capitol riot

A New Mexico county official and founder of the group Cowboys for Trump who had vowed to return to Washington after last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol to place a flag on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk has been arrested Sunday by the FBI.

The elected leader made it no secret that he attended the Capitol riot. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Heavily fortified statehouses around the U.S. are seeing small and peaceful protests, despite widespread fears of another burst of right-wing violence like the attack on the Capitol in Washington

An Associated Press review of records finds that veterans of President Donald Trump’s unsuccessful campaign had key roles in the Washington rally that spawned a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol

News4’s Capitol Hill reporter Scott MacFarlane has new details on arrests related to the Capitol riot, including information about people accused of assaulting police on the frontlines of the insurrection.

“The country would be better off if we did not give him the platform that a prosecution would for the next three years,” James Comey told Sky News.

Road closures and parking restrictions set week before Inauguration Day

The FBI is seeking help identifying seven men suspected in the assault of D.C. Officer Mike Fanone.  Fanone was brutally beaten outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. He told News4 he is recovering from a mild heart attack after he was struck with a Taser multiple times and beaten with a “Thin Blue Line” flag.  “Kill him with...

What to know about security and preparations for President-elect Joe Biden’s upcoming inauguration in D.C.

Chain-link fencing surrounds state capitols and police and National Guard troops are on patrol or standby in advance of possible violence leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden

News4’s Darcy Spencer details how the unprecedented security ahead of the Inauguration impacts those who live and work in D.C.

Selena Gomez is laying much of the blame for the violent attack on the U_S_ Capitol at the feet of Big Tech_ The singer told the leaders of Facebook, Twitter, Google and YouTube that they’ve allowed “people with hate in their hearts” to thrive and therefore “failed all the American people.”

With protests planned at state capitols across the country, news organizations are planning in case they descend into the type of chaos that enveloped the U.S. Capitol last week.

War-like imagery has begun to take hold in Republican circles, erupting into the open after the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.

Rioters who supported Trump cited false allegations about election issues in Pennsylvania — shared by some of the state’s own Republican lawmakers — as a reason to “storm the Capitol.”

Some of the D.C. police officers who rushed to the siege at the U.S. Capitol last week shared stories conveying bravery and the awareness that they knew they might be required to lay down their lives to protect others on that horrific day.  “They have a heroic story, and I think the world really needs to know,” D.C. Chief...

D.C. Police Officer Mike Fanone and Officer Christina Laury describe how they confronted pro-Trump rioters at the U.S. Capitol. Fanone is currently recovering from a mild heart attack he suffered during the attack.

D.C. Police Officer Daniel Hodges’ bravery has gone viral with a video of him being crushed against a door during the U.S. Capitol riot. Hodges recalls how he was able to make it out alive.

President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is likely to begin after Joe Biden’s inauguration next week