US Capitol Police have told lawmakers that the razor wire fencing around the Capitol should remain in place until at least September due to lingering security concerns related to threats against members of Congress, according to a source familiar with the plans.
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...
A Virginia police officer was fatally shot during a traffic stop and responding law enforcement killed the alleged shooter
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A police officer in northern Virginia was shot to death Friday afternoon during a traffic stop, and responding law enforcement fatally shot his killer, authorities said. Officer Dominic "Nick" Winum, 48, had been wi...
New Haven, Connecticut, police secure arrest warrant for suspect in Yale student’s killing
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Police in New Haven, Connecticut, say they have secured an arrest warrant charging MIT graduate student Qinxuan Pan with murder in the fatal shooting of Yale University student Kevin Jiang earlier this month. Pan re...
US Capitol security review set to call for adding more than 1,000 police officers and retractable fencing
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A review of US Capitol security in the wake of the January 6 insurrection is set to recommend a series of sweeping changes next week intended to better protect lawmakers while they are in Washington, DC, and at home...
Two GOP lawmakers who supported the Equality Act in 2019 changed their votes this time
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Washington Two House Republicans who voted in 2019 to support the Equality Act flipped their votes Thursday and opposed the legislation, which intends to protect people from being discriminated based on sexual orient...
Maryland man pleads not guilty to bringing loaded gun to Capitol insurrection
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Days after a Republican senator said the US Capitol attack wasn't an "armed insurrection," a Maryland man pleaded not guilty to carrying a loaded handgun on the Capitol grounds on the day of the attack. Christopher...
Lawmakers to revive proposal for federal commission tasked with examining America’s history of racism
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Two Democratic lawmakers will reintroduce legislation Thursday calling for the formation of the first federal racial justice commission tasked with examining the country's history of systemic racism against Black pe...
Coons breaks with Pelosi in supporting equal representation to investigate Capitol attack
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Washington Democratic Sen. Chris Coons on Thursday argued that representation on the independent commission to investigate the January 6 riot at the US Capitol should be evenly split among Democrats and Republicans, ...
AZ lawmakers weigh bill that would allow legislature to review election results ‘if needed’
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Arizona lawmakers are debating a new set of voting bills -- including one that would allow lawmakers to review election results "if needed" and would grant the legislature the power to pick the state's presidential ...
Close ally of Marjorie Taylor Greene among those in Capitol mob
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A close ally of Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene took part in the January 6 mob at the Capitol and said he was among those who eventually made their way into the building. Greene, a freshman congresswo...
Police in Germany and Belgium make Europe’s biggest ever cocaine bust, worth billions of euros
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Authorities in Germany and Belgium seized more than 23,000 kilograms (50,700 pounds) of cocaine, worth billions of dollars, in an international operation that resulted in one arrest, officials said Wednesday, callin...
The Justice Department is facing a tougher climb trying to keep Capitol rioters locked up
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Washington The Justice Department is facing a tougher climb as it argues Capitol riot defendants should stay in jail -- with federal judges pressing prosecutors to explain possible inconsistencies in their arguments ...