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Capitol Police officer facing criminal charges tied to hit-and-run cover-up resigns, sources say

WASHINGTON — Thomas Smith, a veteran U.S. Capitol Police officer facing criminal charges for trying to cover up a 2020 hit-and-run in Georgetown — which left a motorcyclist injured — has resigned from the department, sources said.

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Capitol Police officer facing criminal charges tied to hit-and-run cover-up resigns, sources say - Roll Call

Thomas Smith, a veteran Capitol Police officer facing criminal charges for trying to cover-up a 2020 hit-and-run, has resigned.

Roll Call

Editorial: Biden should know. Adding 100,000 more cops is the wrong approach

COVID-19 scuttled President Joe Biden’s trip earlier this month to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where he planned to unveil a $37 billion public safety program centered on federal funding for 100,000 new police officers in local law enforcement departments around the nation.

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Taxpayers still on the hook for Jan. 6

The government will cover up to $10,000 for lawmakers to spend on securing their personal residents

Salon

Lawmakers AOC and Jaypal demand security overhaul amid threats

"The threats are real, the increases have been unbelievable," said Rep. Tim Ryan.

Axios

Congress on "high alert" amid security threats

"The threats are real, the increases have been unbelievable," said Rep. Tim Ryan.

Axios

Activists rally outside congressional baseball game they vowed to ‘shut down’ amid Schumer-Manchin climate deal

Demonstrators left scrambling hours before game after Democrats get their act together on climate

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Jan. 6 rioter accused of attack on officer pleads guilty to lesser crimes

WASHINGTON — A Jan. 6 rioter who had been charged with assaulting Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick pleaded guilty to two less serious offenses.

Tribune News Service

Seen but not heard? Sit-in protesters change the game for staffers - Roll Call

Bosses used to tell Hill aides, “If I ever see your name in the newspapers, it better be in the obituaries … or it will be.”

Roll Call

House sergeant-at-arms to cover security at lawmakers' homes

The program will cover monitoring and maintenance costs of up to $150 per month for each lawmaker.

Axios

Babbitt mom pushes conspiracy theories

Babbitt's mom said reaction would "absolutely" would be different if it was a Black woman shot by a white cop

Salon

10 things we learned from Jan. 6 committee hearings on the Capitol attack

The events leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, represent more than just the day when Trump loyalists stormed the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service

Immigrant Capitol Police Officer still deals with pain

A Capitol Police Sergeant born in the Dominican Republic says that it is a pity that an immigrant like him denounces the assault carried out by thousands of supporters of former President Donald Trump on Jan. 6 2021 while politicians and others born in the United States remain silent

The Independent UK

Donald Trump 'watched US Capitol riots on TV and ignored desperate pleas for peace'

A congressional hearing was told that former president Donald Trump ignored aides and family members as he watched riots at the U.S. Capitol unfold in January last year

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What really happened during the wait for Trump to quell the Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee's prime-time hearing Thursday is billed as a look at what former President Donald Trump did in the 187 minutes between the start of the insurrection and when he urged his supporters to leave the Capitol.

Roll Call

17 arrested as Senate dining workers protest at the Capitol - Roll Call

Senate cafeteria workers and UNITE HERE Local 23 union members showed up Wednesday willing to risk arrest.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

NC Rep. Alma Adams arrested in abortion rights protest outside US Capitol

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Alma Adams has been arrested outside the U.S. Capitol in a protest in support of abortion rights.

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North Carolina Rep. Alma Adams arrested in abortion rights protest outside Capitol

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Alma Adams has been arrested outside the U.S. Capitol in a protest in support of abortion rights.

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‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ staffers won’t be prosecuted after Capitol arrest

The voice behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog won’t face charges for trespassing at the Capitol.

The Independent UK

Trespassing charges against Colbert team dropped following Capitol incident

Show’s production team included Robert Smigel, the voice behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Chicago Sun-Times

No charges for ‘Late Show’ crew arrested on Capitol Hill

A spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office said it was not probable a conviction could be obtained and sustained given that the nine arrested had been invited and that their escorts had never asked them to leave the building.

The Independent UK

No charges for 'Late Show' crew arrested on Capitol Hill

Federal prosecutors have declined to bring charges against nine people associated with CBS’ “Late Show with Stephen Colbert" who were arrested in a U.S. Capitol complex building last month

The Independent UK

Venue cancels comedy gig by right-wing provocateur who sexually harassed AOC on Capitol steps

The Democrat has since expressed she fears for her safety working in Congress

Roll Call

Photos of the week ending July 15, 2022 - Roll Call

This week, CQ Roll Call’s photojournalists focused on post-Fourth of July fireworks at the Jan. 6 panel’s hearing, and more Hill activity.

Tribune News Service

Tuesday's Jan. 6 hearing put spotlight on power of Trump’s words over his supporters

WASHINGTON — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot showed Tuesday the pull Donald Trump’s words had on his supporters, using the vivid personal account of Stephen Ayres, who illegally breached the building that day, to drive home its point.

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