Plaque Honoring January 6 Officers Installed at United States Capitol

A plaque honoring officers who defended the United States===United States Capitol during the January 6, 2021, attack has been quietly installed on the Senate side of the building, three years after it was legally mandated. The installation followed delays by House Speaker Mike Johnson, who cited technical issues with the original statute. Senator Thom Tillis led the effort to place the plaque after the United States Senate voted unanimously for its installation. However, officers Dan Hodges and Harry Dunn, who were injured during the attack, are continuing a lawsuit, arguing that the plaque does not fully comply with the original law, which specified placement on the West Front and individual officer names on the plaque itself. The United States===United States Department of Justice has sought to dismiss their case. The event highlights ongoing political divisions and the differing interpretations of the January 6 events, especially with Donald Trump's past actions of pardoning those charged and downplaying the violence.