January 6, 2026 marks the 5th anniversary of the attack on the United States Capitol building. The 2020 election was an intense one, with political tensions seeming to be at the highest they had been in decades.

A Boise woman who took part in the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol returned to the building on Tuesday to apologize to Capitol police officers. Pamela Hemphill, once nicknamed “the MAGA Granny,” testified at a hearing called by congressional Democrats to mark the riot’s fifth anniversary, multiple news outlets reported.

Five years after the brazen riots at the U.S. Capitol, the date Jan. 6 means a lot of different things to a lot of different Georgians.

Police officer Brian Sicknick died after being assaulted while defending the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. His brother, Craig Sicknick, explains his anger and frustration over false narratives about that day and President Trump’s sweeping pardons of people charged or convicted of participating in the attack.

Gov. Bob Ferguson proposed spending nearly $13 million to enhance security at the Capitol campus following an October break-in.

Newsday's Billy House has covered Congress for different outlets for more than 20 years. He waited out part of the attack in the House chamber.

Five years ago today, thousands of rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol.A number of them assaulted police officers with weapons and even looted the building. They called for war, revolution, and political executions.

After several years of providing legislators with a pre-recorded video link for his annual State of the State address, Gov. Gavin Newsom will deliver his final address live inside the California State Capitol on Thursday.

The second major overhaul of the Capitol in just over a decade will include updated offices and enhanced security, as well as a refurbished Senate chamber finished last year.