Biden honors more than a dozen Americans for upholding democracy on Jan. 6

President Joe Biden embraces Gladys Sicknick, the mother of late Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, as she accepts a Presidential Citizens Medal on behalf of her late son during a ceremony to mark the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The ceremony was in the East Room of the White House. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON — On the second anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, President Joe Biden on Friday awarded citizen medals to 14 Americans who protected democracy and law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol. “Two years ago on Jan. 6 our democracy was attacked,” Biden said at the White House. “Our democracy held because … Continue reading Biden honors more than a dozen Americans for upholding democracy on Jan. 6

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