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A Sandy Lake, Pa., mother of eight is on trial in the nation’s capital this week, facing nine federal counts linked to her part in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach a

A Sandy Lake, Pa., mother of eight is on trial in the nation’s capital this week, facing nine federal counts linked to her part in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach an

A federal appeals court ruling could affect the cases of hundreds of people charged in connection with the attack on the Capitol — and potentially any prosecution of Donald Trump.

Judges will hear arguments about whether they should overturn a decision by U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols to dismiss obstruction charges in Capitol riot cases.

Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, who breached the the Capitol building in the front of the mob during the Jan. 6 riot is sentenced to 4 years in prison.

Griffin seeks dismissal of information in federal criminal case Couy Griffin filed a motion to dismiss the information in the federal criminal case against him for his alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. Griffin, through his counsel, filed a motion on May 12 to dismiss the information "because it fails to state valid offenses and violates several constitutional protections," the motion states. Griffin, who serves as District 2 Otero County Commissioner, was arrested on Jan. 18 ...

WASHINGTON - U.S. prosecutors alleged for the first time that a Washington state leader of the Proud Boys was nominated by members of the group to take charge of the U.S.

Print article WASHINGTON - U.S. prosecutors alleged for the first time that a Washington state leader of the Proud Boys was nominated by members of the group to take charge of the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6 and carried out a plan to split into groups to break into the building from as many points as possible. In a 24-page filing Monday, U.S. prosecutors asked a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to keep Ethan Nordean, 30, of Seattle, in jail pending trial, appealing a lower court’s Feb. ...