With heavily armed security surrounding the quiet, snow-covered U.S. Capitol complex, federal lawmakers marked the anniversary of the violent Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the capital with a peaceful

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to pardon many defendants accused or convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Congress formally certified the reelection of former President Donald Trump on Monday. It was a routine procedural moment, a striking contrast to the violent insurrection of Jan. 6 four years ago. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.

Inside the Capitol, reminders of the violence are increasingly hard to find. Scars on the walls were repaired. Windows and doors broken by the rioters were replaced.

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday is set to preside over the certification of her defeat to Donald Trump four years after he tried to stop the very process that will now return him to the White House. In a video message, Harris described her role as a “sacred obligation” to ensure the peaceful transfer of power.

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, one of seven Senate Republicans who voted to convict Trump on impeachment charges after Jan. 6, said “it was a very, very dark time.” Some lawmakers, she said, “do want to really put that behind us.”

Monday's meeting to certify the election comes amid efforts by President-elect Trump to downplay the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.

Vice President Kamala Harris confirms Donald Trump's 2024 election win, four years after the Capitol attack. Lawmakers reflect on the threat to democracy.

We must never forget January 6 and ensure that such an attack on our democracy is never allowed to happen again,” U.S. Rep. Adam Smith said on X.

Four years after supporters of Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in support of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, members of Congress will be under heavy security Monday as they certify Trump's 2024 election victory,

Four years after Donald Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, security has been ramped up for Monday's election certification.