House Cancels Thursday Session After Police Warn Of Far-right Plot To Storm Capitol Again

A militia group likely inspired by the QAnon conspiracy theory has been plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, according to a law enforcement intelligence assessment that prompted the House to cancel all legislative business out of safety concerns. The assessment, which was disseminated to all members of Congress on Wednesday by Capitol Police, did not identify the group, but the timing of the alleged plot gives a clue. Thursday is March 4 — the date followers of QAnon falsely believe Donald Trump will reclaim the presidency. QAnon adherents, who ascribe to a baseless theory positing that Trump is on a secret mission to expose a Satanist cabal of Democratic pedophiles in control of the U.S.