AP Spotlight Reminders of Jan. 6 attack fade in the Capitol as Trump retakes power MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press Jan 6, 2025 Jan 6, 2025 Updated Jan 7, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — Inside the Capitol, reminders of the violence are increasingly hard to find.kAm$42CD @? E96 H2==D H6C6 C6A2:C65] (:?5@HD 2?5 5@@CD 3C@<6? 3J E96 C:@E6CD H6C6 C6A=2465] %96C6 :D ?@ A=2BF6[ 5:DA=2J @C C6>6>3C2?46 @7 2?J <:?5]k^AmkAm{2H>2<6CD C2C6=J >6?E:@? E96 2EE24<[ 2?5 >2?J #6AF3=:42?D ECJ E@ 5@H?A=2J :E[ 649@:?8 !C6D:56?E\6=64E s@?2=5 %CF>AVD 4=2:>D E92E E96 42C?286 @7 E92E 52J :D @G6C3=@H? 2?5 E96 C:@E6CD 2C6 G:4E:>D]k^Am kAmx? 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