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Closed US Capitol is somber backdrop this Independence Day

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WASHINGTON — As it has been for nearly 16 months, longer than any time in the nation’s history, the U.S. Capitol is closed to...

Rioters accused of erasing content from social media, phones

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PHOENIX — They flaunted their participation in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol on social media and then, apparently realizing they were...

TAKEAWAYS: Trump’s safe for now, but company’s in hot water

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NEW YORK — With Thursday's arraignment of Donald Trump's company and his longtime finance chief on tax fraud charges, New York authorities...

Capitol rioters’ footage powers NYT’s ‘Day of Rage’ project

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NEW YORK — While some professional journalists faced hostility and attack while covering the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, the grand irony...

Vanessa Williams to honor Juneteenth at July 4 festivities

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NEW YORK — When Vanessa Williams hosts this year’s televised Capitol Fourth celebration, she will not only honor the nation’s traditional independence day, but...

Judge: Libya’s Hifter cannot claim immunity from civil suits

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Libyan military commander who previously lived for decades in Virginia cannot claim head-of-state immunity as a defense in lawsuits accusing...

EXPLAINER: How could the indictment hurt Trump’s company?

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NEW YORK — The criminal tax fraud charges unsealed against Donald Trump’s company Thursday are a blow to a business already reeling from...

Nats’ Schwarber hits 12th homer in 10 games, 25th of season

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WASHINGTON — Washington's Kyle Schwarber led off the first inning against Tampa Bay on Tuesday night with his 12th home run in 10 games,...

House poised to launch new probe of Jan. 6 insurrection

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WASHINGTON — The House is poised to launch a new investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection on Wednesday with expected approval of a...

Man who stormed Capitol with Oath Keepers pleads guilty

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An Alabama man who stormed the U.S. Capitol with members of the Oath Keepers extremist group pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy and is cooperating...