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Man drives car into barricade near US Capitol, fires shots into air and then kills himself

It happened early this morning

Wales Online

Capitol Police investigating car crash, shooting near Supreme Court

The man fired several shots into the air and then fatally shot himself as officers approached him.

Axios

Police: Man killed himself after ramming US Capitol barrier

Police say a man drove his car into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol and then began firing gunshots in the air before fatally shooting himself

The Independent UK

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Police name the man they say crashed his car and killed himself near the U.S. Capitol

A 29-year-old man drove his car into a barricade and fired a gun into the air before killing himself, officials said. Authorities believe he did not appear to be targeting any members of Congress.

WEKU

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.

Tribune News Service

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

The Independent UK

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

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Salon

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

Tribune News Service

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.

The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

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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Los Angeles Times

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.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

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.

Tribune News Service

‘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.

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