Virginia Thomas agrees to interview with House panel investigating Jan. 6 riot
The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, conservative activist Virginia Thomas, has agreed to participate in a voluntary interview with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.
House passes US election law overhaul in response to Jan. 6 Capitol riot
The House has passed legislation to overhaul the rules for certifying the results of a presidential election as lawmakers accelerate their response to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and Donald Trump’s failed attempt to remain in power.
House to vote on changes to electoral count law to prevent another Jan. 6 attack
Lawmakers will vote Wednesday on a change to a law used for confirming presidential elections after ex-President Donald Trump tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
US Capitol rioter who wore 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt sentenced to prison
A Virginia man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while wearing an antisemitic “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt over a Nazi-themed shirt was sentenced on Thursday to 75 days of imprisonment.
Jan. 6 panel: What to know in the closing months of the historic investigation
The committee has already revealed much of its work at eight hearings over the summer, showing in detail how former President Donald Trump ignored many of his closest advisers and amplified his false claims of election fraud after he lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden.
New Mexico commissioner, Cowboys for Trump cofounder banned from holding public office for role in Jan. 6 riot
A New Mexico state district court judge has disqualified county commissioner and Cowboys for Trump cofounder Couy Griffin from holding public office.
Donald Trump said he would ‘strongly’ consider pardons, apologize to Capitol rioters if elected
The former president also said he would financially support those who participated in the deadly Capitol riot but did not specify how.
Former NYPD cop gets 10 years in prison for Jan. 6 attack
Thomas Webster, a former NYPD officer, will spend ten years behind bars for using a metal flagpole to assault one of the police officers trying to hold off a mob of Donald Trump supporters on January 6.
Oath Keepers' lawyer Kellye SoRelle arrested in connection with Jan. 6
A lawyer for the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group has been charged with conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol, authorities said Thursday.
Arizona judge slaps down Finchem, Gosar over defamation suit
The Republicans filed the lawsuit last year against former Democratic state Rep. Charlene Fernandez after she called for an investigation of their roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Jan. 6 panel asks for Alex Jones' texts
An attorney representing two parents who sued conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over his false claims about the Sandy Hook massacre says the U.S. House Jan. 6 committee has requested two years' worth of records from Jones' phone.
Gun-toting Capitol rioter Guy Reffitt gets 87 months in prison
A Texas man convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, helmet, and body armor was sentenced on Monday to 87 months — more than seven years — in prison, the longest sentence imposed so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases.
Trump returns to DC for first time since leaving office to deliver speech on crime
Former President Donald Trump will return to Washington on Tuesday for the first time since leaving office, delivering a speech on crime before an allied think tank that has been crafting an agenda for a possible second term.
Jan. 6 panel prepared to subpoena Virginia 'Ginni' Thomas, Supreme Court justice's wife
Committee members hope to learn more about Ginni Thomas’ effort to keep Trump in office and the potential conflicts of interest for Clarence Thomas as a result on Jan. 6 cases that have come before the court.
Steve Bannon found guilty of contempt charges for defying January 6 subpoena
Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, has been convicted of contempt charges for defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Far-right internet personality 'Baked Alaska' pleads guilty in Capitol riot
A far-right internet personality has pleaded guilty to joining the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol, where he streamed live video that incriminated him and other rioters.
Jan. 6 takeaways: White House in chaos, unmovable Trump
The House Jan. 6 committee closed out its set of summer hearings with its most detailed focus yet on the investigation’s main target: former President Donald Trump.
January 6 hearing: Panel says Trump 'poured gasoline on fire' with tweet during Capitol riot
Former White House aides have told the Jan. 6 committee that Donald Trump poured “gasoline on the fire” of the attack raging at the Capitol rather than calling off the mob laying siege.
Arizona GOP censures Rusty Bowers after Jan. 6 testimony
“(Bowers) is no longer a Republican in good standing & we call on Republicans to replace him at the ballot box in the August primary,” Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward tweeted.
Jury selection in Steve Bannon's contempt-of-Congress trial heads for 2nd day
After a day-long court session, final jury selection will stretch into a second day in the contempt-of-Congress trial of Steve Bannon.