A leader of the far-right Proud Boys pleaded guilty on Friday to charges related to the attack on the US Capitol, a victory for prosecutors that could bolster their cases against members of the group.

The US, the self-proclaimed flag-bearer of democracy, was dealt a devastating blow to its image by insurrectionists, apparently encouraged by the President, storming the Capitol Building in an attempt to overturn the result of a democratic election.

The top Democrat in the US House of Representatives has been accused of attempts to “satisfy her political objectives” through selection of a committee to investigate the protest by Trump supporters at Capitol on Jan. 6. 

Several FBI informants have reportedly played a key role in conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to create a new committee to investigate the Jan. 6 protests at the Capitol after the Senate Republicans blocked the formation of an independent panel.

A House of Representatives panel has said Trump, his chief of staff and other allies to pressure the Department of Justice to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.

The FBI has released a new security footage of the suspect who placed two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national committees in Washington on Jan. 5.