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Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared divided over whether to narrow the scope of a federal obstruction statute used to prosecute hundreds of people who breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a legal battle that could have ramifications for the election interference . . .
Joshua K. Youngerman faces charges in the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol. (Photos from court documents) A 23-year-old California man who climbed a rope at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and carried a “Black Voices for Trump” flag faces charges in connection with his participation in the attack, authorities said. Joshua […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon man has been arrested, accused of participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. His arrest adds to the growing list of local people facing legal trouble in the years after the riot. The FBI said more than 1,300 people have been charged, in nearly all 50 states, […]
A former U.S. Army soldier who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the killing of an Iraqi civilian in 2004 was charged on Monday with assaulting police officers with a baton during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department announced. The former soldier, Edward Richmond Jr., 40, of Geismar, La., […]
An Hour Ago Russia summons French ambassador over accusations of French mercenaries in Ukraine A spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Friday that Pierre Levy, the French ambassador to Russia, had been summoned to the ministry over accusations of French mercenaries in Ukraine. Levy was presented with allegations of France’s “increasing involvement in the conflict […]
One of the U.S. Capitol police officers who defended the federal building and Congress members inside it during the Jan. 6 insurrection is running for office. Harry Dunn announced his candidacy nearly three years to the day when he had to face violent rioters who stormed the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., in a deadly […]
The family of a woman fatally shot during the 2021 Capitol riot three years ago Saturday filed a lawsuit Friday against the U.S. government, asserting claims of negligence and wrongful death.
The family of a 35-year-old California woman who was fatally shot by a Capitol Police officer during the Jan. 6 insurrection has filed a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. government. Ashli Babbitt was shot and killed Jan. 6, 2021, while she tried to climb through a broken door into the Speaker’s Lobby […]
A Capitol Police officer who bravely protected congressional members during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack is now running for Congress in Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District. Harry Dunn left the police in December after 15 years of service. He gained worldwide recognition for his emotional testimony in front of a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 […]
Washington — A federal appeals court on Friday allowed a lawsuit brought by a group of U.S. Capitol Police officers against former President Donald Trump to move forward, ruling that Trump is not entitled to absolute immunity from civil lawsuits. The suit focuses on Trump’s alleged conduct surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the […]