Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) faced backlash after marking the anniversary of the Jan. 6 riots by thanking law enforcement for protecting lawmakers. In a Monday post on X, Fitzpatrick acknowledged the fourth anniversary of the riot.
With heavily armed security surrounding the quiet, snow-covered U.S. Capitol complex, federal lawmakers marked the anniversary of the violent Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the capital with a peaceful
Congress formally certified the reelection of former President Donald Trump on Monday. It was a routine procedural moment, a striking contrast to the violent insurrection of Jan. 6 four years ago. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.
Trump will walk through the lower west tunnel — the location of some of the worst violence of the attack on Jan. 6, 2021 — to take the oath of office as the 47th p
Inside the Capitol, reminders of the violence are increasingly hard to find. Scars on the walls were repaired. Windows and doors broken by the rioters were replaced.
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, one of seven Senate Republicans who voted to convict Trump on impeachment charges after Jan. 6, said “it was a very, very dark time.” Some lawmakers, she said, “do want to really put that behind us.”
Monday's meeting to certify the election comes amid efforts by President-elect Trump to downplay the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.
The United States Congress on Monday certified President-elect Donald Trump's election victory, a formality that was remarkable for its contrast to four years ago, when the Republican summoned a mob to Washington that ransacked the US Capitol.
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday is set to preside over the certification of her defeat to Donald Trump four years after he tried to stop the very process that will now return him to the White House. In a video message, Harris described her role as a “sacred obligation” to ensure the peaceful transfer of power.
Vice President Kamala Harris confirms Donald Trump's 2024 election win, four years after the Capitol attack. Lawmakers reflect on the threat to democracy.
We must never forget January 6 and ensure that such an attack on our democracy is never allowed to happen again,” U.S. Rep. Adam Smith said on X.