U.S. Capitol

Capitol Police expansion to California and Florida prompts fears of government overreach

Emily Brooks · July 9, 2021 1:40 am

Capitol fencing will come down as soon as Friday

Susan Ferrechio · July 7, 2021 8:40 pm

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump, including Jacob Chansley, center with fur and horned hat, are confronted by Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington. A video showed Chansley leading others in a prayer inside the Senate chamber.

‘QAnon Shaman’ denied release from jail for third time

Charles Hilu · July 6, 2021 9:08 pm

James Lankford’s election-truther challenger gets ‘unheard of’ boost from GOP officials

Emily Brooks · July 6, 2021 7:50 pm

Capitol riot’s unanswered questions six months on

Jerry Dunleavy · July 6, 2021 7:18 pm

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., responds to a question about her creation of a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, during a news conference, during a news conference to discuss a surface transportation bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 30, 2021.

Pelosi cancels the Fourth of July

Rep. Rodney Davis · July 2, 2021 4:00 am

Republican nominee Donald Trump could have trouble grabbing headlines this weekend after Friday's "big" FBI bombshell. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump: ‘Who shot Ashli Babbitt?’

Mike Brest · July 1, 2021 7:25 pm

Liz Cheney addresses reporters on Wednesday July 17, at the Little America Hotel in Cheyenne, Wyo. Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, announced this week she intends to challenge incumbent Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo. (AP/Ben Neary)

Liz Cheney to serve as lone Republican on Jan. 6 riot committee

Susan Ferrechio · July 1, 2021 3:03 pm

In this file photo from Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, Trump supporters beset a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. A 19th person from Ohio has been arrested in Alabama for allegedly convening a caravan of people from Virginia to Washington on Jan. 6 and assaulting police officers during the deadly Capitol riots.

House approves partisan committee to investigate Jan. 6 riot and Trump’s role in it

Susan Ferrechio · June 30, 2021 7:51 pm

Partisan House efforts on COVID origins and Jan. 6 could preview 2022 themes

Emily Brooks · June 29, 2021 8:49 pm

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019.

McCarthy to meet with officer injured during Capitol riot: Report

Kaelan Deese · June 25, 2021 3:25 pm

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters following escalation of tensions this week between the U.S. and Iran, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House will vote Thursday on a measure limiting President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensified.

Pelosi announces special committee to investigate Jan. 6 riot

Susan Ferrechio · June 24, 2021 3:23 pm