A second police officer was injured, and police are examining the background of the 25-year-old suspect to try to find a motive.
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Oath Keeper coordinated with Proud Boys before Capitol siege, prosecutors suggest
The case against those affiliated with the Oath Keepers is the largest conspiracy case brought by prosecutors so far in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
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Four men linked to Proud Boys charged in plot to attack Capitol
The latest indictment suggests the far-right group deployed a much larger contingent in Washington, with over 60 users ‘participating in’ an encrypted messaging channel that was created a day before the riots.
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Last Maine National Guard soldiers return from post-riot Capitol deployment
Maj. Gen. Douglas Farnham, Maine’s adjutant general, said he was grateful to the soldiers and their families and employers.
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Police were maced, trampled at Jan. 6 riot, new documents show
Hundreds of emails, texts, photos and documents obtained by the Associated Press show how a patchwork of law enforcement agencies from all directions tried to support Washington as protesters poured into town.
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Pentagon reviewing police request to keep Guard troops at Capitol
There was no disturbance Thursday connected to a threat tied to the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory that former President Trump would rise again to power on March 4.
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House cancels session because of ‘possible plot’ to breach Capitol
The threat appears to be connected to a far-right conspiracy theory, mainly promoted by supporters of QAnon, that Trump will rise again to power on March 4.
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FBI chief tells lawmakers that Capitol riot was ‘domestic terrorism,’ warns of its growth
FBI Director Chris Wray also described in stark terms the threat from domestic violent extremists and said that, contrary to some Republican statements, there is no evidence that anti-Trump groups were involved in the Jan. 6 riot.
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Capitol assault much bigger than intel suggested, acting chief testifies
The acting U.S. Capitol Police chief said police didn’t have enough intelligence to predict the violent insurrection that resulted in 5 deaths, and they prepared for trouble but not an invasion.
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Capitol Police were warned of violence before riot, acting chief says
But the wild invasion of the Capitol was far worse than police expected, leaving them unprepared to fight it off, Yogananda Pittman says.