Politics Nov 29 Oath Keepers founder guilty of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 case Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has been convicted seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Biden's presidential win, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
Politics Nov 07 Oath Keepers leader denies there was a plan for group to attack Capitol on Jan. 6 Rhodes is on trial with four others for what prosecutors have alleged was a plan to stage an armed rebellion to stop the transfer of presidential power from Republican Trump to Democrat Joe Biden.
Politics Nov 04 On the witness stand, Oath Keepers leader offers his version of 2020 events Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told jurors he is a patriotic American as he took the witness stand to defend himself against charges in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Nation Oct 24 Jan. 6 sedition trial delayed after Oath Keeper leader contracts COVID The trial of a far-right extremist group leader and four associates charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has been delayed after the Oath Keepers leader tested positive for the coronavirus.
Politics Sep 28 What is the rare sedition charge at center of Jan. 6 insurrection trial? The founder of the Oath Keepers and four associates are on trial in the U.S. Capitol attack on charges that include seditious conspiracy — a rare Civil War-era charge that strikes to the heart of what prosecutors say happened that…
Politics Sep 07 Elected officials, police officers and members of military on Oath Keepers membership list, report says A new report says that the names of hundreds of U.S. law enforcement officers, elected officials and military members appear on the leaked membership rolls of a far-right extremist group that's accused of playing a key role in the Jan.
Nation Aug 18 Justice Department announces 3 men charged in Whitey Bulger’s killing Three men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the killing of notorious Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger in a West Virginia prison.
Politics Aug 16 Former Virginia cop who testified against friend sentenced to probation for Jan. 6 A former Virginia police officer who testified against a friend and former supervisor he joined at the Capitol in the Jan. 6 insurrection has avoided prison time for his role in it.
Politics Jul 11 Trump associates’ ties to extremists probed by Jan. 6 panel An upcoming hearing of the House committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection is expected to examine ties between people in former President Donald Trump's orbit and extremist groups who played a role in the U.S. Capitol riot.
Nation Jun 07 With Jan. 6 public hearings set to begin, who has already been held accountable? More than 800 people across the U.S. have been charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, and federal authorities continue to make new arrests practically every week. It's the largest prosecution in the history of the Justice…