House GOP leader meets with Capitol Police officers over Jan. 6 riots

A police officer who was injured in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection confronted House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy in a meeting on Friday, asking him to publicly denounce statements by GOP members who have voted against honoring police and downplayed the violence of the attack.

Prosecutors drop Capitol riot charges against NY man

Federal prosecutors have dropped the criminal case against a Rockland County, N.Y., man who was accused of participating in the U.S. Capitol riot. This appears to be the first such move by the Justice Department in its sprawling Jan. 6 prosecution.