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Sen Klobuchar: Police Estimate 9,000 Threats to Members of Congress by Year End

Michael Bolton, the inspector general for the Capitol Police Department, told the Senate Rules Committee on Tuesday that the Capitol Police Department "is doing a good job in keeping up with the threats" against members of Congress many thousands of threats.

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A bipartisan January 6 commission is probably dead Democrats have a backup plan

A bipartisan January 6 commission is probably dead. Democrats have a backup plan. Vox.com 1 hr ago Cameron Peters © Eric Lee/Bloomberg/Getty A smoke grenade goes off in front of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. during a Jan. 6 demonstration by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump. After hopes for a bipartisan January 6 commission went down in flames on Friday, Democrats may have a new plan to investigate the attack on the Capitol: A select House committee, which would not require Republican support to establish. Such a committee would differ from the proposed bipartisan commission in several key ways, but it could still take steps to ensure accountability for those involved in the insurrection. Notably, a select committee would be composed of members of Congress rather than outside experts, and the subpoena power would function differently but, crucially, it could also be created with only a simple majority vote in the House.

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They think we re like servants : Inside the fractured relationship between the Capitol Police and members of Congress

In the weeks after the January 6 riot, Capitol Police officers were shell-shocked and wounded, both physically and psychologically. They'd been through hell, they'd sacrificed their bodies, they'd lost colleagues who died as a result of the attack. But in the end they had safeguarded democracy and upheld their primary directive: Secure and protect the 535 members of Congress.

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Capitol Police chief says threats to members of Congress have nearly doubled since last year

Threats to lawmakers up 93.5 percent in last two months Cristina Marcos © Getty Images Threats to lawmakers up 93.5 percent in last two months Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman told lawmakers on Wednesday that threats against members of Congress have nearly doubled in the past year. In testimony before a House Appropriations subcommittee that deals with the Capitol Police budget, Pittman said there has been a 93.5 percent increase in threats to members in the first two months of 2021 compared to the same period last year. She also said that threats have more than doubled overall - by about 119 percent - from 2017 to 2020, with most suspects living outside the Washington region.

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US Capitol police to hold vote of no confidence Thursday

Members of the US Capitol Police plan to hold a vote of no confidence Thursday, more than a month after the January 6 riot at the Capitol that left dozens of officers injured and led to the death of officer Brian Sicknick.

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