Politics Sep 27 Sedition trial begins for Oath Keepers leader Jury selection is underway in one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The founder of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates are charged with seditious conspiracy.
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.
Politics Sep 01 Former NYPD officer gets 10 years in prison for participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection A retired New York Police Department officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attacking the U.S. Capitol and using a metal flagpole to assault one of the police officers trying to hold off a mob of Donald…
Politics Aug 29 Jan. 6 rioter who encountered senator in Capitol sentenced to over 4 years in prison A Maryland man affiliated with the far-right Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol.
Politics Jul 13 Capitol rioter with Confederate flag attached to a lacrosse stick gets 5 months in prison Prosecutors say Blair encountered a line of police officers on the Capitol's West Lawn and was arrested after he pushed his lacrosse stick against an officer's chest.
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.
Politics Jun 17 New Mexico official in election standoff avoids more prison time for participating in the Capitol riot An elected official who is a central figure in a New Mexico county's refusal to certify recent election results based on debunked conspiracy theories about voting machines has avoided more jail time for joining the mob that attacked the U.S.
Politics Jun 13 Jan. 6 participant who carried Confederate flag into Capitol begins trial During the trial’s opening statements Monday, defense attorneys said Kevin Seefried and his son, Hunter, never intended to interfere with the Electoral College vote count at the Capitol.
Politics Jun 06 Proud Boys leader, members charged with seditious conspiracy in Capitol insurrection More than three dozen people charged in the Capitol siege have been identified by federal authorities as Proud Boys leaders, members or associates.
Nation May 28 Former Proud Boys leader to remain jailed until Capitol riot trial The former top leader of the Proud Boys will remain jailed while awaiting trial on charges that he conspired with other members of the far-right extremist group to attack the U.S. Capitol and stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden's presidential…