House Democrats seek ways to investigate January 6 after Senate Republicans block commission

House Democrats aren't giving up on their intention to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and are weighing a range of options -- even after Senate Republicans blocked legislation on Friday to create a special commission to investigate the events of that day. 

In a call with House Democrats on Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offered four options, including continuing to push for a commission or keeping the investigation inside of a congressional committee, according to multiple sources familiar with the call.  She hasn't stopped trying to establish an independent commission to investigate the attack and what led up to it and suggested that another Senate vote on such a panel is still a viable option. Just six Republican senators voted to create the commission -- Bill Cassidy, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rob Portman, Mitt Romney and Ben Sasse supported advancing the bill – which was four shy of the ten needed to overcome a Republican filibuster. A potential seventh senator, Pennsylvania's Patrick Toomey, missed the vote for a family commitment, but said in a statement that he would have supported creating the commission.