On the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, there's no official event to memorialize what happened. Instead, the day displayed the divisions that still define Washington, and the country — with the White House releasing its own report with a revised history of what happened. President Donald Trump shifted blame, telling House Republicans during a morning meeting at the Kennedy Center that he only meant for his supporters to march peacefully to the Capitol that day, where Congress was certifying Democrat Joe Biden's win. Meanwhile, Democrats were hearing from a police officer, a rioter and others during a House panel discussion in an attempt to prevent what they said was a whitewashing of history.

President Donald Trump says the United States will run Venezuela at least temporarily and tap its vast oil reserves to sell to other nations in the aftermath of an audacious military operation that plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country. The stunning action marked the culmination of a public Trump administration pressure campaign on the South American country that also featured months of private planning and intelligence gathering, including about what Maduro ate and where he traveled, as the U.S prepared to engineer one of the more brazen regime changes in recent history.

U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials have exchanged dueling threats as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic. Trump initially wrote on his Truth Social platform, warning Iran that if it “violently kills peaceful protesters,” the United States “will come to their rescue.” At least seven people have been killed so far in violence surrounding demonstrations. Trump wrote that “We are locked and loaded and ready to go." Shortly after, Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said U.S. intervention would lead to “chaos in the entire region and the destruction of the U.S. interests.”

When recruits were punched and tackled during a role-playing exercise at the Texas game wardens academy last year, they were taking part in a longstanding police training tradition that critics say should be retired. At least 13 of the cadets reported injuries that day, including concussions, a torn knee and a broken wrist. Two needed surgery, and one resigned in protest. A state investigation later found nothing wrong with the drill, which its supporters say is intended to teach recruits to make good decisions under stress. The experience may have been traumatizing for some, but it was not unique. Since 2005, drills intended to teach defensive tactics at law enforcement academies have been linked to at least a dozen deaths and hundreds of injuries, some resulting in disability.

Employees at the Louvre Museum have voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world’s most visited museum. The Louvre partially opened Wednesday to allow visitors to enjoy the Mona Lisa and other highlights. The museum said visitors had access to a limited “masterpiece route.” Union workers are protesting chronic under-staffing, building deterioration and recent management decisions. The pressures were intensified by a brazen crown jewels heist in October that exposed serious security lapses. Culture Ministry officials held crisis talks with unions Monday and proposed measures that union leaders said fell short.

Nativity scenes at some churches are sparking fierce debates. At Lake Street Church in Evanston, Illinois, the baby Jesus lies with zip-tied wrists in the kind of emergency blankets given ICE detainees. At St. Susanna Parish in Dedham, Massachusetts, the manger sits empty, beneath a sign reading “ICE was here.” Supporters say Jesus, Mary and Joseph were refugees, comparing them to immigrant communities facing federal raids. Critics call the displays political and sacrilegious. The controversy has drawn visitors, protests, and heightened church scrutiny. But supporters say the Bible is on their side.

Iran has arrested Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, according to her supporters. A foundation in her name said she was detained at a memorial for a human rights lawyer recently found dead under unclear circumstances. Her supporters on Friday described her as having been “violently detained earlier today by security and police forces.” They said other activists had been arrested as well at a ceremony honoring Khosrow Alikordi, a 46-year-old Iranian lawyer and human rights advocate. Mohammadi had been serving 13 years and nine months on charges of collusion against state security and propaganda against Iran’s government.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop deploying California National Guard troops in Los Angeles. A judge in San Francisco on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction sought by California officials to end the deployment and return the remaining troops to the state’s command. But he put the decision on hold until Monday. The White House suggested the administration will appeal. The Trump administration ordered the deployment of thousands of troops to Los Angeles in June over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s objections following clashes between immigration officers and protesters. California officials argued that conditions in Los Angeles had since changed. The administration said the Guard was still needed to protect federal personnel and property.