February 23, 2021 Ex-Capitol Police Chief Sund regrets resigning after riot, wants deeper FBI dive on domestic extremists Former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund said during a congressional hearing Tuesday that he regrets resigning in the days after the Jan. 6 insurrection, as he argued intelligence failures were to blame in allowing a "coordinated attack" that overwhelmed officers at the Capitol and saw rioters storm the building he was sworn to protect.
February 23, 2021 Senate set to examine Jan. 6 attack on Capitol, grill former officials on security failures Two Senate committees are set to meet Tuesday in the first public congressional inquiry into the Jan. 6 Capitol security failures that allowed a pro-Trump mob to storm the building as lawmakers were certifying the presidential election results in a joint session.Â
February 22, 2021 Kansas man charged for alleged connection to Capitol riot: report FBI agents took a Kansas man into custody on Monday for his alleged connection to last month’s riot at the Capitol, reports said.
February 22, 2021 Florida woman who allegedly threatened FBI agents in whiskey-fueled TikTok rant over Capitol riot arrested A Florida woman was arrested after she, in a whiskey-fueled rant on TikTok, allegedly threatened to shoot FBI agents who called to ask her if they could come to her home to interview her about her activity in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6 during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
February 21, 2021 Defense Secretary says National Guard troops to leave by mid-March, but long-term security concerns linger America’s seat of government is ringed by two enormous fences, festooned with concertina wire. Armed guards in camouflage roam the grounds. The current perimeter pushes out several blocks from the Capitol itself on the north, nearly to Union Station. Only those who work on Capitol Hill are allowed in.Â
February 21, 2021 Sen. Johnson previews Capitol riot hearing: Attack 'was not foreseeable' Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., detailed his expectations for Tuesday's Senate hearing on Capitol security preparedness prior to the Jan. 6 attacks.
February 20, 2021 Pennsylvania cop arrested in connection to Capitol riot, allegedly charged line of officers The FBI arrested a Pennsylvania police officer Friday for allegedly attending the riot at the nation's Capitol on Jan. 6 after a video surfaced on his Facebook of him purportedly mobbing and pushing against police officers attempting to secure the building.Â
February 20, 2021 Trump freeze-out: De Blasio puts former president's NYC rink contracts on ice The Trump Organization says its last day of operating Central Park's ice rinks will be Sunday.
February 19, 2021 Newt Gingrich: Speaker Pelosi, tear down this fence around US Capitol Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s fence around the U.S. Capitol is an eyesore, an insult to the American people, and an embarrassment for the Unites States around the world.Â
February 19, 2021 US Capitol Police suspends 6 officers with pay, investigating 29 others over Jan. 6 riot In the wake of the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol last month, six Capitol Police officers have been suspended with pay and another 29 officers are under investigation, a spokesman for the department said, according to reports.