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D.C. mayor takes national spotlight in preparing for inauguration, making case for statehood Julie Zauzmer and Michael Brice-Saddler, The Washington Post Jan. 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, holds a news conference on Friday, Jan. 15.Washington Post photo by Bill O'LearyShow MoreShow Less 2of3D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, approaches Virginia National Guard troops guarding the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021.Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser photo by Khalid Naji-AllahShow MoreShow Less 3of3 WASHINGTON - Workers had just fen...

The American public is now entering a new phase of understanding about the events of last week.

Fanone and his partner, Jimmy Albright, entered Capitol through a door and rushed through the building. Blinded by smoke and choking on gas and bear spray, stripped of his radio and badge, District of Columbia police officer Michael Fanone and his battered colleagues fought to push back rioters trying to force their way into an entrance to the U.S. Capitol. The officers had been at it for hours, unaware that others in the mob had already breached the building through different entrances. For them, the West Terrace doors - which open into a tunnel-like hallway allowing access to an area under ...

How battered D.C. police made a stand against the Capitol mob D.C. police officers Jimmy Albright, left, and Michael Fanone, usually on plainclothes detail, were in uniform on Jan. 6 when they got the emergency call that the Capitol was under attack. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Sarah L. Voisin District of Columbia officer Daniel Hodges was beaten and sprayed with bear spray in an assault recorded on video. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Sarah L. Voisin 'It looked like a medieval battle scene,' said D.C. officer Michael Fanone, who was pulled from a Capitol entrance by rioters...

BBC News Published image captionFrom left: Daniel Hodges, Mike Fanone and Christina Laury Police officers who were targeted by a pro-Trump mob have been speaking out about the "medieval battle" that unfolded on the steps of the Capitol and inside the halls of American democracy last week. Police faced off against rioters equipped with clubs, shields, pitchforks, firearms, and metal poles stripped from seating set up for next week's inauguration. Here's what we've learned from their interviews with US media. Michael Fanone, a 40-year-old DC plainclothes narcotics detective who was told to wear...