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GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy opposes Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot commission ahead of vote

May 18, 2021 at 9:54 a.m.

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday that he won鈥檛 support a proposal to form an independent, bipartisan commission to study the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol,...

Amid threats to members, House to vote on new security

May 18, 2021 at 6:14 a.m.

Colorado Rep. Jason Crow, a former Army Ranger who served three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, says it took time for him to stop constantly scanning his environment for threats...

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., who has ...

House GOP elects Trump defender Elise Stefanik to No. 3 post

May 14, 2021 at 7:59 a.m.

Republicans vaulted Rep. Elise Stefanik into the ranks of House leadership Friday, electing an ardent Donald Trump defender in hopes of calming their searing civil war over the deposed Rep....

President Joe Biden arrives to speak to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

Biden鈥檚 agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds

April 30, 2021 at 9:02 a.m.

President Joe Biden laid out a long list of policy priorities in his speech to Congress — and some are more politically plausible than others.

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Pentagon hesitated on sending Guard to Capitol riot, general says

March 3, 2021 at 9:54 a.m.

The Defense Department took more than three hours to dispatch the National Guard to the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol despite a frantic request for reinforcement from police, according...

FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks ...

FBI chief calls Jan. 6 “domestic terrorism,” defends intel

March 2, 2021 at 10:54 a.m.

FBI Director Chris Wray is set to testify for the first time since the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, with lawmakers likely to press him on whether...

FILE – In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, violent protesters storm the Capitol, in Washington. People charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol left behind a trove of videos and messages that have helped federal authorities build cases. In nearly half of the more than 200 federal cases stemming from the attack, authorities have cited evidence that an insurrectionist appeared to have been inspired by conspiracy theories or extremist ideologies, according to an Associated Press review of court records. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Capitol assault much bigger than intel suggested, U.S. Capitol Police chief says

February 25, 2021 at 10:51 a.m.

The acting U.S. Capitol Police chief was pressed to explain Thursday why the agency hadn鈥檛 been prepared to fend off a violent mob of insurrectionists, including white supremacists, who were...

Security officials cast blame for Jan. 6 failures at U.S. Capitol

February 23, 2021 at 10:37 a.m.

Testifying for the first time about the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, former security officials blamed faulty intelligence for the disastrous failure to anticipate the violent intentions of the mob...

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Merrick Garland says Justice Department must be politically independent

February 22, 2021 at 9:38 a.m.

Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden鈥檚 nominee for attorney general, vowed on Monday to prioritize civil rights, combat extremist attacks and ensure the Justice Department remains politically independent.

In this image from video, Republican ...

Former President Donald Trump acquitted in impeachment trial; Senate voted 57-43

February 13, 2021 at 4:21 p.m.

Donald Trump was acquitted Saturday of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that spared him the first-ever conviction of a U.S. president but...

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