Politics Jan 27 New Jersey man sentenced to prison for attacking Capitol officer who later died By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
Politics Dec 06 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
Nation Aug 14 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
Politics Jun 09 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
Politics May 02 Former NYPD officer convicted of assaulting Capitol police during Jan. 6 insurrection 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. By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
Apr 21 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. Continue reading
Mar 08 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. Continue reading
Feb 17 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. Continue reading
Feb 09 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. Continue reading
Jan 05 WATCH: U.S. Capitol Police chief testifies on reforms since Jan. 6 security failures By Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press A year after the Jan. 6 attack, the new chief of the U.S. Capitol Police says he is working to resolve "critical deficiencies" despite major staffing shortages and thousands of new threats to members of Congress. Continue reading