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Feb. 23—WASHINGTON — The first congressional hearing digging into the security failures that led to the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol is underway Tuesday morning on Capitol Hill. Former Capitol security and police officials testifying before a joint Senate panel hearing described their surprise at the scale of the coordinated attack by actors with violent intent and acknowledged their ...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday there has been no request for the National Guard to stay at the U.S. Capitol beyond mid-March.
February 16, 2021 It's unclear how many firearms were confiscated during riot, but people who mobbed the Capitol used pepper spray, baseball bats and other weapons. SHOW TRANSCRIPT While Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and other lawmakers move to investigate the Capitol riot, Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson said that the events "didn't seem like an armed insurrection to me." Johnson said the word "armed" makes people think of firearms and says he wants to know how many firearms were confiscated and how many shots were fired. It's unclear how many firearms were brought by rioters, but people who ...
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In a newly-unsealed affidavit, US prosecutors allege that members of the Proud Boys prevented Capitol Police from sealing off tunnels in the building.