McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 'violent insurrection'

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is criticizing the Republican National Committee for censuring two House GOP lawmakers investigating the "violent insurrection" on Jan. 6, 2021, saying it's not the party's job to police the views of lawmakers. 

McConnell disagrees with RNC, calls Jan. 6 riot ‘violent insurrection’

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell explained, “‘It was a violent insurrection with the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election.”

Arizona GOP chair files suit to block Jan. 6 panel subpoena

Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward and her husband filed a lawsuit seeking to block a subpoena of their phone records by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Trump dangles prospect of pardons for Jan. 6 defendants during Texas visit

“If I run and if I win, we will treat those people from January 6th fairly,” Trump said Saturday night during a rally in Conroe, Texas.

Capitol riot investigation committee subpoenas fake Trump electors in Arizona and 6 other states

A house committee investigating the U.S. Capitol Insurrection in 2021 has subpoenaed over a dozen individuals, including 2 from Arizona, who allegedly tried to declare Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 election in various states.

Capitol riot: Phoenix man among those indicted for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 insurrection

On Jan. 13, it was reported that Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, and 10 other members or associates, have been charged with seditious conspiracy in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol.

January 6 panel requests interview with Ivanka Trump

The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol riot is asking Ivanka Trump, daughter of former President Donald Trump, to voluntarily cooperate with its investigation.

Supreme Court allows release of Trump documents to January 6 panel

In a rebuff to former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is allowing the release of presidential documents sought by the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Rudy Giuliani, other Trump allies who challenged 2020 election

The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has subpoenaed Rudy Giuliani and other members of Donald Trump’s legal team who filed bogus legal challenges to the 2020 election that fueled the lie that race had been stolen from the former president.

Oath Keepers founder charged with seditious conspiracy in Capitol riot

Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, has been arrested and charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Far-right’s ‘Baked Alaska,' facing charges over Capitol Insurrection, gets 30 days in jail over assault

A far-right social media personality known as the so-called “Baked Alaska,” was sentenced to 30 days in jail Thursday for misdemeanor convictions arising from an encounter in which authorities say he shot pepper spray at an employee at an Arizona bar.

Man accused of storming Capitol made rap videos about riot

A man charged this week with storming the U.S. Capitol last year performed rap songs about the riot in videos posted on his YouTube channel, federal authorities say.

Jan. 6 panel seeks interview, records from GOP leader Kevin McCarthy

The House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has requested an interview and records from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

Newsmaker Saturday - Will Humble and Andy Biggs
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FOX 10's John Hook talks to Will Humble, Executive Director of Arizona Public Health about the highly contagious COVID-19 omicron variant in our state and Rep. Andy Biggs (R - 5th District) about the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Mom who brought son into Capitol during riot gets 3 months in prison

During Friday's sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said she finds it difficult to comprehend why Virginia Marie Spencer and her husband took their child into the building during a violent insurrection.

Capitol Insurrection: Arizonans among those charged by prosecutors in connection with deadly riot

One year after the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol, the lives of some people who took part in the insurrection have changed, and among those are a number of people with Arizona ties.

Capitol Riot: A look back on year since January 6 insurrection

January 6 marks one year since the U.S. Capitol riot, when pro-Donald Trump rioters charged the steps as Congress began counting the Electoral College votes. 

Capitol Riot: Homeland Security details preventing future violence in nation's capital

The deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol has been commemorated all day Thursday as we officially mark one year since the riot. The question remains: could something like this happen again?

Capitol Riot criminal investigation continues one year later; still a long way to go

One year ago, pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, disrupting Congress' duty to certify the 2020 presidential election results. Many laws were broken that day, setting off the largest criminal investigation in the history of the United States.

Capitol Riot: Florida leads country with most arrests one year later

From 'Lectern Guy' to a Pinellas County man who has received the longest sentence so far, most of those facing charges from the Capitol Riot are from Florida.