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US Air Force to offer military funeral honors to slain Capitol rioter  Reuters Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt offered full military funeral, Air Force confirms  NBC News Trump administration offers military funeral honors to Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt  PBS US air force to grant military honors to Capitol rioter fatally shot on January 6  The Guardian Air Force grants full military honors to Ashli …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is offering military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt, the rioter who was killed at 35 by an officer in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Babbitt was a U.S. Air Force veteran from California who was shot dead wearing a Trump campaign flag wrapped around her shoulders while attempting to climb through …

Missouri governor calls lawmakers back to Capitol to gerrymander congressional map  Missouri Independent Missouri governor calls special redistricting session amid Trump pressure  CNN Missouri is next to answer Trump’s call for redrawn maps that boost GOP in 2026  AP News Republicans eye next House carveout with Missouri special session  The Washington Post Missouri governor calls special session to redraw congressional maps in push to …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is offering military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt, the rioter who was killed at 35 by an officer in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Babbitt was a U.S. Air Force veteran from California who was shot dead wearing a Trump campaign flag wrapped around her shoulders while attempting to climb through …

Epstein files land on Capitol Hill  Politico Opinion | Why Epstein’s Furious Grip on Washington Holds  The New York Times DOJ turns over first batch of Epstein files to Oversight panel, releases Maxwell interview  The Hill First wave of Epstein files is being sent to Congress, says Oversight Committee chair  NPR House expected to get first batch of Epstein files from Justice Department  The Washington …

Rep. Nicole Collier, the Democratic state lawmaker who spent Monday night inside the Texas Capitol, is asking a court to let her exit the building, alleging she’s facing “illegal restraint by the government” after she was told she needs a police escort to leave. The Fort Worth lawmaker and dozens of other Democrats left Texas earlier this month to delay …

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A Texas House Democrat was confined in the Capitol overnight after she refused a police escort that Republican …

Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier from Fort Worth returned to the Texas Capitol on Monday but says she remains locked inside the Capitol because she wouldn’t sign a permission slip to be under escort by the Texas Department of Public Safety.  The escorts for all House Democrats who left the state of Texas last month — preventing a vote on …

DOJ to start turning over Epstein files to Capitol Hill  Politico Republican Bid to Help Trump Move Past Epstein Falls Flat  The New York Times House Oversight Chair says Justice Department to start providing Epstein-related records on Friday  CNN DOJ to begin sharing Epstein files with Congress on Friday, House member says  The Washington Post DOJ to start sharing Epstein files with Congress on …

More than 5,000 people gathered at the Capitol in Austin on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump and the Texas Legislature’s plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts to give Republicans an advantage in the 2026 midterm elections. The new map, which sparked a nearly two-week quorum break by Texas House Democrats, is projected to give Republicans at least five …