The FBI on Thursday arrested a man accused of placing two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of the U.S. Capitol attack, an abrupt breakthrough in an investigation that for years flummoxed law enforcement and spawned conspiracy theories about Jan.

A grand jury declines to reindict New York Attorney General Letitia James. Also, a new fatal boat strike fuels tensions in the Capitol.

The US Capitol Christmas tree, named "Silver Belle", has been lit up during a ceremony on Tuesday. The 53-foot (16.15 meters) red fir was hand-selected from the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, east of Lake Tahoe. It made a 3,000-mile journey from Nevada to Washington DC in November.

To only repair the burned area of the original teak floor in the State Reception Room would hover around the $8,500 range. A full restoration could be done in 2027, the cost of which is not currently known.

As a tiny seedling began sprouting in the forest along Mount Rose Highway west of Reno, the Vietnam War was ending under President Gerald Ford, the price of gas was 53 cents per gallon and the Kool-Aid man made his first television commercial appearance.

During an extended interview, Sen. Britt discussed efforts to find a solution to health care, keeping the government open and how she got her start in politics.