Tag Archives: January 6

The House Select Committee is digging deeper into its investigations of the deadly January 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol by issuing record requests from various federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies, as well as communications within the White House. 🚨BREAKING: The Select Committee has issued its first round of demands …

The Capitol police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt during the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol has been exonerated after a lengthy investigation. The unnamed officer shot and killed Babbitt, 35, when she and a violent mob of President Donald Trump supporters forced their way into the Capitol in an attempt …

A planned rally at the Capitol next month dubbed ‘Justice For J6‘ has sparked security concerns and led the Metropolitan Police Department to activate the entire force and postpone previously scheduled vacation days, according to reporting by WUSA9. An MPD spokesperson said that officers would have “an increased presence around …

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez feared she would be raped and killed during the deadly domestic terrorist attack on January 6. The congresswoman spoke to CNN’s Dana Bash about her experience on the inaugural episode of CNN’s “Being…” that aired last night. “I didn’t think that I was just going to be …

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Vice Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Tuesday announced a $2.1 billion bipartisan agreement that would bolster Capitol Hill security and fund the relocation of Afghans who helped the U.S. government during the war, according to top lawmakers in that chamber. The bipartisan pact …

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy pulled out all of the members he selected for the January 6 select committee after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected two of his choices. McCarthy accused Pelosi of an “egregious abuse of power” during a news conference on Wednesday and said that the House Speaker …

A Florida man was sentenced to eight months in prison and 24 months of supervised release on Monday for participating in the deadly January 6 Capitol attack. He is the first person to be charged and sentenced for a felony offense. Paul Hodgkins was charged with one felony count of …

A Texas family of five was arrested and charged on Tuesday for participating in the deadly January 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol. The Munn family —Dawn, Kristi, Tom, Kayli, and Josh — faces four federal charges, including illegal entry and disorderly conduct. According to a 34-page affidavit, a …

U.S. Capitol Police announced earlier this week that the fencing around the United States Capitol that was put up in the wake of the January 6 insurrection, will start to be removed as early as today. The process should take no longer than three days, weather permitting. “Based on the …

Congressional leaders have formed a support group to process the emotional aftereffects of the January 6 attack at the United States Capitol. The group chat, The Gallery Group, was set up by Representative Pramila Jayapal, There are over two dozen lawmakers in the group. Nikole Killion spoke to the lawmakers …

Statement by President Joe Biden on the Six-Month Anniversary of the January 6th Insurrection on the Capitol Not even during the Civil War did insurrectionists breach our Capitol, the citadel of our democracy. But six months ago today, insurrectionists did. They launched a violent and deadly assault on the people’s …

According to court documents, a former officer who participated in the January 6 insurrection violated his pre-trial release restrictions by purchasing 34 firearms and having a loaded M4 carbine and a half-built pipe bomb at his residence. Thomas Robertson, a former officer with the Rocky Mount Police Department in Virginia, …

A Youtuber that participated in the January 6 insurrection went on a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border with Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and other Republican members of Congress on Tuesday night. Anthony Aguero was seen on videos and pictures with Republican lawmakers at the border. Aguero was heard translating conversations …

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced her picks for the select committee to investigate the deadly attack on the United States Capitol. The Select Committee on the January 6th Insurrection will investigate and report upon the facts and causes of the terrorist mob attack on the United States Capitol on January …

Nearly five months after being deployed to the U.S. Capitol to secure the U.S. Capitol compound after the Jan. 6 insurrection, National Guard troops were set to leave and turn over security of the area to Capitol Police. Guard troops, their mission ending Sunday, were expected to be leaving on …