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**FILE** As of June 5, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice has charged more than 1,457 individuals in nearly all 50 states and the District of Columbia in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. (WI photo)

Justice Department’s Capitol Riot Prosecutions Continue Unabated

by Stacy M. Brown June 6, 2024June 6, 2024

Lusenie Turay's piece "Regal Musing," inspired by his Sierra-Leonian heritage, will hang in the U.S. Capitol for a year. (Courtesy of Rep. Steny Hoyer)

Prince George’s Student Wins Fifth District Congressional Art Competition

by Ashleigh Fields May 17, 2024May 20, 2024

Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York pulling a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building, interrupting a legislative session which aimed to avert a government shutdown (Wikimedia Commons)

House Votes to Censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman for Capitol Fire Alarm Incident

by Stacy M. Brown December 7, 2023December 7, 2023

Cecilia Marshall (second from left), Justice Thurgood Marshall (right) and their two sons (Thurgood Marshall Center for Service and Heritage)

House Votes to Replace Bust of Dred Scott Author with One of Thurgood Marshall at U.S. Capitol

by WI Web Staff December 19, 2022December 19, 2022

A statue of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol Building’s National Statuary Hall on July 13 in D.C., honoring the life and contributions of the legendary educator. (Courtesy photo)

Mary McLeod Bethune Statue Unveiled at U.S. Capitol in the District

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor July 13, 2022July 13, 2022

Mary McLeod Bethune (Library of Congress via Wikipedia Commons)

Bethune Honored with Statue Inside U.S. Capitol

by WI Web Staff July 13, 2022July 13, 2022

Reps. Bennie G. Thompson (center), chair of the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, and Liz Cheney (fourth from right), vice chair of the committee, lead a June 9 hearing at the U.S. Capitol to present previously unseen material and testimony documenting the 2021 attack on the Capitol. (Cheriss May/The Washington Informer)

EDITORIAL: Is Racism Alive and Well? Testimonies from Jan. 6 Committee Indicate ‘Yes’

by WI Editorial Staff June 22, 2022June 22, 2022

**FILE** Eleanor Holmes Norton represents D.C. in the U.S. Congress. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Norton Chides Slow U.S. Capitol Reopening for Tourists

by WI Web Staff March 25, 2022March 25, 2022

**FILE** The protest on Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol where domestic terrorists disguised as protesters sought to overthrow the government (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Community, National

D.C. Residents Remember U.S. Capitol Riot of 2021

by James Wright Jr. January 5, 2022January 6, 2022

united states capitol building under the sky

COVID Cases Jump at U.S. Capitol

by WI Web Staff January 4, 2022January 4, 2022