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Montana Sen. Sheehy gets in altercation with veteran anti-war protester on Capitol Hill

McGinnis protested during a Senate hearing and struggled against officers trying to remove him; police said he faces charges related to the incident.

Montana Sen. Sheehy gets in altercation with veteran anti-war protester on Capitol Hill
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Sen. Tim Sheehy intervened as Capitol Police tried to remove protester Brian McGinnis from a Senate hearing; video appears to show McGinnis’s arm or wrist breaking. Police said McGinnis was treated for an injury and faces six counts related to the incident.

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North Carolina Senate candidate and protester removed from a Senate hearing

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Montana senator who intervened while Capitol Police removed a protester from a hearing

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Tim Sheehy Helps Remove Brian McGinnis From Senate Hearing

Outlets agree that North Carolina Senate candidate Brian McGinnis protested at a Senate hearing and that Sen. Tim Sheehy helped Capitol Police remove him. Left-leaning outlets focus on McGinnis’s reported arm injury and scrutiny of Sheehy’s physical intervention. Center outlets mostly recount the removal, injuries and differing accounts, with some attention to Sheehy’s role. Right-leaning outlets stress McGinnis’s resistance and charges, often portraying Sheehy as helping police or de-escalating.

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