Colleen Long

Judge questions whether Jan. 6 rioters are treated unfairly

October 1, 2021 at 3:45 p.m.

Rejecting the recommendation of prosecutors, a federal judge sentenced a Jan. 6 rioter to probation on Friday and suggested that the Justice Department was being too hard on those who...

The AP Interview: Capitol Police chief sees rising threats

September 29, 2021 at 7:30 a.m.

The newly installed chief of the U.S. Capitol Police says the force, still struggling six months after an insurrection that left its officers battled, bloodied and bruised, 鈥渃annot afford to...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection mounted ...

White House faces bipartisan backlash on Haitian migrants

September 21, 2021 at 9:57 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The White House is facing sharp condemnation from Democrats for its handling of the influx of Haitian migrants at the U.S. southern border, after images of U.S. Border...

COVID-19 cases climbing, wiping out months of progress

September 14, 2021 at 11:38 a.m.

COVID-19 deaths and cases in the U.S. have climbed back to where they were over the winter, wiping out months of progress and potentially bolstering President Joe Biden’s argument for...

Man surrenders after claiming to have bomb near US Capitol

August 19, 2021 at 8:30 p.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A North Carolina man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol surrendered to law enforcement after an hourslong standoff Thursday...

FILE – In this Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, Trump supporters participate in a rally in Washington. Trump is casting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol as a patriotic act. As part of this, Trump is attempting to spread suspicions about the circumstances of the death of Ashli Babbitt, who was in the pro-Trump mob that day. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

FACT CHECK: Trump stokes Jan. 6 conspiracy theories

July 18, 2021 at 1:53 p.m.

Former President Donald Trump is falsely describing the circumstances of Ashli Babbitt's death as he foments conspiracy theories about the siege of the Capitol on Jan. 6 and all the...

FILE – In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump hold on to a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. Months after Donald Trump’s supporters besieged the Capitol, the ex-president and his supporters are revising their account of that day. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

In Trump鈥檚 Jan. 6 recast, attackers become martyrs, heroes

July 18, 2021 at 1:57 p.m.

A cocktail of propaganda, conspiracy theory and disinformation -- of the kind intoxicating to the masses in the darkest turns of history -- is fueling delusion over the agonies of...

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser listens as ...

Biden balances fighting rising crime, reforming police

July 12, 2021 at 5:09 p.m.

Facing rising fears of summer violence, President Joe Biden is embarking on a political high-wire act, trying to balance his strong backing for law enforcement with the police reform movement...

Biden targets law-breaking gun dealers in anti-crime plan

June 27, 2021 at 6:20 p.m.

President Joe Biden announced new efforts Wednesday to stem a rising national tide of violent crime, declaring the federal government is 鈥渢aking on the bad actors doing bad things to...

Emails show Donald Trump pressured Justice Department over 2020 election

June 15, 2021 at 9:36 a.m.

During the last weeks of his presidency, Donald Trump and his allies pressured the Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated claims of widespread 2020 election fraud, despite his former attorney general...

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