Capitol Cannabis Summit Seen as Positive Step Toward Legalization
Cannabis
Capitol Cannabis Summit Seen as Positive Step Toward Legalization
2023-04-21 21:24:57
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Caroline Phillips could not suppress a smile as she walked to the podium. From the moment she reached the microphone on Thursday morning, she really would be presenting to a congressional forum inside the U.S. Capitol for the... Read More

RBG, Sandra Day O’Connor, to be Honored with Busts in Capitol
Congress
RBG, Sandra Day O’Connor, to be Honored with Busts in Capitol
2022-03-29 14:19:28
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The House voted 349-63 Monday night to authorize the permanent display of former Supreme Court Justices  Ruth Bader Ginsburg  and Sandra Day O'Connor in the U.S. Capitol. Nineteen members did not cast a vote on the matter. House... Read More

What They’re Saying About the Anniversary of the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol
Jan. 6
What They’re Saying About the Anniversary of the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol
2022-01-06 18:47:08
by TWN Staff

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris both spoke at the U.S. Capitol Thursday morning in observance of the first anniversary of the attack on the building by insurrectionists loyal to former President Donald Trump. Many more... Read More

President Assails Trump for Jan. 6 Riot, Says America is at ‘Inflection Point’
Jan. 6
President Assails Trump for Jan. 6 Riot, Says America is at ‘Inflection Point’
2022-01-06 16:25:45
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Without once mentioning his predecessor by name, President Joe Biden on Thursday morning offered his strongest condemnation yet of former President Donald Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, siege on the U.S. Capitol that left at least... Read More

Speaker Pelosi, California Delegation to Host Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting
In The News
Speaker Pelosi, California Delegation to Host Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting
2021-11-29 21:58:19
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the California Congressional delegation will host the lighting of the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 5 p.m. This year’s tree, nicknamed “Sugar Bear,” is a white fir... Read More

Capitol Christmas Tree to Begin Journey East on Sunday
In The News
Capitol Christmas Tree to Begin Journey East on Sunday
2021-10-19 20:53:33
by Dan McCue

WILLOW CREEK, Calif. - Yes, it’s not even Halloween yet, but the 2021 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree will soon be in transit from its current location in the Six Rivers National Forest in California. This year’s tree, an 84-foot white... Read More

Authorities Say They’re Ready, Come What May, for Saturday’s J6 Rally
Law Enforcement
Authorities Say They’re Ready, Come What May, for Saturday’s J6 Rally
2021-09-17 21:05:19
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON -- Empty streets, a large police presence and a smattering of tourists taking photographs of the newly installed security fence lent a somber air to Capitol Hill Friday as preparations continued for Saturday’s J6 rally. It was a reminder,... Read More

Legislators Descend on DC to Pressure Senate to Pass Voting Rights Bill
Political News
Legislators Descend on DC to Pressure Senate to Pass Voting Rights Bill
2021-08-02 18:07:16
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON -- Legislators from across the country began arriving in Washington, D.C., on Monday in a bid to pressure the U.S. Senate to pass sweeping voting rights legislation known as the For The People Act. The House passed the bill... Read More

‘This is How I’m Going to Die’: Officers Tell Jan. 6 Stories
Congress
'This is How I'm Going to Die': Officers Tell Jan. 6 Stories

WASHINGTON (AP) — "This is how I'm going to die, defending this entrance," Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell recalled thinking, testifying Tuesday at the emotional opening hearing of the congressional panel investigating the violent Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Gonell told... Read More

Rep. Greene Apologizes for Comparing Safety Masks, Holocaust
Congress
Rep. Greene Apologizes for Comparing Safety Masks, Holocaust

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene apologized Monday for affronting people with recent comments comparing the required wearing of safety masks in the House to the horrors of the Holocaust. "I'm truly sorry for offending people with remarks about... Read More

National Guard Mission Ends on Capitol Hill
Congress
National Guard Mission Ends on Capitol Hill
2021-05-24 20:56:06
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON- Five months after being deployed to the U.S. Capitol to help fend off rioters during the Jan. 6 siege by violent supporters of former President Donald Trump, National Guard troops have packed up and are heading home. The guard's... Read More

Gohmert, Clyde Still Fighting Fines for Ignoring Security Check
Ethics
Gohmert, Clyde Still Fighting Fines for Ignoring Security Check
2021-03-11 21:14:58
by TWN Staff

WASHINGTON - Republican Reps. Louie Gohmert, of Texas, and Andrew Clyde, of Georgia, are continuing to challenge fines totaling $15,000 for allegedly ignoring a security check before entering the House chamber, the House Ethics Committee announced Thursday. In the wake... Read More

Riot Review Seeks Sweeping Changes to Hill Security
Law Enforcement
Riot Review Seeks Sweeping Changes to Hill Security
2021-03-09 15:56:31
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON – A task force examining security shortcomings on Capitol Hill after the Jan. 6 riot that left five people dead has concluded a myriad of fundamental changes are needed to ensure such an event never happens again. Retired Army... Read More

Takeaways: What Hearings Have Revealed About Jan. 6 Failures
Law Enforcement
Takeaways: What Hearings Have Revealed About Jan. 6 Failures

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many questions remain unanswered about the failure to prevent the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. But after six congressional hearings, it's clear that the Capitol Police were unprepared and overwhelmed as hundreds of Donald Trump's... Read More

COVID Relief Bill to Reach House Floor Week of Feb. 22
Congress
COVID Relief Bill to Reach House Floor Week of Feb. 22
2021-02-12 14:51:01
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that the next COVID-19 relief bill is on pace to reach the House floor the week of Feb. 22. "We hope to have this all done by the end of February, certainly... Read More

Norton Says Fencing Around Capitol Complex Should Not Be Permanent
Political News
Norton Says Fencing Around Capitol Complex Should Not Be Permanent
2021-02-11 20:56:16
by TWN Staff

WASHINGTON - Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District of Columbia's delegate to Congress, says the fencing and razor wire currently wrapped around the U.S. Capitol should not be allowed to become a permanent feature. On Thursday she introduced the No... Read More

Immigrant Mother’s Love of US Fueled Kim Effort to Set Things Right After Capitol Riot
Congress
Immigrant Mother’s Love of US Fueled Kim Effort to Set Things Right After Capitol Riot
2021-02-04 19:42:18
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Even a month removed from the event, Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., still talks of the foreboding surrounding Jan. 6 with a sense of urgency. "You knew something was going to happen," he told The Well News recently. "I... Read More

Capitol Police Officer Who Died After Riot Lies in Honor
Law Enforcement
Capitol Police Officer Who Died After Riot Lies in Honor

WASHINGTON (AP) — Slain U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick lay in honor in the building he died defending, allowing colleagues and the lawmakers he protected to pay their respects and to remember the violent attack on Congress that took... Read More

Capitol Police Push Back on Reports National Guard ‘Banished’ to Parking Garage
Law Enforcement
Capitol Police Push Back on Reports National Guard 'Banished' to Parking Garage
2021-01-22 16:40:21
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Capitol Police on Friday pushed back at multiple media reports that the agency had banished National Guard troops to nearby parking garages following the Biden inauguration. According to Politico, thousands of National Guardsmen were allowed back... Read More

Smithsonian Collecting Items from U.S. Capitol Riot
Museums
Smithsonian Collecting Items from U.S. Capitol Riot
2021-01-15 15:29:58
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History has begun collecting items left behind by the protestors who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The riot, stoked by President Donald Trump, left five people dead. It was... Read More

Expecting Trouble, DC Locks Down a Week Before Inauguration
Law Enforcement
Expecting Trouble, DC Locks Down a Week Before Inauguration

WASHINGTON (AP) — All through downtown Washington, the primary sound for several blocks was the beeping of forklifts unloading more fencing. There were no cars or scooters and seemingly no tourists Wednesday, just the occasional jogger and multiple construction crews... Read More

A Day of Historic Impeachment, a Capitol as Armed Encampment
In The News
A Day of Historic Impeachment, a Capitol as Armed Encampment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The scene in the U.S. Capitol seemed jarringly disconnected. Inside the House chamber, the nation's lawmakers spoke with solemnity about democracy, the rule of law and the words of Abraham Lincoln as they undertook a vote to... Read More

Capitol Investigators Try to Sort Real Tips from Noise
Law Enforcement
Capitol Investigators Try to Sort Real Tips from Noise

WASHINGTON (AP) — Potential threats and leads are pouring in to law enforcement agencies nationwide after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The challenge is now figuring out what's real and what's just noise. Investigators are combing through a mountain... Read More

Fury at the Shaken Capitol Over the Attack, Security, Virus
Congress
Fury at the Shaken Capitol Over the Attack, Security, Virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — This time the fury enveloping the U.S. Capitol comes not from an insurgent mob but from within. The anger on display is searing — Democrat against Republican; Republican against Republican; legislators of both parties against the catastrophic... Read More

After Frosty Few Days, Pence, Trump Appear to Reach Détente
In The News
After Frosty Few Days, Pence, Trump Appear to Reach Détente

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence appear to have come to a détente after nearly a week of silence, anger and finger-pointing. The two met Monday evening in the Oval Office and had a “good... Read More

Law Enforcement: We’ll Be Ready for Joe Biden’s Inauguration
In The News
Law Enforcement: We'll Be Ready for Joe Biden's Inauguration

WASHINGTON (AP) — This time, they'll be ready. The inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden will be held on the same risers in the same spot at the U.S. Capitol where a violent, pro-Trump mob descended last week. But the two events aren't... Read More

EXPLAINER: Why National Guard’s Role Was Limited During Riot
Cities
EXPLAINER: Why National Guard's Role Was Limited During Riot

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the aftermath of the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol last week, questions are being raised about why the District of Columbia National Guard played such a limited role as civilian law enforcement officers were outnumbered... Read More

ACS Details Post-Insurrection Consequences and What They Mean
Think Tanks
ACS Details Post-Insurrection Consequences and What They Mean
2021-01-11 17:46:53
by Kate Michael

WASHINGTON — Days after rioters breached the U.S. Capitol building, interrupted the Constitutionally-required Electoral College vote tallying process, and forced the evacuation of Congress on January 6, 2021, there is a growing call for consequences for all of those involved,... Read More

House Poised to Consider Impeachment Measure as Early as Monday
Congress
House Poised to Consider Impeachment Measure as Early as Monday
2021-01-08 21:09:20
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - House Democrats are prepared to move to impeach President Donald Trump over his role in inciting a violent mob to attack the U.S. Capitol as early as Monday, according to staffers privy to talks Friday on Capitol Hill.... Read More

Flags to Fly at Half-Staff After Capitol Police Officer’s Death
Law Enforcement
Flags to Fly at Half-Staff After Capitol Police Officer’s Death
2021-01-08 17:27:13
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Flags will fly at half-staff at the U.S. Capitol to remember the officer who died after he was injured during this week's riot by Trump supporters, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Friday. Officer Brian D. Sicknick died at... Read More

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