Drew Angerer/Getty Images By Melissa Noel· Updated January 7, 2023
Two years after rioters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election, President Joe Biden honored civilians who he said stood up for democracy in a time of uncertainty.
Biden bestowed the Presidential Citizens Medal, the second highest civilian honor in the U.S., on police officers, election workers, and public officials at a
