A man from Memphis, Tennessee, has been sentenced to four years in prison for misdemeanor and felony offenses related to his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach incident. On Jan. 6, 2021, Matthew Bledsoe, 38, attended a rally near the Ellipse and subsequently headed over to the Capitol. After 2:13 p.m., he entered…

An Army reservist from New Jersey was found guilty Friday on misdemeanor and felony charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Breach when his actions disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain electoral votes related to the presidential election. Timothy Louis Hale-Cusanelli, 32, of Colts Neck, New Jersey, was found…

A U.S. District Court Judge on Friday dismissed former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Twitter, rejecting his argument that the platform violated his First Amendment free speech rights when they censored his tweets and permanently banned his account. However, Judge James Donato of the San Francisco federal district court will allow Trump’s lawyers to file…

Veteran political operative Roger Stone won’t cooperate with the House of Representatives panel investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, and will invoke his Fifth Amendment right not to testify, his attorney has said. Stone’s attorney, Grant Smith, said in a letter dated Dec. 6 that he will not hand over documents to…

SANTA ANA, Calif.—An Orange County man was arrested on charges related to the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, including unlawful entry, disorderly conduct, and demonstrating in a restricted government building, according to court papers obtained Dec. 3. Michael G. McCormick, 51, of Orange, was charged last month in the District of Columbia after he was allegedly…

The special House of Representatives panel investigating the U.S. Capitol breach will move criminal contempt charges against those who do not comply with its subpoenas, one of its Republican members warned on Tuesday. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), a Trump critic and the panel’s vice chair, told reporters at the U.S. Capitol that those subpoenaed will…

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) was named by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday to serve on the select committee investigating events at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. “Congresswoman Liz Cheney, of the Armed Services Committee, has patriotically agreed to serve on the committee,” said Pelosi on Thursday at a press briefing about the formation of the select committee….

Evidence that federal investigators have collected amid their criminal probe into the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol could result in sedition charges, the federal prosecutor who is leading the investigation said in a recent interview. Michael Sherwin, the former acting U.S. attorney in Washington, told CBS News’s 60 Minutes that the evidence obtained by federal…

The White House confirmed Thursday that President Joe Biden will retain FBI Director Christopher Wray in his administration. “I caused an unintentional ripple yesterday so wanted to state very clearly President Biden intends to keep FBI Director Wray on in his role and he has confidence in the job he is doing,” Psaki wrote on…

A woman who was wanted for allegedly taking a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the U.S. Capitol breach has been arrested, the Justice Department said. Riley June Williams, from Pennsylvania, was arrested on Jan. 18 in the Middle District of Pennsylvania, the department indicated on its website. Law enforcement officials told several media…