AP report: House to wrap early amid threat of violence
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
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
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.
WATCH: FBI chief Chris Wray calls Jan. 6 ‘domestic terrorism,’ defends intel
He told lawmakers on Tuesday that information about threats to the Capitol were properly shared with other law enforcement agencies even though it was unverified and uncorroborated.
Three days before the riot, Capitol Police distributed an internal document warning that armed extremists were poised for violence and could attack Congress. But the acting chief said Thursday that the assault turned out to be much bigger than the…
A House subcommittee held a hearing on Wednesday to discuss the well being of congressional employees and the state of damage to the U.S. Capitol following the Jan. 6 attack by rioters supporting former President Donald Trump.
The former chief of the U.S. Capitol Police has told lawmakers that he learned only after the attack that his officers had received a report from the FBI that forecast, in detail, the chances that extremists could commit “war” in…
Six more people linked to the far-right Oath Keepers militia group have been indicted on charges that they planned and coordinated with one another in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
A Democratic congressman filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing Trump of conspiring with far-right extremists in the Capitol riot, and the attorney general of Washington, D.C., is weighing charges over the riot as well.
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