Jeff Mordock

Capitol Police face shake-up after failure to fend off mob of protesters

Lawmakers on Thursday targeted the U.S. Capitol Police for a shake-up after its officers failed to fend off violent pro-Trump protesters who laid siege to the building, resulting in the deaths of at least five people.

January 7, 2021

U.S. Capitol Police refute reports of officer death

U.S. Capitol Police on Thursday night disputed media reports claiming an officer had died stemming from Wednesday's riot at the Capitol.

January 7, 2021

Trump supporters arrested in Capitol riot have criminal histories

James Sinclair, who police arrested and charged with a weapon violation just before Wednesday's riot at the U.S. Capitol, had a lengthy criminal history.

January 7, 2021

Steven Sund, Capitol Police chief, resigns: Report

The Capitol Police chief resigned Thursday, a day after a mob of President Trump's supporters overran the building and a woman was killed by police in the melee.

January 7, 2021

Federal prosecutors to file 15 criminal cases against Capitol protesters

Federal prosecutors expect to file 15 federal criminal cases against some of the violent Pro-Trump extremists who stormed the U.S Capitol, the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia Michael Sherwin said Thursday.

January 7, 2021

Former AG Barr says Trump betrayed office by ‘orchestrating a mob’

Former Attorney General William P. Barr on Thursday condemned President Trump in a scathing statement one day after the president's supporters laid siege to the U.S. Capitol.

January 7, 2021

Capitol Police officer who shot, killed woman during protest placed on administrative leave

The U.S. Capitol Police officer who fired the fatal bullet that killed Ashli Babbit during Wednesday's riot at the Capitol Building was placed on administrative leave, the department said Thursday.

January 7, 2021

Protesters who wore horned helmet, put feet up on Nancy Pelosi’s desk IDed

Two rioters whose images became emblematic of the chaos caused when pro-Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday have identified themselves.

January 7, 2021

FBI asks public for help identifying Capitol rioters

The FBI on Thursday asked the public for help identifying the rioters who stormed the Capitol.

January 7, 2021

Ashli Babbit identified as Air Force vet killed at Capitol

The civilian woman who was shot to death Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol as protesters swarmed the building was identified as Air Force veteran Ashli Babbit.

January 6, 2021

Police arrest 13 people in Capitol seige

Washington's Metropolitan Police Department arrested at least 13 people at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday as rioters laid siege to the building.

January 6, 2021

Woman shot at U.S. Capitol dies

The civilian woman who was shot Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol as protesters swarmed the building has died, a law enforcement official told The Washington Times.

January 6, 2021

Pipe bombs discovered at RNC headquarters, top GOP official says

The headquarters for the Republican National Committee was cleared Wednesday after two suspicious devices were found nearby, a top GOP official said.

January 6, 2021

Joe Biden taps Supreme Court reject Merrick Garland for next attorney general

President-elect Joseph R. Biden will select federal appeals court Judge Merrick Garland, a one-time nominee for the Supreme Court, to serve as attorney general, according to reports.

January 6, 2021

Activists seek to delay for 3 federal executions

Anti-death penalty activists on Tuesday launched last-minute bids to push back three scheduled federal executions until President-elect Joseph R. Biden takes over, hoping he will spare their lives.

January 5, 2021

Lisa Montgomery, only woman on federal death row, petitions Donald Trump for clemency

In a last-ditch effort to stop her execution, lawyers for Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, on Tuesday petitioned President Trump for clemency.

January 5, 2021

Republican AGs unveil new initiative to undercut Biden-Harris agenda

Republican attorneys general across the country are gearing up an initiative to undercut the liberal agenda of the Biden-Harris administration.

January 4, 2021

Proud Boys sued over attack on Black church in Washington

A civil rights group on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Proud Boys and one of its leaders over allegations its members last month vandalized a historically Black church in Washington.

January 4, 2021

Sonia Tabizada of California pleads guilty to threatening to bomb D.C. Catholic school, kill nuns

A California woman on Monday pleaded guilty to threatening to bomb a Catholic school in D.C. and kill its nuns because she opposed its decision to publish same-sex wedding announcements in its alumni magazine.

January 4, 2021

Justice Department vows to extradite Julian Assange after British judge blocks request

The Justice Department on Monday vowed it would bring WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S. to face trial after a British judge rejected its extradition request.

January 4, 2021