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Schumer announces all-female Senate sergeant-at-arms team following US Capitol riot
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday announced an all-female Senate sergeant-at-arms leadership team, after the previous sergeant-at-arms resigned as part of the fallout from the January 6 insurrection ...
DC National Guard commander says ‘unusual’ Pentagon restrictions slowed response to Capitol riot
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The commanding general of the Washington, DC, National Guard testified Wednesday that he did not need authorization from Pentagon leaders before deploying troops in response to protests at the nation's capital last ...
The Capitol riot is an eerie repeat of this tense era in American history
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Story highlights This is the second feature of CNN's new series "History Refocused," surprising and personal stories from America's past that may bring new depth to the conflicts still raging today. On April ...
Feds charge man who claimed he dressed up like Antifa and beat, stole gear from police during Capitol riot
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South Carolinian William Robert Norwood III is facing federal charges after allegedly telling a family member he assaulted and stole gear from police officers during the Capitol riot. "I'm dressing in all black," No...
UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield: Congress’ work in wake of Capitol riot ‘shows that our democracy is resilient’
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US ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Monday that Congress' work in the immediate wake of the US Capitol insurrection confirmed to her that American democracy had survived the January 6 at...
DOJ charges man who allegedly sprayed chemicals at cops in Capitol riot
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The Justice Department has charged a Texas man who was allegedly caught on video attacking a dozen police officers with a chemical spray during the Capitol insurrection, according to court records. Federal prosecut...
Prosecutors say retired NYPD officer beat police officer with metal pole during US Capitol riot
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Federal prosecutors have charged Thomas Webster, a former Marine and retired New York Police Department officer, with allegedly using an aluminum pole to assault a police officer during the Capitol riot on January 6...
Oath Keeper claims she was VIP security at Trump rally before riot and says she met with Secret Service agents
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A leader in an alleged Oath Keepers conspiracy in the US Capitol insurrection claims she was given a VIP pass to the pro-Trump rally on January 6, had met with Secret Service agents and was providing security for le...
5 things to know for February 19: Texas, Iran, Covid-19, NASA, Capitol riot
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6 Capitol Police officers suspended, 29 others being investigated for alleged roles in riot
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Six US Capitol Police officers have been suspended with pay, and 29 others have been placed under investigation, for their actions in the January 6 riot, a department spokesman said Thursday. "The investigation into...
Leading House Democrat sues Donald Trump under a post-Civil War law for conspiracy to incite US Capitol riot
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Former President Donald Trump and attorney Rudy Giuliani are being accused of conspiring with the far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to incite the January 6 insurrection in a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in...
Five people associated with Proud Boys arrested for Capitol riot on conspiracy charges
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The Justice Department unsealed conspiracy charges against five people associated with the Proud Boys on Thursday in the latest and largest move against the far-right group's coordinated role in the insurrection las...
Michigan Senate leader on hot mic after apologizing for calling Capitol riot a hoax: ‘I frankly don’t take back’ points I tried to make
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Michigan state Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey was caught on a hot microphone on Wednesday approaching Democratic Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist and doubling down on conspiracy theory comments he made about the insur...
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s laughably twisted logic to explain away the January 6 riot
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has this all figured out. "If the #Jan6 organizers were Trump supporters, then why did they attack us while we were objecting to electoral college votes for Joe Biden?" the Georgia Republican...
Judge agrees to release prominent Proud Boys leader facing Capitol riot charges
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A federal judge in Seattle on Monday decided that a Proud Boys leader on the West Coast, Ethan Nordean, should be released pending trial, even after federal prosecutors warned he could coordinate with the Proud Boys...
Capitol riot defendant has history of intimidating lawmakers, made racist speech at public hearing
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A man charged in connection to the January 6 Capitol riot made racist and xenophobic remarks during a public hearing before the Maine legislature in 2017. Video obtained by CNN shows Kyle Fitzsimons referring to imm...