The Latest Breaking News from Capitol

Lauren Boebert tells pardoned Jan 6 rioters: 'Come back to the Capitol for a tour‘

Lauren Boebert vowed to be the first member of Congress to offer pardoned January 6 rioters a guided tour of the US Capitol.

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025

Trump's Blanket Clemency for Capitol Rioters Excuses Political Violence

The president drew no distinction between people who merely entered the building and people who vandalized it or assaulted police officers.

Reason · Jan 21, 2025

From Proud Boys to the QAnon Shaman – the most notorious Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump

President has faced backlash for granting clemency to more than 1,500 supporters charged with crimes connected to the Jan. 6 insurrection on his first day in office

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025

Who are Enrique Tarrio and Stewart Rhodes, and what were their roles in January 6?

Tarrio and Rhodes, who both have ties to far-right groups, were serving long sentences until Trump granted clemency

The Guardian - US · Jan 21, 2025

'QAnon Shaman,' Face of Capitol Riot, Celebrates Trump Pardon by Buying 'Some Mother Fu*kin Guns'

The MAGA rioter who was one of the first to enter the Capitol building on January 6 celebrated President Trump's pardon with a telling social media update.

Latin Times · Jan 21, 2025

Convicted US Capitol Rioters Released After Trump's Pardons

US Capitol rioters, including Stewart Rhodes and Enrique Tarrio, are being released from prison through pardons and commutations by President Trump.

Top News · Jan 21, 2025

Oath Keepers' Rhodes and Proud Boys' Tarrio released from prison after Trump Jan. 6 clemency

Former Proud Boys extremist group leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes have been released from prison after their lengthy sentences for seditious conspiracy convictions in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol were wiped away by a sweeping order by President Donald Trump

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025

Cop Assaulted in Capitol Riots 'Betrayed' by Trump Pardons: 'My Family, My Children Are Less Safe Today'

A former officer who was brutally assaulted during the Capitol riot expressed his sense of betrayal after Trump pardoned over a thousand insurrectionists.

Latin Times · Jan 21, 2025

‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley says he will ‘buy some motha f***in guns’ after Trump pardon

‘My spirit is free, I was born to be wild [and] I am gonna travel around the country now that I finally can,’ the convicted Jan. 6 rioter tells The Independent upon being granted clemency

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025

Trump's Executive Actions: Reversals, Pardons, And Policy Changes

President Trump's initial executive actions focus on reversing policies, tightening security, and pardoning Capitol attackers.

Top News · Jan 21, 2025