Capitol Police officer turned congressional candidate: What to know about Harry Dunn
Experience during the Jan. 6 insurrection Stationed inside the Capitol wearing heavy body armor and wielding an M4, Dunn experienced a “torrent” of racial abuse…
Many Republicans blamed Trump for Capitol riot. Now they endorse him
WASHINGTON — In the follow-up to their 2018 bestseller “How Democracies Die,” authors Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky write about three rules that political parties must…
President Biden lambastes Trump for Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a day ‘we nearly lost America’
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — President Biden warned Friday that Donald Trump’s efforts to retake the White House in 2024 pose a grave threat to the country,…
Three years on, January 6 Capitol riot reverberates in US courts, 2024 race | Politics News
Shattered glass. Clashes with police. Angry protesters scaling walls outside the United States Capitol. The images from the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, remain…
Inside the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection
WASHINGTON — Many Americans watched video footage of the crowd attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but few have a firsthand account of what happened…
Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to keep him on the ballot in Colorado
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to quickly reverse a Colorado state court decision that would keep him off…
The Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was bad. It may have set the stage for worse
WASHINGTON — On Jan. 6, when followers of President Trump stormed the Capitol to try to block the election of President Biden, the insurrection seemed…
Some Jan. 6 Capitol trials are on hold. Why? Too much evidence
WASHINGTON — The amount of evidence collected as part of the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection rivals what the Hubble telescope has amassed in…
Dozens arrested protesting Israel-Gaza war inside U.S. Capitol rotunda
1 of 6 | U.S. Capitol Police arrested approximately 60 protesters who demonstrated inside the U.S. Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. The protesters…
Labour leaders push President Biden for a Gaza ceasefire at US Capitol | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Washington, DC – Influential labour leaders have joined progressive legislators in the United States Capitol to push the administration of President Joe Biden to support…
Following House retirements and Feinstein’s death, California’s Capitol power is at an ebb
For nearly five years, California reigned supreme in the U.S. House of Representatives, with the speaker’s gavel passing uninterrupted across party lines from Rep. Nancy…
Capitol Journal: When it comes to style, Brown and Newsom couldn’t be more different
Reporting from Sacramento — Although they’re both Democrats, the leadership styles of Govs. Gavin Newsom and Jerry Brown are utterly different. That has quickly become evident.…
Newsom cancels in-person tree lighting ceremony, citing protests
In an abrupt shift of plans, California’s annual holiday tree lighting at the Capitol was postponed a day and moved online, a change state officials…
Klete Keller, Olympic gold medalist swimmer, gets 6 months in home detention for Jan. 6 Capitol riot
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon sentenced Keller to three years of probation, including six months of home detention, and ordered him to perform 360 hours…
Lawsuits against Trump over Jan. 6 riot can move forward, appeals court rules
WASHINGTON — Lawsuits against Donald Trump over the U.S. Capitol riot can move forward, a federal appeals court ruled Friday, rejecting the former president’s bid to…
California Assembly: Who’s in and who’s out for the most powerful posts
SACRAMENTO — California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) announced new legislative leadership on Tuesday, a key decision in his first year as leader of the lower…
Kevin McCarthy foe says ex-speaker elbowed him in Capitol hall
WASHINGTON — Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett accused former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield), whom he helped oust from the post last month, of elbowing him in a…
Jacob Chansley, convicted Capitol rioter ‘QAnon shaman,’ files paperwork to run for U.S. House
1 of 3 | "QAnon shaman" Jacob Chansley, seen in the halls of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has filed in Arizona to…
A Norway spruce from West Virginia is headed to the Capitol to be this year’s Christmas tree
Last year's U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is seen after the lighting ceremony Nov. 29, 2022. | Jacquelyn Martin/AP By Associated Press 11/04/2023 05:46 PM EDT…
Can Trump be on the ballot in 2024? It can hinge on the meaning of ‘insurrection’
DENVER — Can former President Donald Trump run for his old job again after his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol?…