The House select committee investigating the deadly pro-Trump invasion of the U.S. Capitol will hold its first hearing Tuesday, the public kickoff of an already-polarizing probe meant to deliver a definitive report on the attempted insurrection. The panel will hear directly from four law enforcement officers about their struggles to defend the Capitol from the […] Read more
After members of his first legal team quit, former President Donald Trump has acquired a pair of new lawyers to represent him in his looming second impeachment trial. Two trial lawyers, David Schoen and Bruce Castor Jr., will head the legal team defending Trump in the Senate against the charge that he incited the deadly invasion of […] Read more
Former President Donald Trump has hired a lawyer, South Carolina attorney Butch Bowers, to defend him at his Senate impeachment trial, which could start as early as next week. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a Trump loyalist, told fellow GOP senators on Thursday that Bowers had agreed to represent Trump in the case, where the former president is […] Read more
A “small fire” under a nearby bridge prompted the temporary shutdown of the U.S. Capitol complex and the evacuation of the west front of the building, where a rehearsal for Wednesday’s inaugural ceremony was underway Monday. “Public safety and law enforcement responded to a small fire in the area of 1st and F streets SE, […] Read more
