Fox News Politics Newsletter: Who is Brian Cole, the DC pipe bomb suspect?

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Who is Brian Cole, the DC pipe bomb suspect?

The suspect who allegedly planted pipe bombs blocks from the U.S. Capitol on January 5, 2021, has been identified as Brian Cole Jr. of Woodbridge, Va., according to two sources briefed on the arrest.

The sources say Cole, 30, is in FBI custody as of Thursday following roughly five years of investigation. He is charged with use of an explosive device, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday.

The FBI arrested Cole in northern Virginia. He will make his first court appearance on Friday in Washington, D.C…READ MORE.

White House

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World Stage

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Capitol Hill

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BALANCE OF POWER: Rand Paul joins Dems on fresh bid to block Trump from targeting Venezuela militarily

ELECTION HEAT: 2021 Afghan remarks come back to haunt GOP lawmaker’s Senate bid after DC Guard shooting

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Across America 

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