No member of Congress has the authority to activate the DC National Guard. Only the president, defense secretary and US Army ...

March 5, 2021 • More than 1,570 people have been federally charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. NPR tracked each case from the initial charges through sentencing. January 30, 2025 • Dozens of Jan. 6 ...

Fact-checkers have debunked many claims about former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. There is ample evidence that Pelosi was a target of the attack and ...

Congress convened Monday in the midst of a snowstorm to certify President-elect Donald Trump's election victory in a smooth and orderly process, in stark contrast to four years ago when throngs of ...

WASHINGTON − Four years ago, thousands of Americans violently took control of Congress in an effort to stop the peaceful transfer of power. The Capitol Riot was such a wild deviation from the ...