Jul 27 WATCH: Capitol Hill officers demand action in riot hearing By Associated Press Four officers gave emotional accounts of the attack, in which they were beaten and verbally abused as the mob of Trump’ supporters overwhelmed them. Continue reading
Jul 22 Capitol Police have new chief after Jan. 6 insurrection By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press J. Thomas Manger, a former police chief in Maryland and Virginia, is the new chief of the U.S. Capitol Police, congressional officials announced Thursday. Manger will take charge of the department in the aftermath of the violent Jan. 6 insurrection. Continue reading
Jul 09 Police testimony will lead off panel’s first Capitol insurrection hearing By Mary Clare Jalonick, Padmananda Rama, Associated Press Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, the chairman of the new select panel, says the committee hopes to "set the tone" of the investigation by hearing from those first responders, many of whom were brutally beaten and verbally assaulted by former President… Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 3:36 Congressional report details security failures during U.S. Capitol attack The first congressional report detailing what went wrong on January 6 at the U.S. Capitol was released on Tuesday. The 128-page bipartisan Senate document recounts significant intelligence and security failures leading up to and on the day of the attack… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch 9:36 Sen. Klobuchar: ‘There was just no preparation’ for Jan. 6 insurrection Sen. Amy Klobuchar chairs the rules committee that released Tuesday’s bipartisan Senate report on the security failures surrounding the Capitol insurrection in a joint effort with a Homeland Security committee. She joins Judy Woodruff to discuss some of the findings… Continue watching
May 19 WATCH: House holds hearing on reforming Capitol Police By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Democrats say a bipartisan commission investigating the attack, including what led to it, is more important than ever after some Republicans have recently started to downplay the severity of the insurrection. Continue reading
May 10 WATCH: Watchdog says Capitol Police deficient at monitoring threats By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton will testify Monday in the first of three House hearings this week on what went wrong during the Jan. 6 insurrection. Continue reading
Apr 13 WATCH: Congress honors William Evans, 2nd Capitol Police officer slain this year By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Slain U.S. Capitol Police Officer William “Billy" Evans was lauded for his dedication to country, love for his job and for a mischievous sense of humor as President Joe Biden. Continue reading
Apr 02 WATCH: Officer dies after suspect rammed car into Capitol barricade By Associated Press A car rammed a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol on Friday afternoon, injuring two Capitol Police officers and leading to the driver being shot, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. Continue reading
Mar 15 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. Continue reading