Troops seen napping inside Capitol building ahead of impeachment trial

Former President Donald Trump is in quite the bind as his defense attorneys flew the coop just less than two weeks before his impeachment trial. With the ex-Commander-inChief lawyer-less, The Late Show host Stephen Colbert said it’s just “rats fleeing a sinking rat,” during his opening monologue on Monday.

The Senate rejected an effort to sideline the pending impeachment trial of Donald Trump, but in an early gauge of support for convicting the former president, just five Republicans joined with Democrats to move forward.

A social media activist and former Buzzfeed columnist who once worked for Warner Bros. Records and the Warped Tour has been arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol protests.

proposed Wednesday that a statue of the pioneering country artist and Tennessee native Dolly Parton be erected on the grounds of the state Capitol.

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., slammed his Democratic colleagues Thursday for ratcheting up the rhetoric by impeaching President Trump without an investigation as the nation struggles with division. "They just want to keep kind of ratcheting up the rhetoric," Scalise told "Fox & Friends" of Democrats, adding, "We need to be focused on toning down the rhetoric right now because people are afraid ...

Two off-duty police officers from Virginia who were photographed in front of a statue inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has called on the administration to place those inside the Capitol during last week's riots on the no-fly list, claiming that some desired to return to Washington or commit violence elsewhere. "We are concerned about these people getting back on airplanes and doing more violence," he said during a press conference in New York City.

Two officers with the Rocky Mount Police Department in Virginia have been placed on administrative leave pending a review into their activities in Washington, D.C., the day rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol. The police department has notified federal authorities about two of its officers who were off duty when they attended an event in Washington, D.C., on Jan.

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Jamiroquai’s Jay Kay has denied that he was part of the Trump mob that stormed the US Capitol building in Washington DC on Wednesday. Not that anyone thought he was.

After the events that happened at the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. this week, tweets about the movie National Treasure went viral.

Chef José Andrés helped feed first responders during the violent riots in Washington, D.C., after supporters of President Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol building.

The Michigan State Capitol was briefly evacuated and temporarily closed on Thursday as police investigated a possible bomb threat, according to officials. The State Capitol Facilities Control Office received a call at 6:40 a.m.

January 6, 2021Yet videos shared on Twitter showed protesters scuffling with Capitol Police, throwing punches, spitting on them, and throwing unknown objects at them. Does that look like your supporters are being peaceful? pic.twitter.com/Tz3iw4E0s3— matthew doyle (@matthewdoyle796) January 6, 2021A spokesperson for D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services said there had been “multiple injuries” sustained as a result of the protests, according to NBC News.

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Security officials rushed Vice President Pence to shelter as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reported she was "safe" from an undisclosed location while other Congress members were being evacuated by Capitol Police. Lawmakers, staffers, journalists and others working inside the U.S.