Michael R. Sherwin, the federal prosecutor who led the investigation of the Capitol riots, said "the facts do support" charges of sedition, a crime defined by CBS as "attempting to overthrow the ...

WASHINGTON — It’s one of those words that sounds familiar, you know it’s unfavorable, but you don’t know quite what it means: “sedition.” Maybe you’re thinking it has something to do with “treason” or ...

The rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday has been described as both insurrection and sedition by politicians and media organizations—but what do these terms mean? Supporters of President Donald ...

In the wake of Wednesday’s attack on the Capitol building by a pro-Trump mob, US elected officials, world leaders and commentators have condemned the actions of the President and those who ...

The First Amendment that guarantees Americans freedom of speech has come under attack many times. But some of the most flagrant abuse occurred in Montana during and after WWI. Sedition is defined as ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On Wednesday, pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, interrupting Congress confirming the election of President-elect Joe Biden. The events of the day ...

The insurrection caused by pro-Trump extremists at the Capitol on Wednesday has raised a litany of legal and constitutional questions. Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota announced she was ...

Legal scholars and prosecutors are debating whether federal charges of seditious conspiracy should be used against some of the pro-Trump rioters that stormed the U.S. Capitol building last week. The ...

The pro-Trump mob’s storming of the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday appears to fit the legal definition of sedition, though it remains to be seen whether anyone will face that charge, ...

WASHINGTON — It’s one of those words that sounds familiar, you know it’s unfavorable, but you don’t know quite what it means: “sedition.” Maybe you’re thinking it has something to do with “treason” or ...