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The U.S. Capitol is seen behind a U.S. Capitol Police tactical vehicle as security is visible on the East Front plaza on in Washington. Thursday marks the first anniversary of the Capitol insurrection, a violent attack that has fundamentally changed Congress and prompted widespread concerns about the future of American democracy.
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The U.S. Capitol dome is seen on a cloudy day Wednesday.
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A person poses for a photo on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
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Eleanor Marie Bateman, 8, who lives in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, sleds by the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
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Rosie Hedman, 4, sleds with her father, Charles Hedman, of Washington, at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Hedman, who is a pastor, saw last year's attack. "It has been funny listening to people who weren't there," says Hedman, "tell me that I didn't see what I saw."
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The U.S. Capitol is seen at sunset on Wednesday.
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The U.S. Capitol is framed by security barricades on Wednesday in Washington.
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Rosie Hedman, 4, is pulled up a hill by her father, Charles Hedman, of Washington, at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Hedman, who is a pastor, saw last year's attack on the capitol. "It has been funny listening to people who weren't there," says Hedman, "tell me that I didn't see what I saw."
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The U.S. Capitol is reflected in a vehicle as security works the plaza.
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A year after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, television cameras and video monitors fill Statuary Hall in preparation for news coverage, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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A U.S. Capitol Police bicycle officer patrols the plaza on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.