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What Happened Today – December 4, 2025

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FBI surveillance footage shows January 6 pipe bomb suspect walking through Capitol Hill neighborhood at night

Brian Cole Jr., arrested Thursday for planting pipe bombs near DNC and RNC headquarters the night before January 6, walked through a Capitol Hill neighborhood in FBI surveillance footage released after a five-year investigation. (FBI surveillance image)

They killed survivors clinging to wreckage after watching them for 41 minutes. Hours later, they killed four more. And some Republicans finally broke ranks. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) said the attacks “did not pose an imminent threat.” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) put Hegseth’s alibi on record. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) called it “outrageous” and demanded … Read more