On both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, there is much bustle and churn, as lawmakers, administration officials and staff members — both incoming and outgoing —…
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Before the Capitol Riot, Calls for Cash and Talk of Revolution
Keith Lee, an Air Force veteran and former police detective, spent the morning of Jan. 6 casing the entrances to the Capitol. In online videos,…
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Top Lawmakers Not Told of Police Request for Backup Before Riot, Aide and Others Say
While his costume was colorful, prosecutors said his intentions were dark. In an 18-page document was submitted in court on Thursday, prosecutors said Mr. Chansley…
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Trump Tried to End Federal Arts Funding. Instead, It Grew.
Part of the argument against shuttering the arts endowment has always rested on the fact that culture is an economic engine and that, as federal…
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Inaugural Security Is Fortified in D.C. as Military and Police Links Are Eyed in Riot
Mr. Sanford’s arrest was unrelated to the death of a Capitol Police officer, Brian Sicknick, who was said to have been struck in the head…
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Impeached, Again
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Trump Impeached for Inciting Insurrection
WASHINGTON — Donald J. Trump on Wednesday became the first American president to be impeached twice, as 10 members of his party joined with Democrats…
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As His Predecessor Is Impeached, Biden Tries to Stay Above the Fray
WASHINGTON — His fellow Democrats are red hot with rage after the assault on the Capitol, but President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has maintained a…
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A Republican Lawmaker for Whom the Spectacle Is the Point
WASHINGTON — As lawmakers entered the Capitol on Wednesday for one of the most solemn enterprises in American government, the impeachment of a president, Representative…
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National Guard Fills Capitol for Impeachment Vote
WASHINGTON — They slept on the marble floors, lined up for coffee in the 24-hour snack bar and marveled at the marble likenesses of the…
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