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President Donald Trump addresses a rally on the Ellipse, with the White House in the background, in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, protesting the presidential election results. As angry Trump supporters massed in the capital and a futile challenge to President-elect Joe Biden’s victory unfolded in Congress, the president most likely succeeded in handed Washington to the Democrats. (Pete Marovich/The New York Times)

June 7, 2022 at 10:40 am

Trump call on Jan. 6 to ‘walk down to the Capitol’ prompted Secret Service scramble

When then-President Donald Trump announced, "We're going to walk down to the Capitol," the Secret Service tried to secure a motorcade route but D.C. police...

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May 20, 2022 at 6:25 am

Biden security officials sent home after incident in South Korea

South Korean media said the suspect allegedly was drunk and got into a fight with a South Korean over a taxi near where President Joe...

April 20, 2022 at 8:38 am

Secret Service fatally shoots intruder at home of Peruvian ambassador, police say

Police said an initial investigation showed no known connection between the man and the embassy.

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Law enforcement officers box in protesters in the 1400 block of Swann Street in Northwest Washington on June 1, 2020.

March 30, 2022 at 3:19 pm

Judge dismisses lawsuit from Floyd protesters against D.C. police

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by protesters who said D.C. police illegally arrested them during protests over George Floyd's murder in 2020.

Supporters watch as “The People’s Convoy” passes by on the Will Rogers Turnpike Monday, Feb. 28, 2022 in Vinita, Okla. The convoy is traveling from California to Washington D.C. to protest COVID-19 restrictions. (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP) OKTUL101 OKTUL101

March 3, 2022 at 2:50 pm

‘Freedom Convoy’ spinoff headed to D.C. region arrives this weekend

The People's Convoy, a U.S.-based group of activists opposed to coronavirus vaccine mandates, plans to arrive this weekend in the U.S. Capitol.

February 14, 2022 at 11:12 am

Father of Parkland shooting victim protests in D.C. four years after massacre

WASHINGTON - The father of one of the 17 people killed four years ago in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in...

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People march alongside the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before an anti-vaccine rally in Washington on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) DCPS101 DCPS101

January 23, 2022 at 7:42 am

Anti-vaccine activists march in D.C. – a city that mandates coronavirus vaccines – to protest mandates

WASHINGTON - Thousands of protesters from across the country - including some of the biggest names in the anti-vaccination movement - descended on the nation's...

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January 21, 2022 at 3:39 pm

Wife of D.C. police officer who took own life after Capitol riot presses city to recognize his death

D.C. police officer Jeffrey Smith died by suicide in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection, an act his family believes was the result of...

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August 2, 2021 at 7:12 pm

D.C. officer dies in apparent suicide

Police confirmed that the officer had responded to the Capitol insurrection Jan. 6. Authorities drew no connection between the riot and his death, and an...

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Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., center, flanked by lawyer Ken Cuccinelli, left, and Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, right, speaks at news conference about their lawsuit after they were fined for avoiding metal detectors at the House floor, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 14, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

June 16, 2021 at 4:18 pm

GOP congressman refuses to shake hands with D.C. police officer who protected the Capitol on Jan. 6, lawmakers say

Rep. Andrew Clyde, in addition to voting against the Gold Medal honor for police officers who protected the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, said at...

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