOnFire.com – Former Acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates has long said she wouldn’t seek a Senate post in 2020, but some Democrats held out hope that the tantalizing prospect of two seats up for grabs next year would force her to change her mind. During a podcast recording Wednesday with former U.S. Attorney […]