The Latest Breaking News from Capitol

Lawmakers seek to bar insurrectionists from holding office

Democratic lawmakers in a handful of states are trying to send a message two years after the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2023

Three active-duty Marines are charged in the Jan. 6 riot

Micah Coomer, Joshua Abate and Dodge Dale Hellonen were arrested on misdemeanor charges after fellow Marines helped investigators identify them in footage among the pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6, 2021.

WEKU · Jan 21, 2023

NC Marine, 2 others were on active duty when they broke into the Capitol on Jan. 6, FBI says

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune has become the latest North Carolina resident charged in connection with the riot at the U.S. Capitol — and the first to be on active military duty at the time he committed his alleged crime.

Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2023

When showing up at the Texas Capitol made a difference

Readers sometimes ask us if the outcomes in governing are predetermined and whether civic engagement makes a difference. There are plenty of examples of Texans influencing lawmakers’ decisions.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 19, 2023

White House condemns appointments of far-right Republicans to House oversight panel – as it happened

‘House Republicans may be setting the stage for divorced-from-reality political stunts,’ says White House spokesman

The Guardian - US · Jan 18, 2023

New Mexico shootings follow two years of election assaults

Two years since the attack on the U.S. Capitol, a series of drive-by shootings targeting Democrats in New Mexico is a violent reminder that the false claims about a stolen election persist in posing a danger to public officials and the country’s democratic institutions

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023

Jan. 6 judge faults Trump's instructions

Yet another judge placed the blame for the Jan. 6 attack on the former president

Salon · Jan 18, 2023

Texas teens embark on an idealistic quest to shut down the state’s last five youth prisons

Spurred by reports of inhumane conditions at Texas Juvenile Justice Department facilities, Austin-area teenagers are lobbying the Legislature to reform the system.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 18, 2023

2 years later, Missouri man charged in Capitol riot, accused of assaulting officer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities have arrested a southwest Missouri man on felony charges in connection with the Capitol riot that include assaulting a law enforcement officer.

Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2023

Retrial begins: Capitol riot suspect facing weapons charges

A Navy reservist who is charged with storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 is going back on trial in Virginia on separate charges that he illegally bought silencers and talked about using them against Jewish people

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023