Michael Balsamo, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette - Page 7 of 21

Capitol Police Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman departs 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, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Washington. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

News

Chief: Capitol Police were warned of violence before riot

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Nomaan Merchant Associated PressFebruary 24, 2021

Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., questions former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, foreground, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs & Senate Rules and Administration joint hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, to examine the January 6th attack on the Capitol. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

News

Capitol defenders cite intelligence failures in deadly breach

by Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press, Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Lisa Mascaro Associated PressFebruary 23, 2021

Judge Merrick Garland, nominee to be attorney general, testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Monday, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

News

AG pick Garland vows Capitol riot will be priority

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, Eric Tucker Associated Press, and Mary Clare Jalonick Associated PressFebruary 22, 2021

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, to announce key nominees for the Justice Department. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

News

Justice drops Yale admissions lawsuit

by Colleen Long Associated Press, and Michael Balsamo Associated PressFebruary 3, 2021

Law enforcement officers walk near the entrance to an apartment complex where a shooting wounded several FBI agents while serving an arrest warrant, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

News

FBI reports 2 agents killed, 3 wounded, suspect dead in Florida

by Terry Spencer Associated Press, and Michael Balsamo Associated PressFebruary 2, 2021

FILE - This July 26, 2018, file photo shows people lining up to cross into the United States to begin the process of applying for asylum near the San Ysidro port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico. A court-appointed committee has yet to find the parents of 628 children separated at the border early in the Trump administration. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

News

Justice Department rescinds ‘zero tolerance’ immigration rule

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Colleen Long Associated PressJanuary 26, 2021

Riot shields are stacked at the ready as National Guard troops reinforce the security zone on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president on Wednesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

News

12 Guard members removed from Biden inauguration

by James Laporta Associated Press, and Michael Balsamo Associated PressJanuary 20, 2021

Violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump storm the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday.

News

FBI warns of plans for armed protests

by Colleen Long Associated Press, Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Michael Kunzelman Associated PressJanuary 11, 2021

AP PHOTO

News

Biden nominates Garland as attorney general

by Eric Tucker Associated Press, and Michael Balsamo Associated PressJanuary 6, 2021

Protesters gesture to U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, near the Ohio Clock. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

News

Trump supporters storm US Capitol, clash with police

by Ben Fox Associated Press, Ashraf Khalil Associated Press, and Michael Balsamo Associated PressJanuary 6, 2021