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House Ethics rejects Gohmert’s appeal of $5,000 metal detector fine
The metal detectors were hurriedly set up outside of the House chamber after the violent insurrection that overtook the Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Appropriators pressure Capitol Police to make Jan. 6 IG report public, hold press briefings
Two lawmakers in charge of determining Capitol Police funding levels are pressuring the notoriously secretive department to publicly release an upcoming inspector general report on the Jan. 6 attack on
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Nonprofits unsure about small-business loan access as clock ticks
The December omnibus spending law added local chambers of commerce, business leagues and others with a Section 501(c)(6) designation as well as state and local tourism promotion bureaus.
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Maj. Gen. William J. Walker named House sergeant-at-arms, first Black man in post
On Jan. 6, at around 2:22 p.m., Walker and officials from Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department pleaded for permission to send Guard troops to help defend the Capitol against pro-Trump
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Emergency preparedness training is optional for lawmakers, staff, but some look for a mandate
Barricades may be coming down around Capitol Hill, but the shadow of the violent Jan. 6 attack still looms and congressional staff and lawmakers are thinking about how they can keep themselves and their
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Lawmakers push to prohibit permanent fencing around the Capitol complex
Members and staff grew weary of the fence after it was erected in response to the riot by a violent mob of pro-Trump insurrectionists who breached the Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Lawmakers alarmed at social media making money off ‘addiction’
Doyle, chairman of the Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee, said the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was “started and nourished” on Facebook.
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House panel leader vows end to ‘racial discrimination’ at USDA
He said his announcement on Wednesday of a revamped COVID-19 round of at least $6 billion that will include increased outreach to minority and smaller farmers to increase their participation and share
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Lawmakers quibble over extent of military’s extremism problem
As experts and lawmakers examine the prevalence of extremism in the armed forces following the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection by a pro-Trump mob, one thing is clear: Nobody knows just how much they
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Outer fence surrounding the Capitol complex is down
The outer perimeter fence that was installed to protect the Capitol complex after the Jan. 6 attack on Congress has been removed, the Capitol Police announced Wednesday.
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Senate preps more confirmations as House goes for committee work week
The Jan. 6 insurrection highlighted Washington’s inability to call in the D.C. National Guard as rioters breached the Capitol.
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Memory of Capitol riot hangs over DC statehood hearing
The meeting, which at times got chippy, focused on old issues of constitutionality but new disagreements over the violent events of Jan. 6, which shook Capitol Hill and left many wondering what could
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Outer fence surrounding Capitol complex to be removed this weekend
Blodgett, a continued de-escalation of the security perimeter since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
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Effort to expel Marjorie Taylor Greene could set pattern for sustained partisan war
One of them was a measure to award the Capitol Police and the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department Congressional Gold Medals for their heroism on Jan. 6.
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House passes bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to Capitol, DC police
Capitol Police and Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department for protecting the Capitol and members of Congress during the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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Judges want more security funds to protect courthouses from rioters
The federal courts have asked Congress for funds to prevent angry mobs from overrunning courthouses, as well as counter threats to judges and courthouses related to criminal cases from the Jan. 6 insurrection
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Capitol Police committed unfair labor practice, decision finds
Following the Jan. 6 insurrection, Papathanasiou called for a complete overhaul of department leadership, including Pittman and Assistant Chief Chad Thomas.
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House set to pass Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, with renewed hope for Senate action
Corrected 6:40 p.m. | The House will vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act this week, after standoffs over LGBTQ issues and gun rights prevented an update of the law for years.
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Capitol Police to begin moving back fence surrounding complex
Congress is not facing the sort of threats that warrant the security fencing that has encompassed the Capitol complex since pro-Trump insurrectionists breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, according to Capitol
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Two men charged with assaulting officers, including Sicknick, in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
Two men face charges in connection with the Jan. 6 assaults of Capitol Police officers, including Brian D. Sicknick, who later died from his injuries.