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Dallas Actor Accused of Assaulting Officers With Crutch in U.S. Capitol Riot
A Dallas area native and actor who allegedly used a crutch to assault police officers while storming the U.S. Capitol last month is set to appear in court on Friday, the FBI says.
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Impeachment Over, Congress Shifts Focus to Security Failures
The end of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is only the beginning of Congress’ reckoning with the riot of Jan. 6.
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Takeaways From Legal Filings for Trump's Impeachment Trial
Legal briefs filed in the impeachment case against former President Donald Trump lay out radically different positions ahead of next week’s Senate trial.
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Slain Capitol Police Officer Honored: ‘We Will Never Forget'
Slain Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick is lying in honor in the U.S. Capitol.
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Second Officer From Capitol Riot Dies by Suicide, Police Chief Says
A second police officer who defended the U.S. Capitol during the mob attack on Jan. 6 has died by suicide, the acting chief of the Metropolitan Police Department said this week.
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Mass. National Guard Members Expected to Return Home Saturday
Troops are expected to arrive in Melrose, Mass., around 4:30 p.m. Melrosians are encouraged to welcome home the troops while remaining socially distanced, according to the mayor
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Proud Boy Organizer Arrested in Florida Over Riot at Capitol
Authorities say an organizer of the Proud Boys far-right extremist group has been arrested on charges of taking part in the siege of the U.S. Capitol earlier this month
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Hundreds of National Guard Members From New England Deployed to D.C. Ahead of Inauguration
Hundreds of National Guard members from New England have been deployed to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont have said they are sending Guard members in the wake of the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol last week. Rhode Island has said it is not sending...
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Nearly 1,000 National Guard Members From New England Heading to Washington
The governors of five of New England’s six states have said that they have received requests to send National Guard members to Washington, D.C. for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont have said they’ll be sending Guard members. Rhode Island said it is not sending any of its soldiers....
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‘I Suffered a Heart Attack': DC Officers Describe Defending the Capitol on the Front Line
D.C. Police Officer Mike Fanone and Officer Christina Laury describe how they confronted pro-Trump rioters at the U.S. Capitol. Fanone is currently recovering from a mild heart attack he suffered during the attack.
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New Details Emerge About NH Man Charged in Capitol Riot
New details have begun to emerge about the 61-year-old New Hampshire man charged in connection with last week’s Capitol riot. Thomas Gallagher, of Bridgewater, a town in central New Hampshire, was among those charged with unlawful entry of the U.S. Capitol last week. The FBI Boston Division said they arrested Gallagher on Wednesday afternoon on an arrest warrant out...
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Ex-Firefighter Threw Extinguisher at Capitol Police, Feds Say
A retired Pennsylvania firefighter was arrested Thursday on federal charges that he threw a fire extinguisher that hit three Capitol Police officers during the violent siege on the Capitol last week.
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Former Olympic Swimmer Klete Keller Charged in Capitol Riot
Two-time Olympic gold medal swimmer Klete Keller was charged in a federal D.C. court Wednesday over his alleged participation in last week’s insurrection a the U.S. Capitol
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Mass., NH National Guard Members Expected to Deploy to Washington
Massachusetts is expected to send “a few hundred” of its National Guard members to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, according to Gov. Charlie Baker. “We’ve had — and I would imagine this is true for many states — we have had an ask from Washington to support a fairly significant request for guard personnel in our…
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National Guard Sleeping at U.S. Capitol
Video Wednesday showed members of the U.S. National Guard sleeping on the floors of the U.S. Capitol. The National Guard was called in during the Capitol riots on Jan. 6 and remain on the grounds to protect against possible attacks leading up to the inauguration of Joe Biden.
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Video Shows Fatal Shooting of Ashli Babbitt at U.S. Capitol
Footage taken inside the U.S. Capitol shows the moments leading up to the shooting of Ashli Babbitt as supporters of President Donald Trump rushed toward the Speaker’s Lobby. The video was licensed from a self-described civil rights activist.
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Mass., NH Residents Among Those Arrested in the Wake of Capitol Riot
Two New England residents were among those arrested by U.S. Capitol police in the wake of Wednesday’s riot in Washington, D.C. Thomas Gallagher of Bridgewater, a town in central New Hampshire, was among 10 people charged with unlawful entry of the U.S. Capitol, according to police. Two others were arrested for assaulting a police officer, and two more on...
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How Did a Mob Breach the U.S. Capitol Building? Security Experts Weigh In
On Wednesday, America was stunned to see pro-Trump protestors successfully breaching Capitol Hill, what is thought to be one of the most secure buildings in the country. Retired senior security special agent David Benson and former FBI agent Daniel Roberts joined LX News to weigh in on the controversial Capitol Police response to the crisis.
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No, Antifa Was Not Behind the Riots at the U.S. Capitol
After Wednesday’s deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol, false rumors have spread among right wing commentators online that Antifa activists were to blame rather than supporters of President Trump. PolitiFact’s Daniel Funke joined NBCLX to fact-check this claim he rated as “pants on fire,” and other misleading news following the riots at the U.S. Capitol.
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Three Pressing Questions After the U.S. Capitol Breach
America watched in horror when waves of Trump supporters swarmed the U.S. Capitol. But as the shock begins to wear off, questions about security failures and bringing the rioters to justice still linger. LX News breaks down the answers to three of your most pressing questions.