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[TRENDING NEWS] Capitol Police formally clear officer who shot rioter, saying he may have saved lives.

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Author: BY LUKE BROADWATER - Publish Date: August 24, 2021 at 01:18AM “The actions of the officer in this case potentially saved members and staff from serious injury and possible death,” the agency said.

[TRENDING NEWS] With Capitol Sit-In, Cori Bush Galvanized a Progressive Revolt Over Evictions

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Author: BY NICHOLAS FANDOS - Publish Date: August 5, 2021 at 12:15AM Refusing to move from the Capitol steps, the first-term congresswoman from St. Louis intensified pressure on the Biden administration and showed her tactics could yield results.

[TRENDING NEWS] With Cameras Rolling, an Uneasy and Isolated Capitol Receives Biden

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Author: BY NICHOLAS FANDOS AND EMILY COCHRANE - Publish Date: April 29, 2021 at 09:26AM Under the cloud of a pandemic and an insurrection, a locked-down Capitol provided an unusual backdrop for President Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress.

[TRENDING NEWS] In a Locked-Down Capitol, Biden Will Address a Sparse Audience

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Author: BY LUKE BROADWATER - Publish Date: April 28, 2021 at 06:45AM Strict security and health restrictions will lend a surreal mood to President Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress, with only 200 people attending instead of the usual 1,600.

[TRENDING NEWS] Capitol Suspect Struggled Before Attack, but Motive Remains Unclear

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Author: BY NICHOLAS FANDOS, ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS, GIULIA MCDONNELL NIETO DEL RIO AND AISHVARYA KAVI - Publish Date: April 4, 2021 at 06:55AM Noah R. Green had been distressed but had no known history of violence when he rammed his car into two police officers, killing one and injuring another before being killed himself.

[TRENDING NEWS] Driver Rams Into Officers at Capitol, Killing One and Injuring Another

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Author: BY EMILY COCHRANE, NICHOLAS FANDOS AND BEN DECKER - Publish Date: April 3, 2021 at 07:15AM The attack shocked a Capitol slowly returning to normalcy after the Jan. 6 riot, raising new questions about securing the complex.

[TRENDING NEWS] Capitol Police Will Begin Scaling Back Fencing Put Up After Riot

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Author: BY NICHOLAS FANDOS - Publish Date: March 15, 2021 at 08:48AM An inner perimeter will be moved closer to the building and an outer perimeter will be removed altogether as Congress tries to return to normal after the Jan. 6 attack.

[TRENDING NEWS] After Capitol Riot, Lawmakers Chafe at Security Measures

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Author: BY LUKE BROADWATER - Publish Date: March 13, 2021 at 07:11AM There is bipartisan interest in removing fencing around the Capitol and dismissing the National Guard troops deployed there, but law enforcement officials fear new threats.

[TRENDING NEWS] After the Riot, What’s the Future of Art in the Capitol?

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Author: BY GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO - Publish Date: February 25, 2021 at 07:01AM Built largely by enslaved people, the building includes just one small object honoring their work.

[TRENDING NEWS] Capitol Riot Costs Will Exceed $30 Million, Official Tells Congress

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Author: BY EMILY COCHRANE AND LUKE BROADWATER - Publish Date: February 25, 2021 at 06:32AM The architect of the Capitol and other officials told lawmakers that the physical and psychological toll of the Jan. 6 riot — including damaged artifacts and staff trauma — will be extensive.

[TRENDING NEWS] A Small Group of Militants’ Outsize Role in the Capitol Attack

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Author: BY JENNIFER VALENTINO-DEVRIES, DENISE LU, ELEANOR LUTZ AND ALEX LEEDS MATTHEWS - Publish Date: February 21, 2021 at 03:00PM A “stack” of Oath Keepers and three groups of Proud Boys are charged with conspiracy crimes in last month’s assault. In each of them, former military members played a prominent role.

[TRENDING NEWS] Pelosi Vows to Move Forward With Independent Inquiry Into Capitol Riot

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Author: BY EMILY COCHRANE - Publish Date: February 16, 2021 at 06:03AM Calls have grown among lawmakers for a 9/11 Commission-style panel to be established, which would most likely require legislation.

[TRENDING NEWS] House Lays Out Case Against Trump, Branding Him the ‘Inciter in Chief’

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Author: BY NICHOLAS FANDOS - Publish Date: February 11, 2021 at 08:25AM The Democratic House impeachment managers opened their case against the former president with a narrative of his monthslong effort to overturn the election and raw footage of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

[TRENDING NEWS] Lie After Lie: Listen to How Trump Built His Alternate Reality

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Author: BY LARRY BUCHANAN, KAREN YOURISH, AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER, JON HUANG AND BLACKI MIGLIOZZI - Publish Date: February 10, 2021 at 08:38AM Donald J. Trump’s lies and calls to action were embraced by his supporters, then amplified by rioters at the Capitol.

[TRENDING NEWS] Senate Agrees Trial Is Constitutional, as Trump Consolidates Votes for an Acquittal

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Author: BY NICHOLAS FANDOS - Publish Date: February 10, 2021 at 07:55AM After a day that featured a harrowing video of the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, only six Republicans joined Democrats in agreeing to allow the trial to proceed, signaling there is not enough support for a conviction.

[TRENDING NEWS] No, Ocasio-Cortez did not make up her experience during the Capitol riots.

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Author: BY MAGGIE ASTOR - Publish Date: February 5, 2021 at 06:58AM

[TRENDING NEWS] No, Ocasio-Cortez did not make up her experience during the Capitol riots.

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Author: BY MAGGIE ASTOR - Publish Date: February 5, 2021 at 06:58AM

[TRENDING NEWS] President Biden traveled to the Capitol to pay respects to Brian Sicknick, the officer who died from injuries sustained at the Capitol riot.

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Author: BY KATIE ROGERS AND HAILEY FUCHS - Publish Date: February 3, 2021 at 09:57AM Mr. Sicknick is only the fifth person to lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda.

[TRENDING NEWS] A Fitting Coda to a Presidency

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Author: BY PETER BAKER - Publish Date: January 14, 2021 at 08:09AM The impeachment of President Trump for a second time — in a Capitol ringed by troops — seemed like the almost inevitable culmination of four years that left the nation fractured, angry and losing its sense of self.

[TRENDING NEWS] F.B.I. Urges Police Chiefs Across U.S. to Be On High Alert for Threats

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Author: BY JOHN ELIGON, FRANCES ROBLES, ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS AND HELENE COOPER - Publish Date: January 14, 2021 at 07:53AM A joint intelligence bulletin warned that the deadly breach at the Capitol will be a “significant driver of violence” ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.