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Woman Accused Of Stealing Pelosi’s Laptop During Capitol Riot Released With Ankle Monitor

By NPR News January 22, 2021

Riley Williams, the 22-year-old woman who is accused of participating in the theft of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's laptop during the attack on the Capitol building on Jan. 6, has been released from jail Thursday, The Associated Press reported. Read More

2 Washington Republicans Join Democrats In Voting For Impeachment

By NWPB News January 13, 2021

Washington Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler spoke on the U.S. House floor on Jan. 6, 2021, after the mob attack on the Capitol, arguing against objections to the Electoral College certification in Congress. CREDIT: CSPAN/Screenshot

The U.S. House voted 232 to 197 Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time. Democrats were joined by 10 congressional Republicans – including two from Washington state. Continue Reading 2 Washington Republicans Join Read More

About 20,000 National Guard Members To Deploy For Inauguration, Officials Say

By NPR News January 13, 2021

Hundreds of National Guard troops hold inside the Capitol Visitor's Center to reinforce security at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. It comes a week after an insurrection at the Capitol and as the House of Representatives is pursuing an article of impeachment against President Trump. CREDIT: J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Local and federal security officials expect about 20,000 National Guard members to be involved in securing the capital for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration next week. Continue Reading About 20,000 National Guard Members To Read More

Capitol Police Officers Suspended For Actions During Rioters’ Attack On Capitol

By NPR News January 12, 2021

Several Capitol Police officers have been suspended in connection with last week's fatal riot at the U.S. Capitol by protesters loyal to President Trump, Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman announced Monday evening. Continue Reading Read More

Poll: Most Americans Blame President Trump For Capitol Attack But Are Split On His Removal

By PBS Newshour January 11, 2021

Poll showing 63 percent of adults says Trump is mostly or partly to blame for attack - 35 percent say not

Nearly two-thirds of Americans place a good deal of the blame on President Donald Trump for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, but the country is evenly split over whether he should be removed from office before his term ends on Jan. 20, according to the latest PBS NewsHour-Marist poll. Read More

Several Well-Known Hate Groups Identified At Capitol Insurrection

By NWPB News January 9, 2021

Protesters gesture to U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber inside the Capitol on Wednesday. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP

The precise composition of the mob that forced its way into the Capitol on Wednesday, disrupting sessions of both houses of Congress and leaving a police officer and four others dead, remains unknown. But a review by a ProPublica-FRONTLINE team that has been tracking far-right movements for the past three years shows that the crowd included members of the Proud Boys and Read More

Police Confirm Death Of Officer Injured During Attack On Capitol

By NPR News January 7, 2021

A pro-Trump protester resists arrest on Wednesday. There were few arrests in relation to the scope of the unrest as of Wednesday night. CREDIT: Michael Nigro/Sipa USA via Reuters

U.S. Capitol Police announced late Thursday that an officer hurt during this week's violent assault on the chambers of Congress by protesters loyal to President Trump has died from his injuries. Continue Reading Police Confirm Death Of Read More