Rep. Dean Phillips launches primary challenge against Biden, says Democrats need to focus on future

For months, Dean Phillips has been calling for a Democratic primary challenge to President Joe Biden. He’s drawn no public interest from governors, lawmakers, and other would-be alternatives.

Hundreds arrested after Pro-Palestinian demonstrators flood Cannon Rotunda, Capitol complex

Hundreds were arrested Wednesday after pro-Palestinian protests broke out on Capitol Hill, with demonstrators flooding into the Cannon House Office Building and large crowds gathering with flags and signs around the Capitol complex.

Capitol riot: Wisconsin man accused of pepper-spraying police pleads guilty

A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty to a federal assault charge after being accused of bragging in a social media message that he pepper-sprayed police officers.

Marine Capitol rioter gets 1 hour of community service for each of 279 Marine Civil War casualties

One of three active-duty Marines who stormed the U.S. Capitol together was sentenced on Monday to probation and 279 hours of community service — one hour for every Marine who was killed or wounded fighting in the Civil War.

Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window on Jan. 6 gets 10 years in prison, then declares, ‘Trump won!’

A former member of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group who smashed a window at the U.S. Capitol in the building’s first breach of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in prison — and then defiantly declared as he walked out of the courtroom, "Trump won!"

Trump's trial on election interference could kick-off just days before Capitol riot anniversary

Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith’s team asked a judge on Thursday to set a Jan. 2 trial date for former President Donald Trump in the case charging him with plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss.

Capitol 911 false alarm was something very real

Even the U.S. Capitol complex is not immune to "swatting." This may have been what happened Wednesday afternoon when Capitol Police thought an active shooter roamed the Senate hallways.

Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges in 2020 election arraignment

Inside a Washington, D.C. courtroom Thursday, former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to four federal charges in connection to his claims of election fraud and attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. 

Judge Tanya Chutkan, known for harsh Jan. 6 sentences, to oversee Trump's election case

The federal judge assigned to the election fraud case against former President Donald Trump has stood out as one of the toughest punishers of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol.

Security measures in place around US Capitol complex ahead of Trump’s federal court appearance in DC

Tensions are high in the nation's capital Thursday ahead of former President Donald Trump's federal court appearance to answer charges he sought to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss.

Trump set to appear in DC court for historic arraignment Thursday: Here's what to expect

Former President Donald Trump is expected to appear in a Washington, D.C. courtroom Thursday after he was indicted on federal charges in connection to the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol carried out by his supporters and his efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election results leading up to it.  

St. Louis Cardinals fan 'Rally Runner' charged with joining Capitol riot

A St. Louis Cardinals mega-fan known as “Rally Runner” has been arrested on charges that he joined a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol and used a stolen shield to help other rioters attack police officers.

America's Main Street reimagined: Major changes slated for Pennsylvania Avenue

Major changes could be coming to Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and the Capitol, one of the most well-known one-mile stretches of road in the world.

Military veteran sentenced to 7 years after storming Capitol with loaded pistol, ramming police with pallet

A military veteran who stormed the U.S. Capitol with a loaded pistol, metal-plated body armor and a gas mask was sentenced on Wednesday to seven years in prison, one of the longest among hundreds of Jan. 6 riot cases.

GOP might stop FBI from moving headquarters in wake of agency's Trump probes

The shifting attitudes among Republican members of Congress toward the FBI underscore the way Trump’s personal grievances have become legislative policy.

Teen hit, 75-year-old man killed by driver fleeing police near National Mall

A 75-year-old man was killed Wednesday and a child was injured after a driver fleeing police hit them near the National Mall, authorities say.