Capitol Riot

A plan to place the Arkansas man photographed sitting at a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol on house arrest has been put on hold

Federal safety officials are investigating people who took part in last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol to decide whether they belong on the federal no-fly list

As investigators work to identify and arrest those who rioted at the U.S. Capitol last week, many people are wondering if the president and others who encouraged the crowd beforehand will face criminal charges. The U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., has not ruled out filing felony charges for inciting a riot, but he also hasn’t committed to doing it....

Tens of thousands of soldiers, police and federal agents are working to secure Washington ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Federal prosecutors say the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U_S_ Capitol aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials.”

After four members of Congress tested positive for the coronavirus after lawmakers sheltered from the rioters at the U.S. Capitol, President-elect Joe Biden blasted Congress members who refuse to wear masks. The president-elect also called the politicization of mask-wearing “stupid.”

New investigations are underway into whether the U.S. Capitol insurrectionists had information on how to move through the building.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced Friday that she has tasked retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré with leading a review of the U.S. Capitol’s security in the wake of the deadly Jan. 6 attack. Pelosi expressed gratitude to the Capitol Police and the National Guard for their presence “to protect our democracy,” and said there must now be an...

New Jersey Homeland Security is asking individuals to report any threats seen or heard as state capitals around the country are on high alert for potential protests and unrest leading up to Inauguration Day.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., recalled her visit to infamous Nazi concentration camps after photos surfaced of a domestic terrorist at the Capitol riot proudly wearing an Auschwitz shirt. “To see this punk with that shirt on and his Anti-Semitism that he has bragged about, to be part of a white supremacist raid on this Capitol, requires us to have...

In light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and national security threats, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is asking Americans to watch the inauguration virtually from their home states.

The Justice Department’s internal watchdog says it will investigate how the department and its agencies prepared for and responded to last week’s riots at the U.S. Capitol

Amid all the noise since a mob laid siege to the U.S. Capitol, an officer hailed as a hero has stayed silent

Members of Congress were working to certify Electoral College results that declare Joe Biden as the next president of the United States when some pro-Trump supporters, later described as a mob, overtook law enforcement outside and entered the halls of Congress Wednesday.

The FBI is tracking an “extensive amount of concerning online chatter,” including calls for armed protests leading up to next week’s presidential inauguration.

With less than a week left in office, President Donald Trump is staring down the prospect of a second senate impeachment trial. This time he’ll have fewer allies to mount a defense in a trial expected to begin after he’s already left the White House. Democrats also say they’re looking beyond removal from office in order to uphold the...

Thousands of National Guard soldiers and security officers from multiple federal agencies are working to protect Washington, D.C. in the wake of last week’s violence at the Capitol.

Airlines say they are stepping up security on flights to Washington before next week’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden

A five-time Olympic swimming medalist charged with participating in a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol has been released from federal custody but ordered to stay away from Washington, D