Law Analysis
What’s Riding on a Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Case Before Supreme Court?
The Supreme Court will determine the fate of a major Jan. 6 Capitol riot-related case. The ruling could affect hundreds of people who were in… Read More
PoliticsNews
Here’s What Really Led to Capitol Riot, Vivek Ramaswamy Tells Tucker Carlson
Censorship of Americans’ opinions led to the Capitol riot two weeks before President Donald Trump left office, entrepreneur and Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says…. Read More
PoliticsNews
6 Big Takeaways as House Panel Retraces Trump’s Steps During Capitol Riot
“The dam has begun to break,” Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., asserted early in the eighth hearing held by the House panel investigating the Capitol riot… Read More
PoliticsNews
4 Takeaways as Jan. 6 Panel Argues That Trump Sparked Capitol Riot
The House panel investigating last year’s Capitol riot argued during a hearing Tuesday that a tweet from then-President Donald Trump was largely responsible for rioters’… Read More
PoliticsNews
4 Big Takeaways as White House Aide Testifies on Trump and Capitol Riot
In perhaps the most significant public hearing held so far by the House’s Jan. 6 committee, a former White House aide testified Tuesday that President… Read More
PoliticsNews
6 Takeaways From Democrats’ Prime-Time Hearing on Capitol Riot
A House panel investigating the Capitol riot took over a chunk of prime-time television Thursday night with the first of a planned six hearings. The… Read More
PoliticsNews
Here’s Setup for House Panel’s TV Show on Capitol Riot
The House panel investigating the Capitol riot is going prime time Thursday night with a nationally televised hearing packaged as if it were a slick… Read More
SecurityNews
‘Breadcrumbs Lead to Speaker’s Office,’ Rep. Jim Banks Warns as GOP Slams Capitol Police Leadership Over Capitol Riot
Rep. Jim Banks heavily criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her failure to hand over key documents related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, saying… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
We Hear You: House Probe of Capitol Riot Could Become ‘Witch Hunt’
Editor’s note: The Daily Signal’s audience was none too impressed by the partisan House panel looking into the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. See… Read More
PoliticsNews
Ocasio-Cortez, in Leaked CNN Interview, Says She Feared Being Raped During Capitol Riot
Portions of a leaked CNN interview published by an independent investigative media outlet show Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., saying she thought she was going to… Read More
PoliticsNews
6 Takeaways From First Hearing by House Select Panel on Capitol Riot
Four police officers testified Tuesday about their experiences during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, as the House select committee investigating the incident held… Read More
PoliticsNews
What to Expect From House’s Partisan Probe of Capitol Riot
Amid partisan acrimony, the first hearing of the Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol will convene Tuesday. The panel… Read More
LawNews
7 Highlights From Oversight Hearing on FBI and Capitol Riot
FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday that the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol was a planned act of domestic terrorism, but didn’t have definitive… Read More
LawNews
6 Highlights From Congress’ First Hearing on Capitol Riot
Former and current officials responsible for securing the U.S. Capitol fielded questions Tuesday from senators about how the Jan. 6 rioters could have breached the… Read More
LawNews
Capitol Rioter Said She Wanted to ‘Shoot’ Pelosi ‘in the Friggin Brain,’ Prosecutors Say
Federal prosecutors on Friday charged a woman who allegedly filmed herself inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 saying that she wanted to “shoot” House… Read More
LawNews
‘Hundreds’ Could Be Charged in Capitol Riot, Prosecutor Says
The Justice Department is investigating more than 170 people allegedly involved in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Charges could include sedition and conspiracy,… Read More
PoliticsNews
Some Corporations Halting Political Donations After Capitol Riot
Some of the largest corporations in the United States have said they are pausing their political donations in the wake of the deadly riot at… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Capitol Riot Tactics Strongly Resemble Those Used in 2020 Riots
Watching rioters breach the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday as members of Congress were certifying the presidential election inside was alarming and raised many questions regarding… Read More
LawNews
House Homeland Security Chairman Wants Capitol Rioters Placed on No-Fly List
The chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., on Thursday urged the Transportation Security Administration and the FBI to place certain… Read More
LawNews
Federal Prosecutor Vows ‘Maximum Charges’ for Capitol Rioters
Prosecutors so far have brought federal criminal charges, including unlawful entry and assault, against 55 people for participating in the riot Wednesday at the Capitol. … Read More
LawNews
Black Lives Matter Protesters Would Have Been Treated ‘Very Differently’ Than Capitol Rioters, Biden Says
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday said Black Lives Matter activists would “have been treated very, very differently” if they had stormed the Capitol, instead of… Read More
PoliticsNews
Capitol Police Misled Public About Manpower on Hand Before Riot, Former Lieutenant Says
U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Tarik Johnson expected a relatively easy day when he arrived at work at 7 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2021. Johnson, a… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
We Hear You: Lessons of Jan. 6 Riot at Capitol
Editor’s note: Welcome to the new year’s first roundup of letters from Daily Signal readers, culled from the mailbag at [email protected]—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal:… Read More
LawCommentary
Patriots Do Not Storm Their Nation’s Capitol
Attention readers: The following column was co-authored with the Daily Caller editorial board. Patriots enlist and defend their country. They work hard, do their best,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
180 Feet Up: The Daring Story Behind the Capitol’s Most Famous Painting
It is an unlikely union. America’s Cincinnatus—George Washington—and America’s Michelangelo—the Italian painter Constantino Brumidi—never met. Washington was born in 1732, a third-generation Virginian. Brumidi was… Read More
News
Trump’s ‘Affordability’ Ideas Drive Capitol Hill Talks
President Donald Trump has rapidly presented new economic ideas in recent days, shaping congressional discussions while giving some Republican members pause. One of Trump’s proposals… Read More
PoliticsNews
Dems Battle Trump Admin Over Anti-ICE Rhetoric as Riots Spread Nationwide
Over the course of 2025, President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda sparked fierce backlash, including mass protests and even riots. This year is following suit,… Read More
PoliticsNews
Minnesota Fraud Controversy Shakes Capitol Hill
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, one of Washington’s top-ranking Republicans, says he is open to legal action against Minnesota’s Democrat leaders following the viral release… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
What MTG’s Departure Means for a Major MAGA Campaign Promise on Capitol Hill
When Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., announced on Nov. 21 she will be resigning her seat in the House of Representatives effective Jan. 5, 2026,… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
2 ‘Riot Reporters’ Describe the Scene in Chicago
This is an interview Tony Kinnett conducted with Julio Rosas and Nick Sortor. The transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. Tony Kinnett: We go… Read More
