Jan. 6 Protests

People who live and work around Capitol Hill tomorrow will see a much more fortified scene in anticipation of a rally in support of the rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. News4’s Jackie Bensen spoke to the event organizer about the potential for violence.

The threat of protesters bringing guns to Saturday’s protest at the U.S. Capitol has D.C. police bracing for worst-case scenarios. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

A man with multiple knives was arrested near Democratic National Committee headquarters days before fencing will once again surround the Capitol complex. People who supported the Jan. 6 insurrection plan to rally there on Saturday. News4’s Pat Collins reports on Capitol Police’s plans.

Law enforcement concerned by the potential for violence at a rally in the nation’s Capitol next week are planning to reinstall protective fencing that surrounded the U.S. Capitol for months after the Jan. 6 insurrection there

In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Lt. Michael Byrd said he opened fire only as a “last resort” after the rioters failed to comply with his commands.

Two former police officers from Virginia charged with participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol have rejected plea agreements

Months after the Capitol insurrection and now that hundreds of its rioters have been charged, the fences surrounding the building are being taken down.

Fencing around the U.S. Capitol erected following the Jan. 6 insurrection is coming down, once again opening grounds of the People’s House to the public.

Fencing around the United States Capitol erected following the Jan. 6 insurrection is set to come down Friday. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

In the most impactful day yet of the Jan. 6 prosecutions, Florida’s Graydon Young said he will cooperate with prosecutors. An Indiana woman received the first sentencing among defendants, News4’s Scott MacFarlane reports.

A U.S. Capitol insurrection defendant who is charged with assaulting police on the frontlines said he has no regrets for his actions, has questions about the 2020 election and acknowledges he was seeking to confront lawmakers while in the crowd on Jan. 6.

Prosecutors handling cases from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot see dozens of defendants asking for release from jail as their cases move forward in court. News4’s Juliana Valencia has the latest.

Federal prosecutors will not charge a police officer who shot and killed a woman as she climbed through the broken part of a door during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Daryl Davis, a Maryland musician who works to change the minds of white supremacists, said he wasn’t surprised by the U.S. Capitol riot. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

The suggestion of permanent fencing to secure the U.S. Capitol sparked debate in D.C. News4’s Shomari Stone spoke to some residents.

Fencing topped with razor wire was installed around the U.S. Capitol ahead of Inauguration Day, and fencing must remain there, the top Capitol Police official announced.  Permanent fencing must be part of the security infrastructure at the Capitol, Capitol Police Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman said in a statement Thursday.  “In light of recent events, I can unequivocally say that...

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...

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.

There have been more arrests and charges stemming from the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. In one hearing Wednesday, prosecutors said a Colorado man brought 2,500 rounds of ammo last week and eventually targeted D.C.’s mayor. News4’s Scott MacFarlane reports.

A man who traveled to Washington for the Capitol riot and is charged with threatening House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also made threats of violence toward Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and had the means to carry them out, federal prosecutors say. Cleveland Meredith, who drove to Washington from Colorado on Jan. 6, sent a text while still in the District…