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Man arrested when trying to enter U.S. Capitol with a torch and flare gun, police say

By Associated Press

Police clear the U.S. Capitol Building with tear gas as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather outside, in Washington, U.S. January 6, 2021. Photo by Stephanie Keith/REUTERS

New Jersey man sentenced to prison for attacking Capitol officer who later died

A New Jersey man who joined a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for using pepper spray to assault police officers, one of whom died a day after the siege.

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Members of Congress honor those who protected the Capitol on January 6 in Washington

WATCH: Jan. 6 Capitol defenders honored with Congressional Gold Medal

Top House and Senate leaders have bestowed Congress' highest honor on law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington

Man killed himself after ramming Capitol barrier and firing shots, police say

A man drove his car into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol early Sunday and then began firing gunshots in the air before fatally shooting himself, police said.

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

U.S. Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards testifies before the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol with Sandra Garza, partner of Brian Sicknick, and U.S. Capitol Police Officer Sgt. Aquilino Gonell in the back, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 9, 2022. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS

WATCH: ‘It was carnage. It was chaos,’ Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards says of Jan. 6 attack

Edwards said in her opening statement June 9 before the House Jan. 6 committee that on the day of the attack and in the days that followed, she was called a number of names, including “Nancy Pelosi’s dog,” “incompetent,” “hero,”…

By Hannah Grabenstein, Associated Press

Former NYPD officer convicted of assaulting Capitol police during Jan. 6 insurrection

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

A federal jury has convicted a New York Police Department veteran of assaulting an officer during the U.S. Capitol riot, rejecting his claim he was defending himself when he tackled the officer and grabbed his gas mask.

FAA failure to tell Capitol of baseball stadium parachute stunt led to alert

By Michael Balsamo, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The Federal Aviation Administration's failure to notify Capitol Police about a parachute stunt at a nearby baseball stadium led to an alert and urgent evacuation of the U.S. Capitol, a law enforcement official says.

First trial of Capitol rioters ends with conviction all counts

By Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long, Associated Press

A Texas man was convicted on Tuesday of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, a milestone victory for federal prosecutors in the first trial among hundreds of cases arising from last year’s riot.

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.

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.