The disturbing incident unfolded in front of the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial just before 5:30 p.m. – at the same time Trump, 78, was arriving at the Capitol Building.
Four years after the January 6th attack on the Capitol the Department of Justice says they've charged more than a thousand people with federal crimes and President-elect Donald Trump has promised to pardon some of them.
Vice President Kamala Harris confirms Donald Trump's 2024 election win, four years after the Capitol attack. Lawmakers reflect on the threat to democracy.
WASHINGTON — Tennessee Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen and two former police officers who protected the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, on Wednesday condemned President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to pardon those charged in connection with the insurrection.
In some ways, it’s like the insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021, that shook the foundations of American democracy, never happened. “It’s been erased,” said Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt. “Winners write history and Trump won.
People that were doing some bad things weren’t prosecuted and people that didn’t even walk into the building are in jail right now," Trump stated during a press conference on Wednesday
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) faced backlash after marking the anniversary of the Jan. 6 riots by thanking law enforcement for protecting lawmakers. In a Monday post on X, Fitzpatrick acknowledged the fourth anniversary of the riot.
Former Second Lady Karen Pence — whose husband, former Vice President Mike Pence, was the target of violent threats from the January 6 Capitol Insurrection mob — is getting attention today for refusing to stand up and shake Donald Trump’s hand at the late President Jimmy Carter’s funeral.
Congress formally certified the reelection of former President Donald Trump on Monday. It was a routine procedural moment, a striking contrast to the violent insurrection of Jan. 6 four years ago. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.
We must never forget January 6 and ensure that such an attack on our democracy is never allowed to happen again,” U.S. Rep. Adam Smith said on X.
The unidentified man is being arrested for "multiple charges of Carrying a Dangerous Weapon," Capitol Police said, adding they will provide more information when it is available