After Riot, Capitol’s Police Board Faces Overhaul

Top lawmakers say the Capitol Police Board, which is beholden to House and Senate leaders, needs significant changes after the shocking security failures of Jan. 6.


Ex-Security Officials Spread Blame for Failures of Capitol Riot

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Former Capitol security officials gave sometimes conflicting accounts in the first high-profile public hearing on the attack by a pro-Trump mob.


Bipartisan Senate Inquiry on Capitol Riot Will Begin With Scrutiny of Security Failures

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A hearing on Tuesday will feature the testimony of the top two security officials at the Capitol on Jan. 6, who have since resigned, as well as police officials who responded to the riot.


National Guard Deployment at the Capitol Riot Was Delayed by Confusion and Inaction

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As violence grew out of control on Jan. 6, the head of the Capitol Police made an urgent request for the National Guard. It took nearly two hours to be approved.


Top Lawmakers Not Told of Police Request for Backup Before Riot, Aide and Others Say

The rejected request was another key breakdown in the security failure ahead of the violence at the Capitol.


Congress’s Sergeants-at-Arms Face Scrutiny After Siege

The House and Senate sergeants-at-arms, who have resigned, now face questions about why they failed to do more to deter the Trump loyalists who swarmed the Capitol last week.


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