Capitol Police Arrest Man With Machete at Visitor Center Doors
Law Enforcement
Capitol Police Arrest Man With Machete at Visitor Center Doors
2025-01-08 22:08:56
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A 44-year-old Washington, D.C. man was arrested at the Capitol Visitor Center Wednesday after officers spotted a machete during an X-ray of the bag he had been carrying. According to a thread posted by the U.S. Capitol Police... Read More

Johnson Imposes Transgender Bathroom Ban at Capitol
Congress
Johnson Imposes Transgender Bathroom Ban at Capitol
2024-11-20 21:01:22
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Wednesday announced a new policy explicitly stating that transgender individuals are not permitted to use bathrooms in the U.S. Capitol that match their gender identity. In a brief statement circulated to members... Read More

Music Legend Johnny Cash Honored With Statue in the US Capitol
History
Music Legend Johnny Cash Honored With Statue in the US Capitol
2024-09-26 20:58:31
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Even now, more than 20 years after his death, those who saw Johnny Cash in concert or watched him on his ABC television show in the early 1970s, still remember the jolt of excitement they felt when he... Read More

What You Need to Know Ahead of US Capitol Labor Day Concert
Arts
What You Need to Know Ahead of US Capitol Labor Day Concert
2024-08-29 18:45:11
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The National Symphony Orchestra will take the stage on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Sunday, continuing its annual tradition of offering a free performance in observance of Labor Day. As in past years, the orchestra... Read More

Preparations Underway on Capitol Hill for Memorial Day Concert
In The News
Preparations Underway on Capitol Hill for Memorial Day Concert
2024-05-21 21:28:34
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The sky smiled Tuesday on workers preparing for this weekend’s annual national Memorial Day Concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. As scaffolding and lighting was lifted into place, a pair of American flags waved in... Read More

Capitol Police Arrest Armed Man Near Senate Side of US Capitol
Law Enforcement
Capitol Police Arrest Armed Man Near Senate Side of US Capitol
2023-11-07 22:37:53
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police arrested a Georgia man on Tuesday after a passerby reported seeing him carrying a “long gun” in the park near the Russell Senate Office Building. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said an unidentified individual alerted... Read More

Speaker’s Office in Capitol Becomes Temporary Tourist Attraction
In The News
Speaker’s Office in Capitol Becomes Temporary Tourist Attraction
2023-10-07 20:29:41
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — It started happening as soon as the day’s U.S. Capitol tours began Friday morning. First there’d be an abrupt swivel of the head. Then fingers would point. And finally cellphones appeared as tourists, arms outstretched, tried to capture... Read More

Capitol Police Stop Assault Rifle From Reaching Capitol Hill
Law Enforcement
Capitol Police Stop Assault Rifle From Reaching Capitol Hill
2023-04-14 13:43:57
by TWN Staff

WASHINGTON — An assault rifle with an extended magazine was confiscated Thursday morning at a delivery facility for the U.S. Capitol, the U.S. Capitol Police said. A department screening team at the off-site delivery facility spotted the gun, which was... Read More

Gunshots, Suicide Roil East Capitol Street Sunday Morning
Law Enforcement
Gunshots, Suicide Roil East Capitol Street Sunday Morning
2022-08-14 14:24:41
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A Delaware man drove his car into the vehicle barricade at East Capitol Street and Second Street early Sunday morning, firing several shots into the air before turning his weapon on himself. The man has been identified as... Read More

Last WWII Medal of Honor Winner to Lie In State at Capitol
Military
Last WWII Medal of Honor Winner to Lie In State at Capitol
2022-07-08 20:08:17
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Hershel Woodrow “Woody” Williams, the longest living World War II Medal of Honor recipient, will lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Thursday, July 14. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War... Read More

Colbert Addresses Staff Arrests in Capitol Hill Building
Media
Colbert Addresses Staff Arrests in Capitol Hill Building
2022-06-21 17:30:02
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert used his monologue on Monday night to address the arrests of members of his field production crew last week after they were found filming in a House office building without permission or... Read More

Congressional Panel Says Trump Knew His Election Fraud Claims Were False
Congress
Congressional Panel Says Trump Knew His Election Fraud Claims Were False
2022-06-13 19:40:54
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol presented strong evidence Monday that former President Donald Trump knew his allegations of election fraud were false. In addition, the mob that stormed the Capitol was... Read More

First Public Jan. 6 Committee Hearing Shared With Community
Congress
First Public Jan. 6 Committee Hearing Shared With Community
2022-06-10 16:10:33
by Madeline Hughes

WASHINGTON — About 250 people gathered around a big screen with picnic blankets, take-out and coolers on a nice crisp early summer night at the Taft Memorial Carillon overlooking the Capitol. The event also drew people who were just out... Read More

Michigan Man With Fake Badge, Ammo Arrested Outside Capitol
In The News
Michigan Man With Fake Badge, Ammo Arrested Outside Capitol
2022-06-03 18:03:06
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A Michigan man was arrested outside the U.S. Capitol early Friday morning after he was found with a fake badge, a BB gun, body armor, high-capacity magazines and other ammunition, according to the U.S. Capitol Police report. According... Read More

Limited Tours to Resume at US Capitol Starting Monday
In The News
Limited Tours to Resume at US Capitol Starting Monday
2022-03-24 13:19:55
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Limited tours of the U.S. Capitol by the general public, something not seen since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, are set to resume Monday. An email sent to members of Congress and staff on Wednesday spelled out... Read More

In Address to Congress, Zelenskyy Urges President to be ‘Leader of Peace’
Geopolitics
In Address to Congress, Zelenskyy Urges President to be ‘Leader of Peace’
2022-03-16 15:46:11
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy made an emotional and historic direct appeal to Congress Wednesday morning, asking for help protecting Ukrainian airspace and for stronger sanctions to beat back Russia’s unprovoked invasion of his country. Dressed in his now... Read More

<strong>At Long Last, Pierre L’Enfant, Designer of District of Columbia, to be Honored in Capitol</strong>
Congress
At Long Last, Pierre L’Enfant, Designer of District of Columbia, to be Honored in Capitol
2022-02-07 20:04:46
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — After more than decade of squabbling, a bronze likeness of the French architect Pierre Charles L’Enfant, the man who designed the original city plan for the nation’s capital in 1791, will finally take a place of honor in... Read More

Details for Harry Reid Honors Announced
In Memory
Details for Harry Reid Honors Announced
2022-01-11 22:11:46
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON —The House and Senate Democratic leadership announced the details of ceremonies honoring former Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., at the Capitol on Thursday. Reid, who capped a 30-year career in the Senate by rising to majority leader, will lie in... Read More

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