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Politics
Bannon ‘Decided He Was Above the Law,’ Prosecutor Says
WASHINGTON — After weeks of legal wrangling and heated speeches on the courthouse steps, the criminal trial of Stephen K. Bannon, a onetime aide ...
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World
Michael Stenger, Ousted Senate Sergeant-at-Arms, Dies at 71
Michael Stenger, who resigned as the Senate’s sergeant-at-arms after the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the Capitol exposed a lack of security ...
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Politics
McCarthy Feared G.O.P. Lawmakers Put ‘People in Jeopardy’ After Jan. 6
Representative Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican leader, feared in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack that several far-right members of ...
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Politics
Trial Begins for Former N.Y.P.D. Officer on Jan. 6 Charges
Among the many violent scuffles that erupted during the riot at the Capitol, this one stood out. On one side of the barricade was a lightly ...
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Politics
Jan. 6 Defendant Seeks to Subpoena Trump as Witness at Trial
Almost from the moment that the first rioters were arrested in connection with the violent attack on the Capitol last January, defendants have ...
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Arts
Facing Violence With Brushes and Ballots
Late Wednesday evening, Jan. 5, dozens of art world insiders received a fund-raising message from Nancy Pelosi. “I’m in disbelief,” the text ...
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Politics
House Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas White Nationalist Figures
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol issued two subpoenas on Wednesday for the leaders of a white ...
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Politics
One Year Later, Assault Still Casts a Pall Over the Capitol and Its Occupants
WASHINGTON — Metal detectors screen lawmakers for weapons at the doors of the House chamber. Staff members are frightened to come to work ...
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Politics
Capitol Police Chief to Commit to Steps for Improvement
WASHINGTON — With officers still reeling from the mob violence that overran Congress a year ago, the chief of the U.S. Capitol Police plans to ...
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Politics
Jan. 6 Panel Faces Difficult Questions as Anniversary of Capitol Riot Approaches
WASHINGTON — The anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot arrives this week with the congressional committee investigating the attack confronting a series ...
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