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Man accused of attacking Capitol officer as January 6 arrests pile up

Jeremy Rodgers, 28, arrested in Florida a day after armed man wanted over riot detained near Barack Obama’s Washington home

The Guardian - US · Jul 4, 2023

pg // Midland man arrested for allegedly striking Capitol officer with flagpole on Jan. 6

DETROIT — A Midland man, who previously worked as a staffer in the Michigan Senate, has been arrested for allegedly striking a Capitol Police officer with a flagpole and being within feet of the doors to the U.S. House chamber on Jan. 6, 2021.

Tribune News Service · Jul 1, 2023

Jan. 6 suspect arrested near Obama's Washington home had guns, machete in his van, feds say

Authorities say they found two guns, 400 rounds of ammunition as well as a machete in the van of a man arrested near former President Barack Obama’s Washington home on charges in the U.S. Capitol riot

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023

Abortion-rights protester files federal civil rights lawsuit against Idaho State Police

BOISE, Idaho — On June 28, 2022, Avalon Hardy was arrested on the steps of the Idaho Capitol while counterprotesting an anti-abortion rights celebration.

Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023

DHS & FBI ignored intel ahead of Jan. 6

"The agencies failed to fulfill their mission and connect the public and nonpublic information they received"

Salon · Jun 28, 2023

Former Connecticut Gov. and US Sen. Lowell P. Weicker dies at 92

HARTFORD, Conn. — Former Connecticut Gov. Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr., a larger-than-life former U.S. senator and governor who helped create the state income tax while becoming one of the most dominant figures in Connecticut politics for decades, died Wednesday after a short illness, his family confirmed.

Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023

US Senate report highlights Capitol riot intelligence ‘failures’

FBI downplayed threats of violence by Trump supporters ahead of January 6, 2021, attack on US Capitol, report says.

Al Jazeera · Jun 27, 2023

Senate report dings FBI, DHS for not heeding warnings about Jan. 6

WASHINGTON — A new Senate report sharply criticizes the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis for not acting on information about the potential for violence leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2023

First special session ends with no new laws, Texas lawmakers still deadlocked on property taxes

Gov. Greg Abbott quickly called lawmakers back to the Capitol for round two, hoping to break an impasse that has outlasted the regular session and one overtime period.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 27, 2023

Senate report: intelligence agencies 'failed to fulfill their mission' ahead of Jan. 6

Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee issued a report claiming intelligence agencies failed "on a "fundamental level" in the lead-up to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

WEKU · Jun 27, 2023