Senate Republicans on Friday thwarted an effort to create an independent bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, blocking legislation they believed would ultimately be used as a political weapon against them by Democrats.

Most Republicans refused to back the measure, depriving the Democrats of the 60-vote threshold needed to begin debate on the bill.

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