Trial opens for Navy vet arrested near Obama’s DC home in 2023
Investigators found two guns, roughly 400 rounds of ammunition and a machete in Taylor Taranto’s van after he showed up near Obama’s home.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
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Trump pardons Navy veteran convicted in Capitol riot
Thomas Caldwell, a retired Navy intelligence officer, was tried alongside Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes but acquitted of seditious conspiracy.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Capitol rioters included highly trained ex-military and cops
Experts in homegrown extremism have warned for years about efforts by far-right militants and white-supremacist groups to radicalize and recruit people with military and law enforcement training.
FBI tracking ‘extensive’ online chatter about armed protests
Director Christopher Wray said the FBI remains concerned about the potential for violence at protests and rallies in Washington and in state capitols around the country.
Air Force veteran aimed ‘to take hostages’ during US Capitol riot, prosecutor says
Retired Lt. Col. Larry Rendall Brock Jr. was arrested after being photographed on the Senate floor during the deadly riot wearing a helmet and heavy vest, and carrying plastic zip-tie handcuffs.
NATO leader calls for justice over US Capitol mob siege
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said all those responsible for last week’s deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol should be held accountable, and he expressed confidence that American institutions are up to the job.
Army Guardsman, first known service member, arrested after Capitol riot
“Lol to anyone who’s possibly concerned about the picture of me going around ... Not like I did anything illegal,” the Guardsman said in a social media post.
Up to 21,000 National Guard troops now authorized in DC for Biden inauguration
Guard members from all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, are deploying to the city.
By Howard Altman
The military knows it has a problem with domestic extremists, white supremacists
The Defense Department is in the midst of a review of all of its policies on extremist activity.
Air Force leaders: Assault on Capitol was ‘attack on foundation’ of America
"Our oath demands we are unwavering in safeguarding American ideals,” states letter from Air Force secretary and the chiefs and top enlisted advisors of the Air Force and Space Force.
Capitol riot was attack on ‘our constitutional democracy,’ Army leadership says
The Army’s ranking civilian leader, officer and enlisted soldier signed a statement Wednesday condemning the breach of the U.S. Capitol last week and warning soldiers that the military has no role in determining the outcomes of elections.
By Kyle Rempfer
National Guard troops from around US continue to pour into DC for inauguration security
More than 30 states plan to send National Guard personnel to assist with security during the event on Jan. 20.
By Staff and wire reports