Capitol Insurrection

US judge grants DOJ's request to dismiss cases against far-right Oath Keepers for January 6 riots

The ruling from Washington-based US District Judge Amit Mehta tosses out convictions of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and other members of the group who were convicted of seditious conspiracy.

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A mob of supporters of then-US President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.
A mob of supporters of US President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021.

Convicted January 6 rioter appointed to sensitive Pentagon counterterrorism job - report

Elias Irizarry, 24, was appointed to a post in the Defense Department’s Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, the Washington Post reported. 

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The US Capitol building is pictured at 5:04 pm, five years after the building was overrun by pro-Trump supporters, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026

White House posts new January 6 account ahead of fifth anniversary

The White House published a new January 6 webpage praising President Donald Trump’s actions, assigning blame to Democrats, Nancy Pelosi, and others ahead of the attack’s fifth anniversary.

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US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026.

Trump declares he will get impeached if Republicans lose midterms, plans to meet health insurers

Trump spoke to House Republicans at the Kennedy Center, a Washington performing arts center that was recently renamed to include a mention of Trump.

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US Rep. Jamie Raskin recounts son's suicide, Capitol riots in new book

Raskin, who represents my congressional district, tells the story of that “unthinkable” week and the resulting impeachment hearings against Trump.

MARCH 31, 2022ByAARON LEIBEL
US HOUSE impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) gives the closing argument against US president Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, last year.

US Congress probe on Capitol insurrection to reveal new details

The probe may also recommend issuing new criminal penalties, Representative Liz Cheney said.

MARCH 20, 2022ByREUTERS
A mob of supporters of then-US President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

Street warfare: How organized riots are the future of conflict

The Euromaidan riots lead to the current Russia-Ukraine war. This shows street warfare – organized riots with concrete political objectives – is as geopolitically impactful as open military conflict

MARCH 16, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
: Anti-government protesters clash with police in Kyiv’s Independence Square, Ukraine.

On This Day: Donald Trump acquitted in second impeachment trial 1 year ago

The impeachment sought to hold Trump responsible for the Capitol insurrection, when his supporters on January 6, 2021 stormed the US Capitol.

FEBRUARY 13, 2022ByAARON REICH
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on the eve of the U.S. mid-term elections

Pence says Trump was wrong that he could have overturned 2020 election

Former US Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday that Donald Trump was wrong to think Pence could have overturned the result of the 2020 presidential election.

FEBRUARY 4, 2022ByREUTERS
US Vice President Mike Pence officiates as a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to confirm the Electoral College votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

Aaron Mostofsky, the pelt-wearing son of a Jewish judge, pleads guilty to Jan. 6 charges

Mostofsky is the son of Steven (Shlomo) Mostofsky, a Kings County (Brooklyn) Supreme Court Judge and former president of the National Council of Young Israel.

FEBRUARY 3, 2022ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
AARON MOSTOFSKY, a supporter of US President Donald Trump, takes a seat away from the action on the second floor of the US Capitol near the entrance to the Senate after breaching security defenses last week.

Trump says he would pardon Jan. 6 rioters if he runs and wins

Trump stated that Jan. 6 rioters were being treated "so unfairly."

JANUARY 30, 2022ByREUTERS
A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

‘Camp Auschwitz’ man at January 6 insurrection pleads guilty to misdemeanor

Packer, who is from Newport News, faces a maximum six-month sentence and $5,000 fine.

JANUARY 29, 2022ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
THE US Capitol building is blanketed with snow, in Washington, January 4.

Voices from the Arab press: Is American democracy doomed to fail?

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

JANUARY 20, 2022ByMEDIA LINE
THE US Capitol building is blanketed with snow, in Washington, January 4.

Donald Trump: the American Nero - opinion

WASHINGTON WATCH: Historians have called the Roman emperor Nero tyrannical, self-indulgent and debauched. He is also widely regarded as the worst of all Roman emperors.

JANUARY 12, 2022ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
People hold candles at a vigil at the National Mall in Washington last Thursday as they mark the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection that was carried out by supporters of former president Donald Trump.