WASHINGTON—The defense for the Oath Keepers trial rested its case on Nov. 17 at the federal courthouse, and closing arguments began the following morning. Jessica Watkins, the last defendant to testify, underwent intense cross-examination by prosecutor Alexandra Hughes. Hughes focused on Watkins’ messages and other communication about her willingness to fight in a war during…

July 4, 1776: The Declaration of Independence is signed, and the United States of America emerges as a free and independent country after years of conflict and turmoil. The birth of the American nation also heralded a new chapter in world history. These facts are rooted firmly in American history and inform our culture and…

A police officer who was killed after a car rammed into a barrier at the U.S. Capitol died from multiple blunt force injuries, a medical examiner said April 8. Officer William “Billy” Evans died from injuries he sustained after 25-year-old Noah Green drove a blue car into him and another officer at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol just…