Capitol insurrection

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.

WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings - Day 9

By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

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

House passes electoral law overhaul in response to Jan. 6

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The House has passed legislation to overhaul the rules for certifying the results of a presidential election as lawmakers accelerate their response to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and Donald Trump's failed attempt to remain in power.

Elected officials, police officers and members of military on Oath Keepers membership list, report says

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

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.

Former NYPD officer gets 10 years in prison for participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

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…

Oath Keepers' lawyer arrested in connection with Jan. 6 insurrection

By Alanna Durkin, Associated Press

A lawyer for the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group has been charged with conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack at the U.S. Capitol.