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As threats climb, political violence debate roils Congress again

In the same week Capitol Police reported rising threat investigations, members of Congress grappled with recent assaults — and whose rhetoric is to blame.

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Rep. Janelle Bynum recalls interning for Arlen Specter

The Oregon Democrat worked on the Hill as a high school junior. “You belong here,” she tells kids coming to the Capitol now.

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January 6 cop has to be held back as he gets into argument with election denier during Jack Smith hearing

Michael Fanone calls far-right activist Ivan Raiklin a ‘traitor’ in heated moment during special counsel’s testimony

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January 6 cop curses at Republican blaming Capitol Police for insurrection at Jack Smith hearing

A January 6 cop told a Republican blaming Capitol Police for the insurrection to 'go f*** yourself' in a heated moment during Jack Smith's testimony to Congress.

The Independent UK

Trump sues JPMorgan Chase and Jamie Dimon for at least $5bn

US president alleges JP Morgan stopped offering him banking services in wake of January 6 attack

The Guardian - US

Trump says he’ll sue JPMorgan Chase for allegedly cutting him off after US Capitol riot

President also denies he ever offered JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon the chair of the Federal Reserve

The Guardian - US

Capitol Lens | Danespotting

Foreign affairs minsters Vivian Motzfeldt of Greenland, second from left, and Lars Lokke Rasmussen of Denmark, center, pose in the Capitol.

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Capitol Lens | Choral majority

Sen. Raphael Warnock, center, joins gospel choirs in singing Robert Smallwood’s “Total Praise,” outside the Capitol on Wednesday.

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Virginia man pleads not guilty to charges in DC pipe bomb case

A Virginia man has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021

The Independent UK

The 17th-century Pueblo leader who fought for independence from colonial rule – long before the American Revolution

The U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall Collection contains 100 sculptures: two luminaries from each state. They include many familiar figures, such as Helen Keller, Johnny Cash, Ronald Reagan and Amelia Earhart. There are a few from the Colonial era, including founders such as Samuel Adams and George Washington.

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Photos of the week | January 1-8, 2026

Photos of the week | January 1-8, 2026 - Uncategorized And we're back for the new year, which will feature the nation's 250th birthday as well as an interesting midterm election. Here are the images captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists this week.

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Overdue Jan. 6 plaque to get a temporary home

After years of delay over a plaque honoring police officers, senators sidestep the House, telling the Architect of the Capitol to hang it on their side.

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'Appalling' and 'nonsense': Republicans push back against Trump’s Greenland plans

Donald Trump’s proposal to take control of Greenland faces opposition not just in Europe, but in the US – even in Trump’s own Republican Party.

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Karoline Leavitt defends White House Jan 6 website after being set up by journalist ranting about MAGA conspiracy theories

Five years after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol as part of the Republican’s attempts to undermine the election results, the Trump administration released a website blaming Democrats and police for the violence

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Marco Rubio haunted by previous tweets as Trump admin rewrites Jan 6 history

‘The men & women of law enforcement are under assault,’ the then-Florida senator wrote in a post as the Captiol riot unfolded five years ago

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Ashli Babbitt’s husband says Trump contacted him after Jan 6: ‘I knew I had friends in the right places at that point’

Aaron Babbitt pays tribute to late wife, who was shot dead during the Capitol riot, on fifth anniversary of attempted insurrection

The Independent UK

JD Vance posts bigoted sombrero meme mocking Democrats holding vigil to Jan 6 Capitol violence

Tuesday marked five years since rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a failed attempt to keep President Donald Trump in power

The Guardian - US

Republicans silent and Democrats incensed on fifth anniversary of US Capitol attack

Democrats hold hearing to examine impact of January 6, while protesters commemorate attack on Capitol grounds

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Senate Democrats Move to Block Taxpayer-Funded Reimbursements to Jan. 6 Rioters

The Trump administration already agreed to a $5 million settlement with the family of Ashli Babbitt, who was shot and killed by a Capitol Police officer.

The Independent UK

‘MAGA Granny’ who refused Trump’s January 6 pardon says she ‘fell for President’s lies’ in emotional apology

A woman dubbed the “MAGA Granny” by social media users, who refused a pardon for her part in the January 6 insurrection, made an emotional apology during a hearing to mark the fifth anniversary of the Capitol riot.

The Independent UK

White House website rewrites history of Jan 6 attack as Trump-pardoned rioters return to Capitol

January 6 defendants demand ‘retribution’ as administration promotes bogus narrative of Trump-fueled attack and aftermath

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‘Their heroism will never be forgotten’: Congress created a plaque for Jan. 6 police, but visitors to the Capitol won’t find it anywhere

Erased in plain sight.

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How did Capitol Hill mark the fifth anniversary of Jan. 6? - Roll Call

Inside, Democrats tearfully shared memories of Jan. 6, 2021. Outside, pardoned rioters staged a rally, waving slogans like, “J6 was a setup.”

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene pays tribute to ‘patriotic’ Jan 6 rioters and claims they were held in ‘DC gulag’

Now-retired congresswoman reiterates support for insurrectionists prosecuted and then pardoned over storming of U.S. Capitol five years ago

The Independent UK

Fifth anniversary of Jan 6 Capitol riot brings fresh division to DC

There is no official event planned to memorialize what happened that day

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