Author: Bart Jansen, USA TODAY

The House committee investigating the Capitol riot Jan. 6 opens Tuesday with police testimony from officers who were attacked.

The Senate will vote Wednesday on whether to debate a bipartisan infrastructure package, a test for President Joe Biden’s agenda.

Gordon Sondland, a central figure in President Donald Trump’s first impeachment, alleges Mike Pompeo promised to cover his legal fees.

By a razor-thin margin, the House approved $1.9B to bolster U.S. Capitol security, but Senate Republicans called for a “pause” to study details.

Racially biased policing was already a concern. Now, charges against officers in the Capitol riot inflame fears of extremists infiltrating law enforcement.

Two men have been arrested and charged with assaulting but not killing Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after the Jan. 6 riot.

Security is prominent as Capitol Hill braced for a potential security threat Thursday, a possible follow-up to the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Both sides are readying themselves for closing arguments in the Trump impeachment trial. But the decision on whether to call witnesses is unresolved.

Senate Democrats explored how to make their impeachment case against former President Donald Trump a day after a vote suggested he will be acquitted.

Five Senate Republicans joined Democrats in killing Sen. Rand Paul’s motion to deem the impeachment trial unconstitutional.