Capitol insurrection

Jan. 6 committee seeks to preserve its work as time runs out

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has collected a staggering trove of evidence. Now the question is what to do with it all.

Michael Flynn, Newt Gingrich testimony sought in Georgia election probe

By Kate Brumback, Associated Press

The Georgia prosecutor investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election has filed paperwork seeking to compel testimony from a new batch of Trump allies.

Man pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy for the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to plotting with other members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group to violently stop the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election.

Jan. 6 committee schedules new public hearing for Oct. 13

By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has scheduled its next hearing for Oct. 13.

Who are the Oath Keepers, and why are members on trial?

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

A trial starting this week in Washington, D.C., is the biggest test yet in the Justice Department's efforts to hold accountable those responsible for the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Maine man convicted of 11 charges stemming from Capitol insurrection

By Associated Press

A Maine man who joined rioters at the U.S. Capitol has been convicted of 11 charges including assaulting, resisting or impeding police officers. Prosecutors say Kyle Fitzsimons, of Lebanon, charged to the front line on Jan. 6, 2021, and assaulted…

Sedition trial begins for Oath Keepers leader

By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin, Associated Press

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.

Jan. 6 panel delays hearing as Hurricane Ian hurtles toward Florida

By Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The House Jan. 6 committee has postponed a hearing scheduled for Wednesday as a hurricane hurtles toward the Florida coast. The committee had planned to hold what was likely to be its final investigative hearing Wednesday afternoon.

Virginia Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, agrees to interview with Jan. 6 panel

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Conservative activist Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has agreed to participate in a voluntary interview with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.