Teenage Capitol rioter who pepper-sprayed police with Confederate flag in hand sentenced
A Kentucky man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while carrying a Confederate battle flag was sentenced on Monday to more than two years in prison for pepper spraying two police officers in the face, partially blinding them for hours during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.
Supreme Court rules Trump will stay on ballot, overruling states
Former President Donald Trump will remain on the ballot for the 2024 election after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned a Colorado ruling attempting to bar him for his alleged role in the January 6 Capitol riot.
Trump loses executive immunity defense
For the first time in U.S. history, a federal appeals court has ruled on a president's accountability in a criminal case. At issue: whether Donald Trump had immunity for his actions on January sixth. The court's decision on the matter was unanimous.
Court finds Trump is not immune from prosecution
Attorneys for former President Trump are appealing a ruling that he does not have presidential immunity in his election interference case.
Trump to remain on Illinois ballot
The Illinois State Board of Elections members voted unanimously to keep Former President Trump on the Illinois primary ballot Tuesday. A former judge issued the recommendation to remove him over the weekend due to his involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot.
Supreme Court grapples with Trump's eligibility to be president again after Capitol insurrection
The U.S. Supreme Court is deliberating on former President Donald Trump's eligibility for another presidential run, spurred by allegations of his role in the Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021.
Biden rips into Trump for 'assault on democracy'
President Joe Biden didn't hold back on Friday when discussing the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Biden lambastes Trump for Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a day 'we nearly lost America'
The president called Jan. 6 a moment when "we nearly lost America — lost it all." He said the presidential race — a likely rematch with Donald Trump, who is the GOP frontrunner — is “all about" whether American democracy will survive.
Illinois challenging Trump's 2024 presidential candidacy
Illinois has joined the ranks of states challenging Donald Trump's candidacy for the 2024 elections, making it the 18th state to do so.
Donald Trump removed from Colorado ballot in historic ruling by state's Supreme Court
A divided Colorado Supreme Court removed Trump from the state’s primary ballot, ruling that he is ineligible to be president after his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
'Our final battle': Trump after Colorado ballot ruling
The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause.
Supreme Court to hear case that could undo Capitol riot charge against hundreds, including Trump
The obstruction charge has been brought against more than 300 defendants in the massive federal prosecution following the deadly insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Speaker Johnson to make 44,000 hours of Jan. 6 footage available for public view
House Speaker Mike Johnson says he plans to publicly release hours of footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Man from southwest suburbs accused of spraying officers, breaking windows during Capitol riot
A man from southwest suburban Burbank has been arrested and faces criminal charges for allegedly deploying wasp and hornet spray at police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot.
Chicago man gets 10 days imprisonment, 9 months’ probation for role in U.S. Capitol riot
A Chicago man who authorities say smoked a cigarette, took videos and photos and entered several rooms in the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot was sentenced Tuesday to 10 days in prison and nine months of probation.
Ex-Chicago Park District electrician gets more than 3 years for helping break through barricades on Jan. 6
A former longtime electrician for the Chicago Park District was sentenced to more than three years in prison Wednesday for helping break through barricades near the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, injuring multiple officers along the way.
Illinois brothers sentenced after assaulting officers in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
A former longtime electrician for the Chicago Park District was sentenced to more than three years in prison Wednesday for helping break through barricades near the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, injuring multiple officers along the way.
Proud Boys’ Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison for orchestrating his far-right extremist group’s attack on the U.S. Capitol in a failed bid to stop the transfer of presidential power after Donald Trump lost the 2020 election.
Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window on Jan. 6 gets 10 years in prison, then declares, ‘Trump won!’
A former member of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group who smashed a window at the U.S. Capitol in the building’s first breach of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in prison — and then defiantly declared as he walked out of the courtroom, "Trump won!"
Judge’s illness delays sentencing for former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case
Sentencing for Enrique Tarrio has been delayed until next week. Prosecutors are seeking 33 years in jail for Tarrio, a top target in one of the most important Capitol riot cases prosecuted by the Justice Department.