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June 23, 2021

No jail time in first Capitol riot sentence; Oath Keeper pleads guilty

An Indiana woman on Wednesday became the first defendant to be sentenced in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and avoided time behind bars, while a member of the Oath Keepers extremist group pleaded guilty in a conspiracy case and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in a major step forward for the massive investigation.

June 23, 2021

The Strawberry Moon: How, when to watch it

Stargazers around the world will be able to enjoy the glow of the Strawberry Moon on Thursday night.

June 22, 2021

Pelosi signals new panel to investigate Jan. 6 Capitol riot

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is signaling that she is poised to create a new committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, pushing closer to a partisan investigation of the attack after Senate Republicans blocked the creation of an independent probe.

June 22, 2021

DOJ acknowledges ‘staggering’ rise in violent crime as it rolls out effort targeting gun trafficking

The Justice Department is launching new strike force teams to target illegal gun trafficking in five cities as the Biden administration makes efforts to combat a “staggering” rise in violent crime that has plagued a number of cities across the nation.

June 22, 2021

DC Mayor Bowser claims only 'one night of rioting' in city last summer

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser downplayed instances of rioting amid protests in the district over George Floyd’s death last summer during a tense exchange with Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., at a Senate hearing on Tuesday.

June 22, 2021

Sen. Ron Johnson rails against DC statehood as power grab for the 'elite group of people here'

Sen. Ron Johnson seemed to suggest that one reason why Washington, D.C., residents shouldn't be granted statehood is because they are too "elite" – a point that was quickly rebuked by Mayor Muriel Bowser during a Senate hearing Tuesday on whether to make D.C. the 51st state.

June 22, 2021

Judge tosses most claims over clearing protesters in DC's Lafayette Square

A federal judge has dismissed a majority of the claims filed by activists and civil liberties groups who accused the Trump administration of violating the civil rights of protesters who were forcefully removed by police using chemical agents from a park near the White House before then-President Donald Trump walked to a nearby church to take a photo.

June 18, 2021

Periodical cicadas may emerge more frequently: report

The periodical cicadas currently singing across the eastern U.S. may emerge more frequently due to alterations in the insects' life cycles, according to researchers.

June 16, 2021

Senate sets hearing for DC statehood for June 22

The Senate is moving forward with an effort to make Washington D.C. the 51st state by scheduling a hearing for June 22. But final passage for statehood is still a longshot prospect in the 50-50 split upper chamber. 

June 13, 2021

Washington juvenile accused of brandishing machete, hurling anti-gay slurs

Authorities in Washington, D.C., on Saturday said they arrested a juvenile armed with a machete who threatened someone while hurling gay slurs, Fox 5 DC reported.