Capitol Riot

Former 'Friday Night Lights' star also charged with obstruction, unlawful entry and disorderly conduct.

A judge has declined to allow two fired police officers from Virginia to carry firearms while they await trial on charges related to the U.S. Capitol riot.

The family of a U.S. Capitol police officer who died by suicide after responding to the insurrection at the Capitol building on January 6 wants his death to be considered in the line of duty. 

The acting U.S. Capitol Police chief was pressed to explain Thursday why the agency hadn't been prepared to fend off a violent mob of insurrectionists, including white supremacists, who were trying to halt the certification of the presidential election last month, even though officials had compelling advance intelligence.

Leaders in the District are banding together – asking for the three miles of fencing around the U.S. Capitol to come down.

Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein spoke to FOX 5’s Lindsay Watts in his first television interview since resigning from the Justice Department in 2019. 

Missed intelligence was to blame for the outmanned Capitol defenders' failure to anticipate the violent mob that invaded the iconic building and halted certification of the presidential election on Jan. 6, the officials who were in charge of security that day said Tuesday in their first public testimony on the insurrection.

A member of the group known as the Oath Keepers is arguing in her motion for bond that she was present at the Jan. 6 rally for former President Donald Trump, but she was there to provide security, not as an insurrectionist.

An Ohio woman who was among the pro-Trump protesters who were caught on camera swarming the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 says she was given a VIP pass, and believed she was providing security at the former president’s rally, according to court documents.

A Maryland man who was accused of assaulting police during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 was ordered released to his home Friday as he awaits trial for his suspected role in the insurrection.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Capitol Police has confirmed to FOX 5 that the Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating the actions of 35 police officers on Jan. 6, the day of the riot at the Capitol, and suspended six officers with pay.

Federal authorities have released new photos of suspects as they continue to search for those responsible for the Capitol riot.

The U.S. Capitol Police Labor Union has delivered an "overwhelming" vote of "no confidence" in its senior leadership in the wake of last month's Capitol riot.

An internal e-mail obtained by FOX 5 reveals members of the National Guard might still be in D.C. through the Fall of 2021.