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The mayor emphasized he supports the First Amendment right to free speech.

Police who guard the Pennsylvania Capitol are working to be more visible and have been coordinating plans with other agencies to secure the building.

Steven Sund said officials denied or delayed his request for assistance from the National Guard six times before and after the U.S. Capitol riots had already started.

The detective’s assignment has been changed pending the outcome of the investigation. 

Sicknick's death has shaken America as it grapples with how an armed mob could storm the halls of the U.S. Capitol as the presidential election results were being certified.

Camden County officials said there were 2,796 criminal activity reports logged in the city during 2020, compared to 3,298 in 2019.

The city had just under 500 murders last year — the most in three decades. So far, 2021 isn’t shaping up to be much better.

Miya Ponsetto, 22, was jailed Thursday in Ventura County, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office there said. It wasn't immediately clear what charges she might face.

The first step to quelling an insurrection is installing a competent government, said author and Navy veteran Malcolm Nance.

The U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement that Officer Brian D. Sicknick was injured “while physically engaging with protesters" during the Wednesday riot.

Attorney Liliana Zaragoza said the Capitol riots revealed that law enforcement “can refrain from using force when they choose.”

Armed with pro-Trump banners, the rioters far outnumbered and swiftly overwhelmed Capitol Police as they charged up the steps, smashed windows, broke into the Senate chamber.

Today we'll talk with Congressman Andy Kim, professors Julian Zelizer and Anthea Butler, as well as conspiracy theory reporter Will Sommer, about the storming of the Capitol.

Law enforcement in the nation’s capitol was not quick to deploy extreme crowd control tactics.

Charles Ramsay joined CNN Wednesday afternoon as chaos unfolded in the nation’s capital.