Two members of the far-right Proud Boys were indicted in federal court Friday. Both men face a slew of charges for their participation in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
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Friday
The suspect who placed two pipe bombs outside of Democratic and Republican headquarters in Washington, D.C., did so the evening before the Jan. 6, attack on the Capitol, the FBI said. Federal Bureau of Investigation hide caption
Gen. Paul Nakasone, the National Security Agency director, told NPR ahead of the 2020 elections that the U.S. was "going to expand our insights of our adversaries. ... We're going to know our adversaries better than they know themselves." Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
Steven Brandenburg at the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office Monday, in Port Washington, Wis. Brandenburg agreed to plead guilty to two charges of of attempting to tamper with consumer products with reckless disregard for the risk that another person will be placed in danger of death or bodily injury, prosecutors say. Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office/AP hide caption
Monday
Demonstrators raise their arms and chant, "Hands up, don't shoot," in August 2014 as they protest the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Fatal Police Shootings Of Unarmed Black People Reveal Troubling Patterns
Friday
The remains of Lt. Col. Paul Voss return home, Dover Air Force Base, Del. Voss was one of two Air Force aviators killed in a crash in Afghanistan last January. Steve Ruark/AP hide caption
Thursday
Riley Williams, 22, of Harrisburg, Pa., will have to wear an ankle monitor and can only leave her mother's home for work and some other court-approved reasons, as reported by the Patriot-News. Dauphin County Prison via AP hide caption
Larry Rendall Brock Jr., an Air Force veteran, is seen inside the Senate Chamber wearing a military-style helmet and tactical vest during the rioting at the U.S. Capitol. Federal prosecutors have alleged that before the attack, Brock posted on Facebook about an impending "Second Civil War." Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
Nearly 1 In 5 Defendants In Capitol Riot Cases Served In The Military
Sunday
Gab was founded in 2016 as an almost anti-Twitter. The platform embraces far-right and other extremist provocateurs, including Milo Yiannopoulos and Alex Jones, who have been banned from Facebook and Twitter over incendiary posts. Rafael Henrique/SIPA Images/Reuters hide caption
Social Media Site Gab Is Surging, Even As Critics Blame It For Capitol Violence
Friday
The National Rifle Association's annual meeting in 2019 in Indiana. The NRA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday, saying it aims to reincorporate as a nonprofit in Texas and leave New York, where the state has filed a fraud suit against it. Michael Conroy/AP hide caption
"People will not be subject to age or disability discrimination when the going gets tough," Roger Severino, the director of the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services, told NPR. Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images hide caption
Civil liberties advocates say they fear that the kinds of measures that could be put in place after last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol could disproportionately hurt minorities. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Response To Capitol Riot Could Hurt Minorities, Civil Libertarians Say
Wednesday
When law enforcement officials failed to anticipate that pro-Trump supporters would devolve into a violent mob, they fell victim to what one expert calls "the invisible obvious." He said it was hard for authorities to see that people who looked like them could want to commit this kind of violence. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Why Didn't The FBI And DHS Produce A Threat Report Ahead of The Capitol Insurrection?
Fox Business host Lou Dobbs suggested Republicans who voted to certify President-elect Joe Biden's win were "criminal." John Lamparski/Getty Images hide caption
After Deadly Capitol Riot, Fox News Stays Silent On Stars' Incendiary Rhetoric
Thursday
Ashli Babbitt of San Diego, seen here in a photo posted on Twitter in 2020, was shot and killed by U.S. Capitol Police during the insurrection at the Capitol on Wednesday. @Ashli_Babbitt/Screenshot by NPR hide caption