The Latest Breaking News from Capitol

Biden to start election year with speech on third anniversary of Capitol attack

President to make first campaign speech of 2024 at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, as he emphasises work to preserve US democracy

The Guardian - US · Jan 5, 2024

Former Capitol Police officer to run for Congress - Roll Call

Harry Dunn, one of the many Capitol Police officers who defended the building during the Jan. 6, 2021, announced he is running for Congress.

Roll Call · Jan 5, 2024

Capitol riot, 3 years later: Hundreds of convictions, yet 1 major mystery is unsolved

Three years after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, Washington’s federal courthouse is flooded with trials, guilty plea hearings and sentencings stemming from what has become the largest criminal investigation in American history

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024

Proud Boys member who went on the run after conviction in the Jan. 6 riot gets 10 years in prison

A member of the Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2024

Quarter of Americans falsely believe FBI orchestrated January 6, poll finds

A large share of Trump voters and Fox News viewers continue to believe misinformation and conspiracy theories surrounding the attack, survey finds

The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2024

Report details ‘only a fraction’ of foreign spending at Trump’s businesses while president, top Democrat says – as it happened

Jamie Raskin, the ranking Democratic member on the House oversight committee, said lawmakers might have learned more if the panel’s Republican chair James Comer had not interfered

The Guardian - US · Jan 4, 2024

Lawsuit settlement modifies rules for Capitol Hill demonstrations - Roll Call

A lawsuit has resulted in loosened rules around permits for demonstrations on the campus and limited exemptions that lawmakers are afforded.

Roll Call · Jan 4, 2024

The Trump campaign embraces Jan. 6 rioters with money and pardon promises

Three years after supporters of Donald Trump violently stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the future of the criminal cases against the rioters may hinge on the presidential election.

WEKU · Jan 4, 2024

Cancel a portrait of Michael Madigan at the Capitol? That’s no picture-perfect idea.

State Rep. Ryan Spain’s proposal would keep any portrait of the former powerful Democratic House speaker, who is awaiting federal trial for corruption, from being hung at the state Capitol — though Madigan has yet to be convicted of any crime.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 4, 2024

Nebraska lawmakers reconvene for new session that could shape up to be as contentious as the last

The Nebraska Legislature has returned to the Capitol in Lincoln to kick off the 2024 legislative session

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2024