Illinois National Guard still awaiting Capitol security reimbursement

The Illinois National Guard will have to cut training and force time off if not reimbursed for providing security to the U.S. Capitol after the Jan. 6 attack, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday.

1st Capitol rioter sentenced in felony case gets 8 months

The sentencing could set the bar for punishments of hundreds of other Capitol riot defendants as they decide whether to accept plea deals or go to trial.

FBI arrests so-called #SuitMacer from Capitol riot

Video from the Jan. 6 riot shows a man wearing a suit and tie spraying a chemical on cops. The FBI identified the so-called #SuitMacer as a 26-year-old man from Brooklyn.

Images show Lakeland group repeatedly attacking officers during Capitol riot, FBI says

More details have been released about five Floridians charged in connection with the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot, several of whom allegedly beat officers with flagpoles and riot shields while shouting, "We didn’t come all this way just to stand here!"

FBI releases 11 new videos of wanted suspects 6 months after Capitol riots

The FBI has released eleven new videos of suspects involved in the violent riots in the Capitol on January 6. Officials are asking for help from the public to identify the individuals in the videos.

Rep. Kinzinger weighs in on new bill that would investigate Capitol riot
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger dishes his thoughts on the new bill introduced by Nancy Pelosi to form a committee to investigate the Capitol insurrection in January.

Illinois man charged with assaulting officer, news media during Jan. 6 US Capitol riot

A downstate Illinois man has been arrested for allegedly attacking a law enforcement officer and members of the news media during the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.

21 in House GOP vote against awarding congressional medals to Capitol Police at riot

Twenty-one House Republicans voted against a bill that would award congressional medals of honor to Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police to thank them for their service during the deadly Jan. 6 riot.

Chicago cop charged with storming U.S. Capitol

A Chicago police officer was arrested and charged on Friday for allegedly breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Illinois man charged in Jan. 6 breach of U.S. Capitol
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Federal prosecutors have arrested a North Shore man amid the ongoing investigation into the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.

Kenilworth man charged in Jan. 6 breach of U.S. Capitol

Federal prosecutors have arrested a North Shore man amid the ongoing investigation into the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.

Senate report details failures around Jan. 6 attack at US Capitol

A Senate investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has uncovered broad government, military and law enforcement missteps before the violent attack, including a breakdown within multiple intelligence agencies and a lack of training and preparation for Capitol Police officers who were quickly overwhelmed by the rioters.

Capitol riot suspect pleads guilty to charge carrying max sentence of 20 years in prison

A man pleaded guilty Wednesday to crimes related to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.

Senate GOP blocks bipartisan commission to investigate deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Senate Republicans on Friday blocked a House-passed bill to create a bipartisan commission to study the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Senate vote was 54-35 — short of the 60 votes needed to consider the bill.

Accused US Capitol rioters blame insurrection on mob mentality

Christopher Grider said he came to Washington on Jan. 6 with no intention of rioting. But he got caught up in the mob of angry supporters of then-President Donald Trump as they surged into the U.S. Capitol, breaking through police barriers and smashing through doors.

House approves $1.9B to bolster Capitol security after Jan. 6 riot

The House on Thursday narrowly approved $1.9 billion to bolster security at the Capitol after the Jan. 6 insurrection, as Democrats pushed past Republican opposition to harden the complex with retractable fencing and a quick-response force following the most violent domestic attack on Congress in history.

Bipartisan deal in Congress to investigate Capitol attack collapses

A bipartisan deal on a new commission to investigate the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol appeared to collapse Tuesday.