Butch Bowers speaks during a news conference at the State House in Columbia, S.C., on Sept. 10, 2009. It's up to the South Carolina elections and ethics lawyer to defend former President Donald Trump at the U.S. Senate impeachment trial. Mary Ann Chastain/AP hide caption
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
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
Fencing and a heavy law enforcement presence are seen around the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, eight days after President Biden's inauguration. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption
Wall Street Journal newspaper reporter Daniel Pearl was killed by Islamic militants in Pakistan in 2002. A video of his interrogation and death was sent to the U.S. Consulate in Karachi and posted on the Internet. Getty Images hide caption
The Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin warning of a continued threat from domestic violent extremists "with objections to the exercise of governmental authority and the presidential transition." Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Supporters of former President Donald Trump clash with police and security forces on Jan. 6 as people try to storm the U.S. Capitol. Brent Stirton/Getty Images hide caption
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and then-Vice President Joe Biden talk during the 51st Munich Security Conference in February 2015. Christof Stache/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks on the phone last month. Putin and President Biden discussed several tense issues facing the two countries in a phone call Tuesday. Alexei Nikolsky/TASS via Getty Images hide caption
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order against the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to halt deportation efforts for 100 days. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption
Army Capt. Jennifer Peace, Army Staff Sgt. Patricia King (center) and Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Akira Wyatt attend a hearing on Transgender Service Policy on Capitol Hill in 2019. King and other trans troops have long fought for the right to serve openly prior to Trump's ban, and she hopes there is more legislation to follow Biden's repeal to ensure something like that does not happen again. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
TSA agents clearing passengers at Denver International Airport, June 2020. TSA found twice as many weapons on passengers per million in 2020 than they did the year prior. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
Pro-Trump extremists attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The acting U.S. Capitol Police chief apologized to Congress Tuesday for the department's failure to secure the building. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption