Politics May 28 GOP blocks bipartisan probe of deadly Jan. 6 riot at Capitol Senate Republicans on Friday blocked the creation of a bipartisan panel to study the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, refusing to back down on their opposition to the independent investigation even amid emotional appeals from those who fought with…
Politics May 27 GOP set to block Jan. 6 panel, stoking Senate filibuster fight Thursday's action would be the first successful use of a filibuster in the Biden presidency to halt Senate action. That's despite both a bipartisan effort to salvage the bill and a last-minute plea by the mother of a Capitol Police…
Politics May 20 House narrowly approves $1.9 billion to fortify Capitol after riot Democrats pushed past opposition from Republicans to provide emergency funding to harden the complex with retractable fencing, a quick-response force and police training.
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.