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“I Saw the Siege,” a series of on-camera interviews with eyewitnesses to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Today, Stacey E. Plaskett (D-USVI) is featured.

Arizona House Rep. Says He’s Suing Democrats for Defamation After Accusing Him of Treason, Insurrection Arizona state House Rep. Mark Finchem stated that he’s suing members of the Arizona House and Senate for alleged defamation and malice in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. “So earlier in January, the Democrat members of the House and Senate sent a letter to the Department of Justice and the FBI accusing me of high treason, sedition, planning an insurrection, the overthrow of our go...

Former USCP chief says U.S. Capitol Police did not fail on Jan. 6.

Capitol Police chief warns of threat during Biden speech Karoun Demirjian, The Washington Post Feb. 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail WASHINGTON - The acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police warned lawmakers Thursday that militia members involved in the Jan. 6 riot "want to blow up the Capitol and kill as many members as possible" during President Joe Bidens first congressional address. The stark warning about another potential threat to Congress - which has not been corroborated by other law enfo...

Fact Check: Is Biden Required to Give the SOTU Address in Person in His Inaugural Year? On 2/25/21 at 4:23 PM EST The Claim Some users claimed that President Biden should have given a State of the Union address already. The President is Constitutionally-mandated to give a State of the Union address which has been Jan/Feb since 1934 by invitation of the Speaker of the House. This year’s #SOTU has been listed as TBD. Can we get an update @SpeakerPelosi? Asking on behalf of the Constitution.— ...

Cleveland, Tn., Man Charged In Capitol Riot Appears In Chattanooga Federal Court Tuesday, February 23, 2021 A Cleveland, Tn., resident appeared in Chattanooga Federal Court on Tuesday on charges that he took part in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6. Joseph Lino "Jose" Padilla is facing charges in connection with the attack during a session of Congress. His attorney, Lee Davis of Chattanooga, said, "Our office represents Joseph Padilla. Mr. Padilla had his initial appearance in Federal Court in ...

There was plenty of finger-pointing at yesterday's Senate hearing, which was mostly a preview of a coming attraction.

USA TODAY The claim: President Joe Biden was supposed to deliver a State of the Union address by Feb. 20 On Jan. 8, 1790, President George Washington delivered the first – and shortest – annual message from a president to Congress in U.S. history. His message began a tradition of the president providing information to Congress on the condition of the country, rooted in the U.S. Constitution, that evolved to include legislative proposals. It took until 1947 before it officially was called th...

A photo composite showing Omer Barlev, left, and Yair Golan. (Flash90) They are both politicians, both ex-army officials with deep security credentials who have served on the Knesset’s powerful Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, and both are on the front line of opposition to the Iran nuclear deal resistance spearheaded by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In a political climate in which nearly the entire mainstream has fallen in line behind Netanyahu on the Iran nuclear issue, Meretz MK...

At least 35 Capitol police officers are being investigated and six were suspended following the U.S. Capitol breach ...