Brian Sicknick

Senate Republicans have blocked a plan to establish an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The proposal would have created a body modeled on the one established to investigate the 9/11 attacks.

Senate Republicans Block A Plan For An Independent Commission On Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

Brian Naylor

The bipartisan measure, approved by the House, failed to win enough votes to overcome a GOP filibuster. The plan called for an independent body styled on the one that investigated the 9/11 attacks.

Heightened security has remained a feature around the U.S. Capitol since the Jan. 6 riot. Capitol Police officers are now taking part in an initiative focused on healing trauma.

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New Program Helps Capitol Police Deal With Trauma From The Insurrection

Claudia Grisales

Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan and Dr. Jim Gordon of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C., talked jointly about a new Capitol Police initiative focused on healing trauma.

The U.S. flag and the U.S. Capitol Police flag were flown at half-staff after the death of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick. On Sunday, the FBI arrested two men who are accused of spraying chemicals on Sicknick and others during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Crime

U.S. Arrests 2 Men, Saying They Sprayed Sicknick And Others With Chemical At Capitol

Bill Chappell

The two men are Julian Elie Khater, 32, of State College, Pa., and George Pierre Tanios, 39, of Morgantown, W.Va. They were arrested Sunday.

A Capitol Police officer holds a program as people pay their respects at the remains officer Brian Sicknick, who died after defending the Capitol against the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Crime

FBI Singles Out Person Seen On Video Spraying Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick

Ryan Lucas

Sicknick was injured while fending off the mob of Trump supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. He died the following evening from his injuries.

Supporters of former President Donald Trump protest as U.S. Capitol Police officers shoot tear gas outside of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

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Capitol Police Suspends 6 Officers, Investigates Dozens More After Capitol Riots

H.J. Mai

The U.S. Capitol Police has suspended six officers with pay for their actions during the Capitol riots on January 6. A further 29 officers are under investigation.