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Ex-Virginia police officer pleads guilty to storming Capitol

A former Virginia police officer has pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol with another former officer who is scheduled to be tried next month on charges related to the riot

The Independent UK

Texas man pleads guilty to federal charge for helping to lead siege on US Capitol

DALLAS — A North Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge of civil disorder for helping to lead the violent siege on the U.S. Capitol last year, which he documented on his social media.

Tribune News Service

Capitol Police Board won't give inspector general details of post-Jan. 6 security upgrades

WASHINGTON — The governing board that oversees security improvements to the U.S. Capitol refused to disclose to a government watchdog what improvements are being made after rioters were able to smash windows and enter the building Jan. 6, 2021, according to a watchdog report being released Thursday.

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Man accused of battering, yelling slurs at utility worker is brother of Ashli Babbitt

SAN DIEGO — A man facing battery and hate-crime charges for allegedly attacking and hurling racial slurs at a utility worker last year near Ocean Beach is the brother of Ashli Babbitt, the San Diego woman who was shot and killed by a police officer Jan. 6, 2021, inside the…

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SPLC report: Hate groups in decline as views hit mainstream

The number of white nationalist, neo-Nazi and anti-government extremist groups across the U.S. fell for a third straight year in 2021, even as some groups were reinvigorated by the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol last year

The Independent UK

Editorial: Miami extremist faces Jan. 6 charges. Add it to the Florida GOP’s list of shame

Miami’s own homegrown extremist, former Proud Boys national chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, has been indicted on grounds he directed his group during the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, another indication of the Republican Party’s terrifying tolerance of white supremacy and extremism. And Florida is once again at center…

Miami Herald

Former Proud Boys leader Tarrio arrested in Miami on Jan. 6 Capitol attack charges

MIAMI — Federal agents on Tuesday arrested former Proud Boys national chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio in Miami on conspiracy charges alleging he played a leadership role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol while Congress was certifying the presidential election.

Miami Herald

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Proud Boys leader charged with conspiracy in Capitol riot

The leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was arrested Tuesday on a conspiracy charge for what federal prosecutors say was his role in a coordinated attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory

The Independent UK

Capitol rioter from Idaho gets 4 years for attacking police

An Idaho man who hit a police officer with a pipe while storming the U.S. Capitol last year has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison

The Independent UK

Prosecutor says the first Capitol rioter on trial ‘lit the match’

Jurors have heard attorneys' opening statements in the first trial for one of the hundreds of people charged with storming the U.S. Capitol last year

The Independent UK

Prosecutor: First Capitol rioter on trial 'lit the match'

Jurors have heard attorneys' opening statements in the first trial for one of the hundreds of people charged with storming the U.S. Capitol last year

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 6 people tied to bid to overturn election

WASHINGTON — Six people accused of promoting false claims the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent and taking part in efforts to delay or overturn results were subpoenaed Tuesday by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service

New normal: Fence is up, Guard on standby for State of Union

The fencing around the U.S. Capitol is back up for the president's State of the Union address on Tuesday

The Independent UK

US Capitol fencing is reinstalled ahead of trucker protests

WASHINGTON — Temporary fencing is being reinstalled around the U.S. Capitol as federal security officials brace for protesting truckers to reach the Washington area, possibly to coincide with President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday.

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Salon

"Free, white and over 21" lives on today

The "free, White, and over 21" mentality was well represented among those who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6

Tribune News Service

Trump fundraiser Kimberly Guilfoyle halts interview with Jan. 6 panel

WASHINGTON — The legal team for Kimberly Guilfoyle, a Trump campaign fundraiser, brought an abrupt halt to her interview Friday with the House Committee investigating last year’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, saying panel members were leaking details.

Miami Herald

A Florida man who became one of the most recognized Capitol rioters gets jail time

MIAMI — Adam Johnson became one of the most recognizable faces of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol after a photo of him smiling with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern went viral. On Friday, he was sentenced.

Tribune News Service

Federal officials charge Michigan man in Jan. 6 siege at US Capitol

A Michigan man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol, federal officials said.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Feds arrest man who says he ‘stayed on the front lines’ during Capitol breach

Authorities say Athanasios Zoyganeles lives in Chicago. That would make him the 27th known Illinois resident charged in connection with the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service

Trump's social media app banks on startup looking to disrupt big tech

In the days following Jan. 6, 2021, when many Americans were trying to comprehend how a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, the founders of a new technology firm, RightForge Holdings LLC, saw an opportunity.

Miami Herald

Editorial: Why is Florida fertile ground for Oath Keepers and hate groups? We encourage extremism

More residents from Florida have been charged in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol than from any other state. Some of the most prominent leaders of the far-right “patriot” movement are from here, too. The state now has 68 hate groups, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center,…

The Independent UK

Reservist, nurse charged with running fake vaccine card scam

Federal authorities say a Marine Corps reservist charged in last year’s U.S. Capitol riot also schemed with a nurse to steal, forge and sell hundreds of coronavirus vaccination cards

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 panel issues more subpoenas tied to fake state electors

WASHINGTON — Six people allegedly involved in promoting falsified elector slates backing former President Donald Trump were subpoenaed Tuesday to testify to the House committee investigating last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service

Biden’s State of the Union speech to have limited attendance

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address will be delivered to a limited audience in the U.S. Capitol under similar pandemic-related restrictions as last year, according to an official familiar with the arrangements.

The Independent UK

Capitol rioter gets prison as feds reach 100 sentencings

The Justice Department has reached another milestone in its sweeping investigation of last year's riot at the U.S. Capitol

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