Republicans object that majority Democrats would be in charge, but Senate Republicans blocked creation of an independent commission that would have been evenly split between the 2 parties.
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Woman is 1st sentenced in Jan. 6 riot; Oath Keeper pleads guilty, will cooperate with authorities
The cases against those charged in the deadly siege are slowly advancing, even as the Department of Justice and the courthouse in Washington, D.C., struggle under the weight of roughly 500 federal arrests across the U.S.
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Ex-Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, now a Mainer, marched on the Capitol on Jan. 6
The former Californian, who’s been called ‘Putin’s favorite congressman,’ confirmed he was at the march to protest the ‘stolen election’ but said he urged fellow protesters not to storm the Capitol.
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Capitol Police had intelligence indicating an armed invasion weeks before Jan. 6 riot, Senate probe finds
The findings represent the most detailed – and bipartisan – public account to date of the security failures that led to the insurrection.
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House narrowly OKs $1.9 billion to bolster Capitol security after Jan. 6 riot
The bill passed on a vote of 213-212, and like the independent commission approved Wednesday, it faces an uncertain outcome in the evenly divided Senate.
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McConnell hits ‘pause’ on effort to create Jan. 6 panel
Many Senate Republicans say they want such a panel to look at other violent acts.
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House to vote on new security as threats to members double
Money to pay for stepped-up security is part of a broader bill to be voted on this week, and a separate measure would create a panel to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
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Trump’s Pentagon chief to defend military response during Jan. 6 riot
Miller’s testimony is aimed at defending the Pentagon’s response to the chaos of the day and rebutting broad criticism that military forces were too slow to arrive.
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Judge declines to release Oregon man charged in U.S. Capitol attack
Two brothers have pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including aiding and abetting in the obstruction of an official proceeding, in connection with the Jan. 6 riot that disrupted the certification of the presidential election.
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Gallows or guillotine? The chilling debate on TheDonald.win before the Capitol siege
The conversations that flowed freely and visibly on TheDonald.win for weeks underscore the openly violent intent of some of the thousands of Trump enthusiasts who thronged the Capitol on Jan. 6, as well as the intelligence failures of the authorities.