House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern, stolen in Capitol riot, returned
Win McNamee/Getty ImagesBy ADIA ROBINSON, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern, seen being carried off in the Capitol riot in a photo that went viral, has been returned. The distinctive lectern was placed for
Olympic gold medalist swimmer Klete Keller charged for alleged role in Capitol riot
GREG WOOD/AFP via Getty ImagesBy ALEXANDRA SVOKOS, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Olympic gold medalist Klete Keller was charged for his alleged involvement in the attack on the Capitol last week. The swimmer was charged with obstructing law
US bans all cotton and tomato products from Xinjiang over slave labor
Oleksii Liskonih/iStockBy VICTOR ORDONEZ, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday it will detain all cotton and tomato products produced in China’s Xinjiang province. The Withhold Release Order (WRO) issued by CBP is
Rep. Pramila Jayapal defends not wearing a mask during Capitol lockdown
ABC NewsBy JOANNE ROSA, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Pramila Jayapal addressed criticism Wednesday over a moment caught on video in which she’s seen without a mask in the U.S. Capitol’s House chamber as a violent mob
Hundreds snap up spots for Port Angeles’ COVID-19 vaccination clinics
PORT ANGELES — Overwhelming demand for COVID-19 vaccines, has filled all the available spots for upcoming mass vaccination clinics in a matter of hours. The county opened registration at the start of the business day Wednesday. In
ICUs at risk of being overrun within days in Austin, Texas
narvikk/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (AUSTIN, Texas) — Intensive care units in Austin, Texas, are expected to run out of capacity within days as hospitalizations in the area continue to rise. As of Jan. 12, hospitals were
Republicans decry new metal detectors off House floor, citing 2nd Amendment rights
Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesBy JOHN PARKINSON and BENJAMIN SIEGEL, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Just days after last week’s riot, Republicans are decrying new metal detectors Capitol Police placed outside the doors to the House of Representatives chamber as a
Up to 20,000 Guardsmen, many armed, will now help with inauguration security
Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The security preparations for next week’s presidential inauguration increased yet again Wednesday with now up to 20,000 National Guardsmen authorized to provide security at the U.S.
Trump and White House silent as he faces historic second impeachment
Official White House Photo by Joyce N. BoghosianBy ELIZABETH THOMAS, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — As President Donald Trump faced a second impeachment following the violent Capitol riots last week, the lame-duck president remained out of sight and
Rioter seen wearing 'Camp Auschwitz' hoodie during Capitol siege arrested
Tidewater Regional JailBy JULIA JACOBO, AARON KATERSKY and ALEXANDER MALLIN, ABC News (NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — The rioter seen wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” hoodie during the siege on Capitol Hill has been arrested. Robert Keith Packer, 56,