The Latest Breaking News from Capitol

Reframing of violent attack on US Capitol as peaceful protest raises ire of lawmakers and family of fallen officer

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento will become the latest front in the conservative culture war on transgender people Friday, as the Capitol is the site for a “De-transition Awareness Day” rally.

Carlson has been criticised for TV segment that used cherry-picked video to portray US Capitol rioters as peaceful.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas man who pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting or impeding a federal officer during the Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to 20 months in prison and two years of supervised release.

Cooper said Carlson was trying to ‘rewrite history’ about one of the ‘biggest threats to American democracy’

Capitol Police chief says Carlson segment "filled with offensive and misleading conclusions"

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento Republican activist and Jan. 6 capitol riot defendant Jorge Aaron Riley pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single felony count of obstructing an official proceeding, making Riley the third of four area residents to accept plea deals related to the insurrection.

Late-night hosts discuss cherrypicked footage of January 6 ‘sightseers’, and Trump’s consideration of Kari Lake for VP

WASHINGTON — Hispanic Democrats in the Senate expressed optimism last month about the Biden administration’s direction on immigration and border policy, after what several described as a “constructive” and “productive” meeting with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at the Capitol.