Sleeping guards have been a concern for decades in the D.C. jail, a factor in attempted escapes or instances in which individual officers were left responsible for guarding more than 100 prisoners without backup, according to reports by The Post.
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Trump unites fractious Capitol Hill Republicans behind him as November looms
The Hill summit marked a pivot point in the Republican campaign to recapture the White House, win the Senate majority and expand control of the House.
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Kittery man arrested in connection with Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol
Lincoln Deming, 44, of Kittery, was arrested on Saturday on felony charges for breaching the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Appeals court upholds Bannon contempt of Congress convictions
The former Trump adviser had argued that he did not need to comply with subpoenas from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
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Orrington man is the latest Mainer to face charges after storming of the U.S. Capitol
Benjamin Bowden, 26, was arrested Friday on 5 misdemeanor charges for allegedly participating with the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Man who bragged he ‘fed’ an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prison
Jack Wade Whitton struck an officer with a metal crutch and dragged him – head first and face down – into the crowd on the Capitol’s Lower West Terrace.
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Portland man pleads guilty to misdemeanor charges from Jan. 6 riot
Michael G. Fournier was charged earlier this year as one of more than 1,000 people who stormed the U.S. Capitol in 2021.
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RFK Jr. downplays Jan. 6 attack, says he wants a special counsel to review related cases
Throughout the statement, Kennedy – who was temporarily banned from Instagram in 2021 for spreading misinformation about the coronavirus vaccines – espoused several false claims about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
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Oath Keeper’s son emerges from traumatic childhood to tell his own story in long shot election bid
Win or lose, Dakota Adams’ campaign is built on his belief that people sympathetic to extremist groups might be open to seeing things differently.
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Trump escalates solidarity with Jan. 6 rioters as his own trials close in
While Trump quickly secured the Republican nomination some Republicans are voicing concerns that his misrepresentations of the Jan. 6 attack and the people involved could weaken him with general election voters.