Capitol insurrection

Proud Boys leader arrested and charged with conspiracy in Capitol insurrection

By Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

A leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was arrested Tuesday on a conspiracy charge for what federal prosecutors say was his role in a coordinated attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's…

Jury begins deliberating in first trial of a Jan. 6 Capitol rioter

By Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long, Associated Press

A federal jury began deliberating in the case against a Texas man whose trial is the first for the hundreds of people charged in the riot at the U.S. Capitol last year.

Rep. Adam Schiff on potential criminal conspiracy charges against former President Trump

By Stephanie Kotuby, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens

In a court filing Wednesday, lawyers for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol wrote that there is evidence to conclude former President Trump and members of his campaign "engaged in a criminal conspiracy" to…

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Judge rejects effort by Donald Trump to toss Jan. 6 lawsuits

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta says in his ruling Friday that Trump's words during a rally before the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol were "plausibly words of incitement not protected by the First Amendment."…

WATCH: House Administration hearing on Jan. 6 attack with the Capitol Police Inspector General

By News Desk

The House Administration held a hearing on the Jan. 6 attack with the Capitol Police Inspector General on Thursday.

Biden orders release of Trump White House visitor logs to Jan. 6 committee

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is ordering the release of Trump White House visitor logs to the House committee investigating the riot of Jan. 6, 2021, once more rejecting former President Donald Trump’s claims of executive privilege.

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 6 more in review of efforts to falsify 2020 election results

By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

The panel is further expanding its review into efforts to falsely declare Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 election in several swing states.

Jan. 6 committee subpoenas ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro

By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

The committee is demanding information and testimony from Navarro, who they say was involved in efforts to delay Congress' certification of the 2020 election and ultimately change the election results.

Capitol Police chief denies baseless claim its officers are spying on House Republicans

By Michael Balsamo, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

U.S. Capitol Police officers are facing increasingly heated and baseless claims from House Republicans that the department's officers are operating as politically driven spies.

Sen. Mitch McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 'violent insurrection'

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is criticizing the Republican National Committee for censuring two House GOP lawmakers investigating the "violent insurrection" on Jan. 6, 2021.