A Florida man who was seen carrying a large red “Trump 2020” flag on the floor of the U.S. Senate during the Capitol riot received eight months in prison Monday in the first felony sentence from the Jan. 6 attack. Paul Allard Hodgkins, 38, of Tampa, was arrested Feb. 16 after the FBI received a […]
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Murdered Officer Brian Sicknick To Lie In State
Lawmakers and others held another memorial service Wednesday for Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick in the Capitol Rotunda, where he has been lying in honor since Tuesday evening after dying last month from injuries suffered during the Jan. 6 riot at the building that he helped defend. There will be a send-off ceremony outside the […]
Proud Boys Face Conspiracy Charges After Capitol Riot
Federal prosecutors Friday night announced the first conspiracy charges against members of the Proud Boys over the group’s role in the deadly Jan. 6 riot in the Capitol. Prosecutors said in a news release that two members of the far-right “Western chauvinist” group conspired to obstruct law enforcement officers’ efforts to protect the Capitol from […]