Trump Is Said to Have Discussed Pardoning Himself  —  The discussions occurred in recent weeks, and it was not clear whether he has brought it up since he incited a mob of supporters to attack the Capitol.  —  President Trump has suggested to aides he wants to pardon himself in the final days …

Capitol rioters could face up to 10 years in prison under Trump monument executive order  —  Federal law enforcement officials are investigating and will bring charges against rioters  —  Capitol protests are ‘un-American’: Rep. Troy Nehls  —  Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen vowed …

Danforth calls his support of Hawley the ‘worst mistake’ of his life … Former U.S. Sen. John C. Danforth saw a mob of rioters take over the Senate chamber where he had spent much of his professional life.  The dean of the Missouri Republican Party was a member of the Senate between 1976 and 1995.

Madness on Capitol Hill  —  Part insurrection, part happy hour, Trump supporters lost their minds, and I watched a man urinate on the Capitol steps.  The nation, ashamed, was left to mourn.  —  It was 5pm when the explosions started, one after another, washing the crowd of Donald Trump supporters in plumes of tear gas.

Now It Can Be Told: How Neil Sheehan Got the Pentagon Papers  —  It was a story he had chosen not to tell — until 2015, when he sat for a four-hour interview, promised that this account would not be published while he was alive.  —  There was one story Neil Sheehan chose not to tell.

Trump's remarks before Capitol riot may be investigated, acting D.C. U.S. attorney says  —  The top federal prosecutor in Washington D.C. said Thursday that President Trump was not off limits in his investigation of the events surrounding Wednesday's riot at the U.S. Capitol, saying “all actors” …

Trump Fur-Ever: Costumed Capitol Rioter Is Son Of Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge  —  The politically-connected son of a Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge was among the band of Trump-supporting marauders who ransacked the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday.  —  Dressed in fur pelts and a bullet proof vest …

Threats that will outlast Donald Trump exposed in siege of Capitol: The Note  —  Until Wednesday, there seemed to be little cost to Republicans indulging Trump.  —  What events at the Capitol could mean for Trump's presidency  —  ABC News political contributor Chris Christie discusses …

Trump Prepares Pardon List for Aides and Family, and Maybe Himself  — White House staff, family members may get preemptive pardons  — Legal power to pardon self isn't clear in Constitution  —  President Donald Trump has prepared a sweeping list of individuals he's hoping to pardon …

A Facial Recognition Company Says That Viral Washington Times “Antifa” Story Is False  —  Matt Gaetz had cited the story in Congress as supposed evidence that antifa was involved in the Capitol assault.  But the company says it's “outright false.”  —  Copy

Man who posed at Pelosi desk said in Facebook post that he is prepared for violent death  —  Last Saturday, Richard Barnett of Gravette, Ark., criticized Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a Facebook post for using the description “white nationalist” as a “derogatory term.”  —  “I am white.

Republican Kelly Loeffler concedes defeat to Raphael Warnock  —  U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler conceded defeat on Thursday to Raphael Warnock and formally ended her campaign against the Democrat, who will become the first Black senator in Georgia history when he takes office this month …

Which Members of Congress Objected to Certifying Biden's Victory?  —  When a mob of President Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol building on Wednesday, they forced an emergency recess in the Congressional proceedings to officially certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.