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Senate Republicans have blocked a plan to establish an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The proposal would have created a body modeled on the one established to investigate the 9/11 attacks.

Senate Republicans Block A Plan For An Independent Commission On Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

The bipartisan measure, approved by the House, failed to win enough votes to overcome a GOP filibuster. The plan called for an independent body styled on the one that investigated the 9/11 attacks.

Cleveland police Officer Michael Brilo and other officers have been fired over the fatal shooting of the occupants of a car in 2012, seen here in a photo taken by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

6 Cleveland Police Officers Are Fired Over Deadly 2012 Chase And Shooting

Last May, Michael Brelo was found not guilty of two counts of voluntary manslaughter — in part, because it was too hard to determine which shots had killed the pair.

Legislation passed by the Senate would clarify that the vice president's role in certifying the Electoral College vote is ceremonial. Here, then-Vice President Mike Pence is seen in the House chamber early on Jan. 7, 2021, to finish the work of the Electoral College after a mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol.

Congress passes election reform designed to ward off another Jan. 6

The bipartisan legislation would update the certification process for presidential elections, which former President Donald Trump and his allies tried to exploit after the 2020 election.

Seidi Haarla plays a Finnish archaeology student traveling by train through Russia in <em>Compartment No. 6.</em>

Strangers on a train share a bumpy ride in the Finnish film 'Compartment No. 6'

At times, Juho Kuosmanen's film plays like a scruffier, less romantic version of Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise. There's tension to every scene, a sense that anything could go wrong at any moment.

Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio is seen during an NFL football OTA practice at Inova Sports Performance Center in Ashburn, Va., on Wednesday.

Washington Commanders defensive coordinator calls Jan. 6 riot a 'dust-up'

After an offseason practice Wednesday, Jack Del Rio compared Black Lives Matter protests to the attack on the Capitol. He later apologized for his word choice.

'Washington Post' journalist on FBI's delayed investigation of Trump's role in Jan. 6

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Carol Leonnig of The Washington Post about her reporting on the DOJ's delay in investigating Donald Trump's involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

Hours after rioters stormed the Capitol, Vice President Mike Pence listens after reading the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential election.

The chair of the Jan. 6 panel says the committee will ask Mike Pence to appear

The chair of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack says by month's end they'll ask former Vice President Mike Pence to testify. They may also request testimony from Ivanka Trump.

The panel investigating Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol holds the first hearings tonight

House lawmakers hold the first in a series of televised hearings in primetime Thursday. They promise new information as they explain what led up to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and how it played out.

Some Trump voters express reservations with his sweeping Jan. 6 pardons

One Trump voter told NPR he supported pardons related to the Capitol attack, but has a tougher time reconciling pardons for rioters who were violent with police.

The Jan 6. committee's final report details criminal referrals against Trump

The final report released by the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack details criminal referrals against former President Donald Trump and a path forward for its findings.

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