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Threats against members of Congress up 93% in 2021 compared to last year, Capitol Police chief says By Stephanie Weaver Timeline of the riot at the US Capitol on Jan. 6 What started as a congressional and democratic exercise in the peaceful transfer of power, devolved into death, destruction and chaos. WASHINGTON - As a hearing examining the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington continued on Wednesday, the acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police said there has been an increase in threats against lawmakers this year in comparison to this time last year. Acting Capitol Chief of Police...

A report of "a strong unusual odor" led to a report of a possible gas leak at the Racine County Jail Tuesday evening, but no such threat was detected.

"This we knew was coming," Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said.

"This we knew was coming," Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said.

Insurrectionists Openly Planned for Weeks to Storm the Capitol. Why Weren't Police Officers Prepared? Time 1/7/2021 W.J. Hennigan © Christopher Lee for TIME Pro-Trump rioters attempt to push through a barrier outside of the Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Dozens of video clips posted to social media on Wednesday captured the image of outnumbered D.C. law enforcement officers being overwhelmed by waves of pro-Trump rioters, who swarmed police barricades, sprayed chemical agents, smashed windows, and entered the U.S. Capitol building by brute force. It was t...