capitol riot

Eleven members of the far right militia group the Oath Keepers, including its founder Stewart Rhodes, have been charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Legal analyst Danny Cevallos breaks down the strengths and weaknesses of the case against them — and explains why the charges may spell trouble for President Trump.

A federal lawsuit filed last month seeking monetary damages from two far-right groups linked to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was designed with an ambitious goal in mind: to impinge on their financial earnings.

Sedition, conspiracy. Those words are now being used in Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection criminal cases. But what do the terms mean, anyway?

The Justice Department is establishing a specialized unit focused on domestic terrorism

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, one of former President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress, has rejected a request for an interview by the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection

Democrats are mounting an impassioned bid to overhaul Senate rules that stand in the way of their sweeping voting legislation.

Of the more than 700 people arrested and charged in the U.S. Capitol riot, fewer than 10% are from the D.C. area. Their cases range widely from lower-level misdemeanors to high-level accusations of assault against police. Jodie Fleischer and the News4 I-Team report.

How will Jan. 6, 2021, go down in history? It could be a turning point toward a more fractured nation or a wake-up call to rededicate to principles of American democracy, says University of Pennsylvania historian Brian Rosenwald.

Most of the attention around D.C. Thursday focused on the Capitol riot. News4’s Shomari Stone reports on the commemorations.

Once mostly relegated to the dark corners of the internet, extreme views found a public spotlight one year ago on Jan. 6. The unprecedented attack on the U.S. Capitol included hand-to-hand combat, a cloud of chemical spray, and vulgar words directed at officers outside and leaders inside. Experts say it also unmasked images of political extremism and racism brewing in…

On Jan. 6, 2021, News4’s Shomari Stone was in the thick of the Capitol Riot, covering the events live on air as a mob stormed the seat of the U.S. government. One year later, he reflects on what he saw that day and what it was like being in the middle of rioters breaching the Capitol building.

Some Republican lawmakers are shifting blame about the Capitol riot. Here’s what they said one year ago when a mob stormed the building in Washington, D.C.

D.C. police Officer Daniel Hodges was almost suffocated in a door by a crush of rioters during the Capitol insurrection a year ago. News4’s Cory Smith reports from the Hill.

Former President Trump and his supporters have sought to portray the woman who was shot by a police officer during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as a righteous martyr who was unjustly killed.

Once mostly relegated to the dark corners of the internet, extreme views found a public spotlight a year ago on Jan. 6, 2021. Jodie Fleischer and the News4 I-Team report some fear the U.S Capitol insurrection also provided a rallying cry and recruitment tool for the future.

On his third day in Congress, Texas Republican Troy Nehls needed his law enforcement training. During the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, Nehls helped barricade the doors of the House chamber. “It was just a sad day for America,” Nehls told LX News Now host Jobeth Devera.

It was a busy year for federal agents, with over 700 people arrested since the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky breaks down the numbers and talks about the aftermath of the day, and President Joe Biden’s fiery speech that was unlike his usual self.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said pipe bombs were an early indication of the violence that would occur on Jan. 6, 2021. Police Chief Robert Contee gives the latest on the investigation to find a suspect.

Many of the Jan. 6 rioters facing jail time have admitted they weren’t peaceful protesters and that they were wrong to participate in the U.S. Capitol attack

President Joe Biden spoke to the country about the events of January 6, 2021, stressing that Americans need to learn the truth about what happened and ignore lies and misinformation.