US House cancels session after police warn of possible militia plot

The US House of Representatives canceled its planned Thursday session after the Capitol Police warned a militia group could be plotting to breach the building, which was stormed in January. The House had been scheduled to debate and vote on a police reform bill, but a Democratic aide said plans changed due in part to the police warning, based on intelligence that “an identified militia group” could present a security threat.

The Senate will convene as planned to begin debating President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid-19-relief bills on Thursday. Authorities have said right-wing extremists were among a mob of supporters of former president Donald Trump that stormed the Capitol on January 6th, interrupting the formal certification of Mr. Biden’s election victory.

Some right-wing conspiracy theorists have falsely claimed that Mr. Trump, defeated in the November election, will be sworn in for a second term on Thursday. The Justice Department has charged more than 300 people with taking part in the January Capitol siege, in which five people, including a police officer, were killed.