Capitol insurrection

Flood of Capitol riot, tribal cases swamps U.S. prosecutors

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Sean Murphy, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

The U.S. Justice Department's to-do list is always intense. And now two very different legal controversies -- insurrection cases and tribal lands disputes -- are threatening to swamp a department already flooded with pandemic-delayed cases.

Security officials to scale back fencing around U.S. Capitol

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The fencing will be scaled back in two phases, Timothy Blodgett, the acting House sergeant-at-arms, said Monday in a memo to members of Congress and their staff.

2 charged in assault of Capitol officer who died after riot

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

U.S. officials have arrested and charged two men with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick with bear spray during the Jan. 6 riot, but they do not know yet whether it caused the officer's death.

U.S. narrows in on organized extremists in Capitol siege investigation

By Alanna Durkin, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Authorities allege evidence points to the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys laying January 6 attack plans well in advance.

FBI releases new video after bombs left at RNC and DNC offices

By Associated Press

The explosive devices were placed outside the two buildings between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 5 and were located by law enforcement the next day.

Pentagon approves extending Guard deployment at Capitol

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The decision underscores concerns about security at the Capitol, two months after rioters breached the building in an attack that left five people dead.

New documents expose depth of Jan. 6 Capitol attack

By Martha Mendoza, Juliet Linderman, Associated Press

Hundreds of emails, texts, photos and documents show how a patchwork of law enforcement agencies tried to support Washington, D.C., as protesters poured into town on January 6.

AP report: House to wrap early amid threat of violence

By Associated Press

The news comes nearly two months after a mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the iconic building to try to stop Congress from certifying now-President Joe Biden’s electoral victory.

Police uncover ‘possible plot’ by militia to breach Capitol

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

The new threat appears to be connected to a far-right conspiracy theory, mainly promoted by supporters of QAnon, that Trump will rise again to power on March 4.

WATCH: Pentagon hesitated to send National Guard to Capitol riot, says general

By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Maj. Gen. William Walker, commanding general of the D.C. National Guard, told senators that then-chief of the Capitol Police requested military support but that the Defense Department approval for that support was not relayed to him until hours later.