Trump pardons Navy veteran convicted in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump has pardoned a Virginia man whose sentence already was commuted for his convictions stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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Appeals court rules Trump can fire board members of independent labor agencies
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump can fire two board members of independent agencies handling labor issues from their respective posts in the federal government.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender people from military service on Tuesday
Judge declines to force FEMA to release funds to upgrade US emergency alert system
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge on Monday declined to force the Trump administration to immediately reimburse dozens of public broadcasting stations for upgrades to the nation's emergency alert system.
FEMA sued over hold on funds for upgrading nation's emergency alert system
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal government's steward of funding for public broadcasting stations sued the Trump administration on Thursday over its pause in grant payments for upgrading the nation's emergency alert system.
Georgetown law dean rebuffs DEI warning from top federal prosecutor for DC
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Georgetown Law School's dean on Thursday rebuffed an unusual warning from the top federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C., that his office won't hire the private school's students if it doesn't eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Judge extends block on Trump administration's sweeping freeze on federal funding
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge agreed Tuesday to continue blocking President Donald Trump's administration from freezing grants and loans potentially totaling trillions of dollars.
Judge questions motives for Trump's order banning transgender troops
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge on Tuesday questioned President Donald Trump's motives for issuing an executive order that calls for banning transgender troops from serving in the U.S. military, describing a portion of the directive as "frankly ridiculous."
Judge blocks transfers of 3 transgender inmates to men's prison
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge agreed Tuesday to temporarily block prison officials from transferring three incarcerated transgender women to men's facilities and terminating their access to hormone therapy under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.
Judge to rule on bid to block transfers of 3 trans inmates to men's prison
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge is expected to rule Tuesday on a request to temporarily block prison officials from transferring three incarcerated transgender women to men's facilities and terminating their access to hormone therapy under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.
Woman who wanted to kill GOP leaders said she was inspired by CEO's slaying, prosecutors say
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Massachusetts woman who told police that she went to the U.S. Capitol to kill members of President Donald Trump's cabinet said she was influenced by Luigi Mangione, the man charged with fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, prosecutors said in a court filing.
Trump's Jan. 6 pardons won't change the 'truth,' judges say
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's mass pardons for rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol won't change the "truth" about what happened in the nation's capital four years ago, two federal judges separately wrote Wednesday as they dismissed criminal cases stemming from the attack by a mob of Trump supporters.
Trump's Jan. 6 pardons won't change the 'truth', judge says
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's mass pardons for rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol "will not change the truth of what happened" in the nation's capital four years ago, a federal judge wrote Wednesday as she dismissed one of nearly 1,600 cases stemming from the attack by a mob of Trump supporters.
Judge: Pardoning Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes for Capitol riot plot would be 'frightening'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal judge who presided over the seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers members said Wednesday that it would be "frightening" if the anti-government group's founder, Stewart Rhodes, is pardoned for orchestrating a violent plot to keep Donald Trump in the White House after he lost the 2020 presidential election.
Court-martialed military veteran sentenced to over 4 years in prison for Capitol riot attack
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A former U.S. Army soldier who was court-martialed for fatally shooting a handcuffed civilian in Iraq two decades ago was sentenced on Monday to more than four years in prison for his role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Rioters who stormed Capitol after Trump's 2020 defeat toast his White House return
WASHINGTON (AP) -- As it became clear Donald Trump was returning to the White House, the Florida man who posed for photos with then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern during the Capitol riot popped a bottle of Trump-branded sparkling wine. "Y'all are in trouble," he said after taking a sip in a video shared on social media.
Election threats persist four years after far-right extremists stormed the US Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) -- After the 2020 presidential election, thousands of Donald Trump's most fervent supporters heeded his call to join a "wild" protest of his defeat. Following Trump's lies about a stolen election, hundreds of them stormed the U.S. Capitol under the banners of the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and other extremist groups and movements.
Judges punishing Jan. 6 rioters say they fear more political violence as Election Day nears
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Over the past four years, judges at Washington's federal courthouse have punished hundreds of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in an unprecedented assault on the nation's democracy. On the cusp of the next presidential election, some of those judges fear another burst of political violence could be coming.
Brothers charged with assaulting New York Times photographer during Capitol riot
Two brothers were arrested Thursday on charges that they assaulted a New York Times photographer inside the U.S. Capitol during a mob's attack on the building more than three years ago.
Army soldier charged with assaulting police officer with a flagpole during Capitol riot
A U.S. Army soldier has been arrested in Hawaii on charges that he repeatedly struck a police officer with a flagpole during a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol more than three years ago, according to court records unsealed on Wednesday.
Appeals court upholds conviction of former Capitol police officer who tried to help rioter
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of a former U.S. Capitol police officer who tried to help a Virginia fisherman avoid criminal charges for joining a mob's attack on the building that his law-enforcement colleagues defended on Jan. 6, 2021.
A Capitol rioter hawked Jan. 6 merchandise from jail. The judge who sentenced him was disturbed
WASHINGTON (AP) -- From jail, Shane Jenkins helped sell T-shirts, tote bags and other merchandise promoting the notion that he and other rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol are political prisoners unjustly held in pretrial detention.
Juries aren't swayed by defenses in Capitol riot trials
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A retired New York police officer told a jury that he was acting in self-defense when he tackled a police officer and grabbed his gas mask during the Jan. 6 riot.
Ex-police officer who joined Capitol riot receives a reduced prison sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A former Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol received a reduced prison sentence of six years on Wednesday, making him one of the first beneficiaries of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limited the government's use of a federal obstruction law.
Militia group member sentenced to 5 years in prison for Capitol riot plot
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A militia group member who communicated with other far-right extremists while they stormed the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison.
First rioter to enter Capitol during Jan. 6 attack is sentenced to over 4 years in prison
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Kentucky man who was the first rioter to enter the U.S. Capitol during a mob's attack on the building was sentenced on Tuesday to more than four years in prison.
FBI: California woman brought sword, whip and other weapons into Capitol during Jan. 6 riot
A California woman is charged with taking a cache of weapons, including a sword, a steel whip and a knife into the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by a mob of Donald Trump supporters, according to court records unsealed Wednesday.
Marine accused of flashing a Nazi salute during the Capitol riot gets almost 5 years in prison
A Marine who stormed the U.S. Capitol and apparently flashed a Nazi salute in front of the building was sentenced on Friday to nearly five years in prison.
Man who injured police officer during Capitol riot is sentenced to 5 years in prison
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A military veteran who was convicted of injuring a police officer's hand during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison.
Man charged in AP photographer's attack pleads guilty to assaulting officer during Capitol riot
An Oklahoma man pleaded guilty on Thursday to assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, where he also allegedly pushed an Associated Press photographer over a wall.
Man insults judge who sentenced him to 12 years in prison for attacking police during Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A New Jersey electrician who repeatedly attacked police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Friday to 12 years in prison by a judge who called him "a menace to our society."