Politics May 19 House votes to create panel to probe Jan. 6 insurrection Democrats say the commission is crucial to reckoning what happened that day, when a violent mob of Trump's supporters broke into the Capitol to try and overturn President Joe Biden's victory.
Politics May 19 WATCH: House holds hearing on reforming Capitol Police Democrats say a bipartisan commission investigating the attack, including what led to it, is more important than ever after some Republicans have recently started to downplay the severity of the insurrection.
Politics May 18 GOP Leader McCarthy opposes Jan. 6 commission ahead of vote House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday that he won’t support a proposal to form an independent, bipartisan commission to study the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Politics May 14 House GOP elects Trump defender Elise Stefanik to No. 3 post House Republicans elevated Rep. Elise Stefanik to a leadership post Friday, highlighting how the party whose lodestar has long been conservative policies increasingly views allegiance to Donald Trump as its indispensable key to electoral success.
Politics May 10 WATCH: Watchdog says Capitol Police deficient at monitoring threats Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton will testify Monday in the first of three House hearings this week on what went wrong during the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Politics Apr 22 Senate passes bill to fight hate crimes against Asian Americans The measure passed Thursday would expedite the review of hate crimes and provide support for local law enforcement in response to thousands of reported violent incidents in the past year.
Politics Apr 15 WATCH: Capitol Police watchdog says force needs ‘cultural change’ The U.S. Capitol Police force needs “cultural change” after the broad failures of the Jan. 6 insurrection, the top watchdog for the department testified Thursday.
Politics Apr 13 WATCH: Congress honors William Evans, 2nd Capitol Police officer slain this year Slain U.S. Capitol Police Officer William “Billy" Evans was lauded for his dedication to country, love for his job and for a mischievous sense of humor as President Joe Biden.
Nation Apr 03 Deadly breach could delay decisions about Capitol fencing The latest deadly breach of the Capitol’s perimeter on Friday could delay the gradual reopening of the building’s grounds to the public just as lawmakers were eyeing a return to more normal security measures after the Jan. 6 riot.
Nation Mar 23 WATCH: Biden says ‘we have to act’ after Colorado mass shooting In brief remarks responding to the shooting, Biden urged Congress to move quickly to close the loopholes in the background check system and also to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.