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The panel investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol issued subpoenas Thursday to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other GOP lawmakers, an extraordinary step that has little precedent.

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection has interviewed nearly 1,000 people. But the nine-member panel has yet to talk to the two most prominent players in that day’s events — former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence. As the investigation winds down, members of the committee are wrestling over whether to call the two men....

During an Earth Day speech in Seattle, President Joe Biden talked about the leaked audio of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., condemning former President Donald Trump’s involvement in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Out of all the arrests made for the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, 15% had some form of military background. Veterans are often given key roles in extremist groups because of their tactical experience and because “they’re easy targets” for recruitment, NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky explains. He walks you through what Congress said on the issue: peer support is needed...

A Cleburne man who wrote his only regret was not getting “some souvenirs” is the 38th person to be arrested by the Dallas division of the FBI in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol last year, according to court documents.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., criticized the Republican National Committee for censuring two Republican members of the House of Representatives for serving on the January 6th Committee.

Former Vice President Mike Pence said he did not have the power to overturn the results of the 2020 election, contradicting the false claims of former President Trump.

The leader of a far-right group called the “Oath Keepers” will be in a federal courtroom in Plano on Monday for a hearing that will determine if he should remain in custody until he is brought to trial for his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol.

The founder and leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group is to appear in federal court Monday on charges he plotted with others to attack the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.

Eleven members of the far right militia group the Oath Keepers, including its founder Stewart Rhodes, have been charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Legal analyst Danny Cevallos breaks down the strengths and weaknesses of the case against them — and explains why the charges may spell trouble for President Trump.

How will Jan. 6, 2021, go down in history? It could be a turning point toward a more fractured nation or a wake-up call to rededicate to principles of American democracy, says University of Pennsylvania historian Brian Rosenwald.

As the vice president said in a speech Thursday memorializing the attack, she was in a classified briefing room at the Capitol the morning of Jan. 6.

At the U.S. Capitol Thursday, members of Congress marked one year since the attack there. Two lawmakers from Texas who were there at the time are also taking a look back.

The Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was the culmination of months of false claims about election fraud, including a litany recited by then-President Donald Trump in a speech shortly before a mob stormed the building, temporarily halting the counting of electoral votes in a joint session of Congress.  On that day — and afterward — we debunked false,…

On his third day in Congress, Texas Republican Troy Nehls needed his law enforcement training. During the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, Nehls helped barricade the doors of the House chamber. “It was just a sad day for America,” Nehls told LX News Now host Jobeth Devera.

President Joe Biden reflected about the events of Jan. 6, 2021, in a message to the American people. Biden stressed the importance of dismissing the lies being spread about the 2020 election and coming together as one country.

President Joe Biden spoke to the country about the events of January 6, 2021, stressing that Americans need to learn the truth about what happened and ignore lies and misinformation.

Watch Vice President Kamala Harris’ entire speech on the one year anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the chairman of the committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, called on the House of Representatives to recommend criminal contempt charges against former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol issued subpoenas on Monday to Roger Stone and Alex Jones, among other high-profile allies of former President Donald Trump, for their possible connection to the riot.