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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.

Trump supporters clash with police and security forces in an attempt to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Here's What The Capitol Police Are Doing Differently 6 Months After The Insurrection

Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman said the U.S. Capitol Police have been working in the aftermath of the attack to "pivot towards an intelligence-based protective agency."

Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro indicted for not cooperating with Jan. 6 committee

Former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro faces two criminal charges for refusing to hand over documents and testify about the January 6 attack.

Witnesses swear in before a House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol hearing on Monday.

The Jan. 6 committee postponed its Wednesday hearing and will next meet on Thursday

The select committee has announced without explanation that the hearing scheduled for June 15 has been postponed. The next hearing will take place June 16.

Prosecutors opened arguments in the 1st trial tied to the Jan. 6 insurrection

Opening arguments were today in the first jury trial related to the Jan. 6 insurrection. A lawyer for defendant Guy Reffitt says he's simply a big talker.

Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., preside over a House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack hearing in October.

Jan. 6 panel meets to mull potential criminal referrals for Trump, others

The House Select Jan. 6 panel will wrap up its investigation on Dec. 31. It's now in a race to issue its final recommendations and findings in the coming weeks.

News brief: 46 migrants found dead in San Antonio, Jan. 6 hearing, NATO summit

Dozens of migrants are found dead in a truck in Texas. The House Jan. 6 panel schedules a last-minute hearing. NATO leaders meet in Madrid for what could be the most transformative summit in decades.

Stewart Rhodes of Oath Keepers, speaking outside the White House in 2017. He and four other group members are on trial on charges that include seditious conspiracy, related to the attack on the Capitol.

Prosecutors rest in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy trial of Oath Keepers members

The defendants are Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four other members of the far-right group.

Supporters of then-President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

House Lawmakers Reach Bipartisan Deal On Panel To Investigate Jan. 6 Attack

The panel would include 10 members, evenly split between Democratic and Republican appointees. It would have subpoena power and be required to issue a final report by Dec. 31.

Police stand in a line outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

A Capitol Police officer is accused of telling a Jan. 6 suspect to hide evidence

Federal prosecutors have accused a U.S. Capitol Police officer of obstruction of justice for allegedly encouraging a suspect in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot to hide evidence of their participation.

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