The Latest Breaking News from US Capitol

House committee member calls Trump ‘guilty as sin’ and a ‘one-man crime wave’

Atlanta (AFP) - Sixteen months after the US Capitol was sacked by a pro-Trump mob chanting "hang Mike Pence," the target of its fury is making nice with the Republican right -- and hinting at a bid to rival his old boss for the 2024 presidential nomination.

Verdict comes as House panel investigating January 6, 2021 riot requests cooperation of three Republican legislators.

Washington (AFP) - The committee investigating the 2021 US Capitol assault plans to stage public hearings in June, it said Thursday, and release its findings at the height of the midterm election campaign later this year.

The fate of Twitter's top attorney, deemed a moral champion of the platform, was in doubt Wednesday after Elon Musk tweeted displeasure with content moderation she had carried out. Musk, the world's richest man, has vowed to be a free speech absolutist when he takes control of the global messaging…

Plea agreement filed in federal court calls for Louis Enrique Colon to admit to a single felony charge and cooperate with prosecutors

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday sentenced two Chicago-area brothers to six months of probation, including 60 days on home detention, for illegally entering the U.S. Capitol during the attack on Jan. 6, 2021.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 30-year-old Fayetteville man admitted Friday to unleashing a chemical spray at police during the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.

More than 1,500 people have been arrested in connection with the breach across the country. That includes Illinois, where at least 51 known residents have faced federal charges for their role.