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2 Men From Rochester Area Charged in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
Two men from the Rochester area have been charged in a federal indictment with pepper-spraying police officers during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. According to court documents unsealed Wednesday, Cody Mattice, 28, and James Mault, 29, each face charges including engaging in physical violence with a deadly or dangerous weapon while in a restricted building. Prosecutors say photos…
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NY Man Arrested for Role in Capitol Riots, With Multiple Guns Found in Home
A New York man was arrested and charged for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, and during a search of his home, investigators said they found an AR-15 rifle and three handguns. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.
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Capitol Police Recommend Jan. 6 Officers for Discipline
Disciplinary action was recommended for U.S. Capitol Police officers in six cases after internal investigations related to the Jan. 6 insurrection, police said Saturday.
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New Chief Selected for Capitol Police After 1/6 Insurrection
A police official who has run large departments in Maryland and Virginia has been selected as chief of the U.S. Capitol Police
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Dallas Actor Accused of Assaulting Officers With Crutch in U.S. Capitol Riot
A Dallas area native and actor who allegedly used a crutch to assault police officers while storming the U.S. Capitol last month is set to appear in court on Friday, the FBI says.
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Video Shows Fatal Shooting of Ashli Babbitt at U.S. Capitol
Footage taken inside the U.S. Capitol shows the moments leading up to the shooting of Ashli Babbitt as supporters of President Donald Trump rushed toward the Speaker’s Lobby. The video was licensed from a self-described civil rights activist.
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Capitol Police Officer Who Died From Injuries Sustained in Riot Is From New Jersey
U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick, from New Jersey, died from injuries suffered during Wednesday’s riot at the U.S. Capitol. Brian Thompson reports.
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Man Strips Naked Inside Senate Office Building
A man entered a U.S. Senate office building on Tuesday afternoon and stripped fully nude, police say.
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Ethics Panel Opens Investigation of Rep. Katie Hill
The House Ethics Committee Wednesday opened an investigation into Rep. Katie Hill after a conservative website published unsubstantiated accusations that she had an improper relationship with a staffer. The bipartisan leadership of the Ethics panel announced the probe of the freshman California Democrat, noting “public allegations” that Hill “may have engaged in a sexual relationship with an individual on her...
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Congresswoman: Police Investigating Intimate Photo Release
A member of Congress says she’s asked for an investigation into intimate photos she says were posted online without her consent. California Democrat Katie Hill said U.S. Capitol Police are “investigating the situation and potential legal violations of those who posted and distributed the photos.” She said the photos included her and “another individual” and declined further comment.
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Climate Change Has Jane Fonda Picking up Where She Left Off in the 1970s
Stepping briskly into a U.S. Capitol police vehicle Friday, Jane Fonda is returning to civil disobedience after a nearly half-century break, inspired by the climate activism of Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg and hoping to encourage older people like her to protest as well. Being arrested at age 81 poses its own, new challenges, Fonda told The Associated Press in an...
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New Jersey Rep. Gottheimer Says Resignation Letter Sent Out to Elected Officials and Media Was a Hoax
New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer says he’s outraged over what he called a “disgusting smear campaign” in which he says someone sent out a fake letter saying he was resigning over a sex scandal.
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Congress Members Targeted by ‘Unprecedented' Number of Threats: House Sergeant at Arms
U.S. House members have been targeted by an “unprecedented number of threats,” according to testimony by the U.S. House sergeant at arms.
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Forecast for Friday, July 14
Erica Grow’s weather forecast for Friday, July 14.
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Happening Today: Steve Scalise, Travel Ban, Health Care, DMX, Kermit the Frog
Here’s what to know for Friday, July 14.
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Scalise Undergoes Surgery for Infection, in Fair Condition
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, critically wounded in a shooting at a baseball practice nearly a month ago, has undergone surgery for an infection linked to his bullet wounds.
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Happening Today: GOP Shooting, Welfare, Flu Vaccine, FDA, George Clooney, Burger King
Here’s what to know for Thursday, June 22.
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RAW VIDEO: Drone Flies Above US Capitol
The architect of the U.S. Capitol got permission to fly a drone around the dome.
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Protesters Occupy Schumer's Capitol Hill Office, 17 Arrested
More than two dozen protesters briefly commandeered the Capitol Hill office of Sen. Chuck Schumer, objecting to close ties to Wall Street by the man poised to lead Senate Democrats.