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Holocaust survivor to address US Congress on anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation

Albert Garih, a French Jew who survived the Holocaust, is set to speak about the rising antisemitism worldwide during the commemoration of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
A view of the dome of the US Capitol building, during a vote in the US House of Representatives.
A member of the National Guard mounts guard near the US Capitol building, as the House of Representatives debates impeaching US President Donald Trump a week after his supporters stormed the Capitol building in Washington, US, January 13, 2021

US National Guard troops in Washington to begin carrying weapons, officials say

Hundreds of unarmed National Guard troops have been in Washington's streets for the past two weeks after Trump declared a crime emergency in the district.

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Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, former national chairman of the Proud Boys who was sentenced to 22 years, talks to the media following his release from prison after U.S. President Donald Trump made a sweeping pardon of those charged in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Miami, Florida, U.S.

Former Proud Boys head arrested after accusations he assaulted female protester outside US Capitol

Enrique Tarrio was granted clemency by US President Donald Trump - freeing him from a 22 year sentence.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, REUTERS
Funeral bunting on a portrait of former US President Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter to receive US Capitol tribute before funeral service

Both Biden and Trump are expected to attend Carter's funeral service on Thursday.

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US Capitol Police cite threats amid planned pro-Trump rally

There have been threats tied to Saturday's planned pro-Trump rally to support those charged in the deadly January 6 attack on the US Capitol, US Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger said.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021ByREUTERS
National Guard soldiers patrol the compound around the US Capitol after police warned that a militia group might try to attack the Capitol complex in Washington, US, March 4, 2021.

Man with knives arrested near Democratic HQ -US Capitol Police

Around midnight, a Capitol Police officer was on patrol when he noticed a pickup truck with a bayonet and a machete inside of it, and a swastika and other white supremacist symbols painted on it.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021ByREUTERS
Marine One, carrying outgoing US President Donald Trump, passes the Capitol before the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States on the West Front of the US Capitol in Washington, US, January 20, 2021.

US charges man who made bomb threat near US Capitol

Roseberry, 51, spread alarm at the Capitol and prompted the evacuation of nearby government buildings on Thursday.

AUGUST 20, 2021ByREUTERS
The US Capitol building, which contains the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Police apprehend man claiming to have bomb near US Capitol

The US Capitol Police said they were investigating a bomb threat on Thursday near the Library of Congress.

AUGUST 19, 2021ByREUTERS
Library of Congress photo taken from top of the Capitol dome.

GOP rep. says Capitol rioters treated worse than Guantanamo Bay prisoners

"They are treating those people worse than they treat the terrorists at Gitmo (short for Guantanamo)," the GOP representative claimed.

AUGUST 16, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US REP. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) arrives to take her oath of office as a member of the House of Representatives, in Washington, DC, on January 3.

Proud Boys member pleads guilty to death threat tied to Jan. 6 riot

Eduard Florea, who did not attend the riot, allegedly referred to current Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia as a "dead" man.

AUGUST 16, 2021ByREUTERS
Proud Boys and supporters of the police participate in a protest in Portland, Oregon, U.S., August 22, 2020

US judge gives Florida man 8 months in prison in Capitol attack

38-year-old Paul Hodgkins is the first to be sentenced for participating in the Capitol attack in January.

JULY 19, 2021ByREUTERS
A mob of supporters of former US 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.

Florida group charged with attack on police during US Capitol riot

More than 535 people have been arrested and charged with joining the attack, an unsuccessful attempt to stop Congress from certifying former President Donald Trump's election defeat.

JULY 8, 2021ByREUTERS
A mob of supporters of former US 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.

Hundreds to rally outside US Capitol to protest antisemitism

Titled "NO FEAR: A rally in solidarity with the Jewish people," the rally will feature prominent activists, leaders, elected officials and victims of antisemitic attacks.

JULY 6, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The US Capitol building, which contains the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Knesset taking lessons from US Capitol riots to beef up security methods

The cost of the riot dispersal methods totaled around NIS 300,000. The Knesset Guard has since been working in training security officers.

JUNE 22, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A mob of supporters of former US 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.