Biden awards medals to Jan. 6 first responders on 2nd anniversary of riot

• It marked the first time Biden has awarded the Citizens Medal.

What they're saying: "History will remember your names. It'll remember your courage. It'll remember your bravery. It'll remember your extraordinary commitments to your fellow Americans," Biden said Friday.

Details: The recipients “demonstrated courage and selflessness during a moment of peril for our nation,” a White House official previously told Axios.

• Among the honorees were Capitol Police officers Harry Dunn, Caroline Edwards, and Eugene Goodman, as well as Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell.
• Metropolitan police officer Daniel Hodges and retired Metropolitan police officer Michael Fanone were also recognized.
• U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who suffered two strokes and died of natural causes the day after the Capitol attack, was posthumously honored at the White House ceremony.
• Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers were among the other honorees.

• Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss, who served as election workers in Georgia's Fulton County during the 2020 election, and Al Schmidt, a city commissioner on the Philadelphia County Board of Elections during that time, rounded out the list of 12 honorees.
• The late Capitol Police officer Howard Liebengood and Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith, who both died by suicide after responding to the insurrection, were also posthumously recognized.

Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional developments.