Retiring U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) may have only a little more than a week to go in office, but he still has work to do for the country. After serving nine terms in the U.S. House, Gohmert isn’t leaving without introducing legislation that seeks to remedy an injustice he has been energetically battling against…

Retiring U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) on Dec. 21 introduced a bill that would a number of concerns Republicans have about the detention, treatment, and prosecution of Jan. 6 defendants. Gohmert filed the “Matthew Lawrence Perna Act of 2022,” which he says would prevent overzealous prosecution, detainment, and sentencing of nonviolent political protesters. Following more than a…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will not issue a permit for a planned 5K memorial run honoring the late Jan. 6 defendant Matthew Perna to cross the Shenango Dam near Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, saying it presents “security concerns” and could make it appear the corps endorses a political event in an election year. Perna committed…

Many January 6 defendants have been through an anguishing year in ways no simple headline could ever capture. Brandon Straka, founder of the #WalkAway Campaign talks to us while under house arrest about his ordeal, including the ongoing punishment of being placed on the TSA terrorism watchlist—all for a non-violent misdemeanor.  Then, in America Q&A…