The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 30, 2021 New York Man Convicted for Threatening Lawmakers After Insurrection ------------------------------------------------------------------- A New York man has been convicted of threatening to murder members of Congress two days after the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Brendan Hunt faces up to 10 years in prison for his online threats against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. .