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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, Monday, April 26, 2021. The Justice Department is opening a sweeping probe into policing in Louisville after the March 2020 death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot to death by police during a raid at her home. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)

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Justice opens policing probe over Breonna Taylor death

by Michael Balsamo Associated PressApril 26, 2021

Attorney General Merrick Garland arrives to speak about a jury's verdict in the case against former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

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Justice to probe policing in Minn.

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Amy Forliti Associated PressApril 21, 2021

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, a U.S. Capitol Police officer holds a program during a ceremony memorializing U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, as an urn with his cremated remains lies in honor on a black-draped table at the center of the Capitol Rotunda in Washington. The D.C. medical examiner’s office says Sicknick, who was injured during the Jan. 6 insurrection, suffered a stroke and ruled the officer died from natural causes. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post...

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Capitol officer Sicknick died of stroke, not assault

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Colleen Long Associated PressApril 19, 2021

FILE - In this Jan. 6. 2021, file photo, people storm the Capitol in Washington. A blistering internal report by the U.S. Capitol Police describes a multitude of missteps that left the force unprepared for the Jan. 6 insurrection — riot shields that shattered upon impact, expired weapons that couldn’t be used, inadequate training and an intelligence division that had few set standards. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Oath Keeper is 1st suspect to plead guilty in Capitol riot

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressApril 16, 2021

President Joe Biden speaks about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden at the White House, Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Biden orders gun control actions

by Alexandra Jaffe Associated Press, Aamer Madhani Associated Press, and Michael Balsamo Associated PressApril 8, 2021

U.S. Capitol Police officers stand near a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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US Capitol officer dies in vehicle attack, driver killed

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, Nomaan Merchant Associated Press, and Colleen Long Associated PressApril 2, 2021

FILE - This April 2017, file photo photo shows George Tanios at his sandwich shop in Morgantown, W.Va. U.S. officials have arrested and charged Tanios and a Pennsylvania man with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick with bear spray during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot in Washington. (Andrew Spellman, The Daily Athenaeum via AP)

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Two charged in deadly assault on Capitol officer

by Michael Balsamo Associated PressMarch 15, 2021

Merrick Garland answers questions at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Feb. 22.

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Senate confirms Garland to be attorney general

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Mary Clare Jalonick Associated PressMarch 10, 2021

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, rioters storm the Capitol, in Washington. Capitol Police say they have intelligence showing a “possible plot” by a militia group to breach the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, nearly two months after a mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the iconic building to try to stop Congress from certifying now-President Joe Biden's victory. The threat appears to be connected to a far-right conspiracy theory, mainly promoted by...

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Police cite ‘possible plot’ by militia to breach Capitol

by Michael Balsamo Associated PressMarch 3, 2021

National Guard troops patrol the perimeter of the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Chief: Capitol assault much bigger than intel suggested

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press, and Nomaan Merchant Associated PressFebruary 25, 2021