Capitol Insurrection

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.

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
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

Police officers stand guard as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington

On This Day in 2021: January 6 US Capitol insurrection riots

General view of the BBC Television studios at Media City in Salford, Britain, March 13, 2023

BBC accused of misleading after whistleblower says broadcaster 'spliced' Trump speech - Telegraph


Trump challenges suits over US Capitol riot, argues fiery speech was official act

Trump's lawyers say he was acting within the scope of his official presidential duties, while the lawsuits say the attack on the US Capitol was a direct consequence of Trump's actions.

 Former US President Donald Trump reacts during his speech during a rally at the Iowa States Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, US, October 9, 2021.

New York man threatened to kill Donald Trump, prosecutors charge

Thomas Welnicki, 72, was charged with threatening to kill, kidnap, and inflict bodily harm on Trump. Welnicki's lawyer says he was distraught about what he saw as Trump threatening democracy.

US President Donald Trump waves as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington from Camp David, US, November 29, 2020.

Trump to ask judge throw out suits by lawmakers, police over US Capitol riot

The Democratic lawmakers have invoked an 1871 law passed to fight the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan that prohibits political intimidation.

 The US Capitol is seen through a steam exhaust on the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 6, 2022.

Chuck Schumer overheard Jan. 6 rioter calling him 'the big Jew'

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer revealed that a Capitol insurrectionist sought to harm him because of his Jewishness. Antisemitic flags and symbols were prevalent at last year's riots.

Sen. Chuck Schumer at a news briefing with new Democratic senators at the US Capitol, Jan. 21, 2021.

Biden, Harris urge Americans to protect democracy on Capitol attack anniversary

Biden, in remarks from the Capitol's National Statuary Hall, lambasted former President Donald Trump for spreading mistruths that fueled the deadly attack.

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks in the Statuary Hall of the US Capitol during a ceremony on the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., US, January 6, 2022.

Biden calls Trump threat to democracy on anniversary of Capitol attack

Speaking at the US Capitol, Biden warned that Trump's false claims that the election was stolen through widespread voting fraud could unravel the rule of law.

US President Joe Biden speaks in Statuary Hall on the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 6, 2022.

On This Day: One year since the Capitol Insurrection

Trump himself believed the election was rigged, falsely claiming along with many right-wing news outlets that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him.

An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of US President Donald Trump gather in front of the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021

Jews were on both sides of Jan. 6. Where are they a year later?

Sen. Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat, was as usual multitasking on January 6, participating in Congress’ affirmation of Joe Biden’s electoral college win of the presidency. 

US Capitol Police officer patrols around the US Capitol in Washington, DC

A year from Capitol insurrection, US democracy is being tested - opinion

The violent insurrection sparked by the twice-impeached former president continues to poison the nation with division, lies and threats.

 US SENATE MINORITY Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday.

A new political center can make America great again - opinion

A year since January 6, the government is dysfunctional and the electoral system absurd. Violence hangs in the air, and talk of a breakup of the union is not a joke.

 PRO-TRUMP PROTESTERS storm the US Capitol during clashes with police at a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 US presidential election results by Congress in Washington on January 6, 2021.