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Missing Jan. 6 Plaque Will Go Up at the Capitol

Senate took action

(Newser) - The Senate has agreed to display a plaque honoring the police who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, rebuffing House Speaker Mike Johnson, who has said the commemorative memorial does not comply with the law , the AP reports. The action happened swiftly, with brief debate, in floor...

New White House Site Blames Dems, Police for Capitol Riot

It claims Democrats staged 'real insurrection' on Jan. 6

(Newser) - A new official website from President Trump's White House is marking the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack by flipping the script on who was to blame. The site, launched Tuesday, accuses Democrats—and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in particular—of engineering what it calls...

Police Boost Security for Raskin After Claim About J6 Pardonee

Taylor Taranto is accused of violating parole after allegedly being seen near congressman's Md. home

(Newser) - Rep. Jamie Raskin is receiving heightened security after a pardoned Jan. 6 defendant was reportedly seen near the Democratic congressman's home in Maryland. Taylor Taranto has faced accusations of threatening Raskin and former President Obama in the past, and this recent incident adds to a growing list of safety...

Bomb Threat Follows Post by Trump
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Bomb Threat Follows Post by Trump

President accused Elissa Slotkin of sedition over video message to troops

(Newser) - Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin's Michigan home was targeted by a bomb threat on Friday, days after she and other former military service members in Congress released a video urging troops to reject "illegal orders" from the Trump administration. The threat followed President Trump's public accusations on Thursday...

Right at Rush Hour in DC, Fire in the Capitol Subway

Small electrical blaze was quickly contained in tunnel linking congressional offices

(Newser) - A minor fire sparked a brief scare in the subway tunnel connecting the Rayburn House Office Building and the US Capitol on Thursday, according to Capitol Police. The electrical fire was quickly doused with fire extinguishers before 5pm, reports NBC Washington . Two Capitol Police officers were taken to a nearby...

Greene: I'm Now Getting Threats Over Trump Feud

She says harassers are being 'egged on by the most powerful man in the world'

(Newser) - Marjorie Taylor Greene says her escalating feud with President Trump is putting her in physical danger, reports Mediaite :
  • "I am now being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most
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Congressman: We're Victims of a 'Ruse' on Swastika Flag

Rep. Dave Taylor says altered flags were mailed to a number of congressional offices

(Newser) - A congressman says nothing sinister is going on with his staff after a swastika was spotted pinned up on a wall. Instead, GOP Rep. Dave Taylor of Ohio says his office was the victim of a "ruse," reports Politico .
  • "Numerous Republican offices have confirmed that they were
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Swastika Image Spotted in Congressman's Office

Ohio's Dave Taylor condemned it and asked Capitol Police to investigate

(Newser) - Capitol Police are looking into an incident involving a swastika drawn on an American flag that appeared inside the office of GOP Rep. Dave Taylor of Ohio, reports Politico . The altered flag, with red and white lines forming the Nazi symbol, was spotted on a cubicle wall behind staffer Angelo...

Capitol Police Speak on 'Troubling' Pizza Deliveries

Federal authorities are probing odd deliveries to lawmakers, Capitol Police leaders

(Newser) - Federal authorities are investigating a string of anonymous pizza deliveries sent to the homes of US lawmakers and US Capitol Police leadership nationwide. Sources say both Democratic and Republican House members have received the unsolicited pizzas, per ABC News . Deliveries have also targeted current and former Capitol Police leaders....

60 Arrests at US Capitol During Veterans Protest

Cops say demonstrators pushed through bike racks set up by police as a barrier

(Newser) - About 60 people were arrested outside the US Capitol on Friday evening after a protest escalated, according to Capitol Police. The incident began when a group of about 75 demonstrators, initially gathered peacefully at the Supreme Court, moved toward the Capitol. Police had set up bike racks as a...

Johnson's Top Aide Arrested After Trump's Speech

Hayden Haynes backed into a parked car, Capitol Police say

(Newser) - House Speaker Mike Johnson's chief of staff was arrested Tuesday night after President Trump's address to Congress and charged with driving under the influence. Hayden Haynes was cited and released to appear in court after backing into a parked vehicle at the Capitol shortly before midnight, NBC News...

State Lawmakers Boo Officers Hurt by Rioters

Some Pennsylvania Republicans applauded, Democrat says, and some walked out on Harry Dunn and Aquilino Gonell

(Newser) - After being introduced as "American heroes," two former police officers who were injured by rioters storming the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, were booed and hissed on Wednesday in Pennsylvania's House of Representatives, reports the Washington Post . Multiple Republicans then walked out of the chamber, Democrats...

Capitol Cop Who Worked Jan. 6 Now Wants a Seat in Congress

Harry Dunn vows to continue fighting to protect democracy

(Newser) - For more than 15 years, Harry Dunn protected Congress as a Capitol police officer. "I did all that I can do in that role to protect, defend, and preserve democracy," he tells Politico . "But that is exhausted now." Dunn, among a handful of law enforcement officers...

'The Squad' Gets Security Briefing Amid Increased Threats

Threats against progressive lawmakers are up, sources say

(Newser) - Since the Hamas attack on Israel, threats against some of the most progressive lawmakers have seen a "major uptick," according to the sources who spoke to Politico . Members of the House of Representatives' so-called "Squad" and other left-wing Democrats, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida...

Police 'Prepared' for Trump Arraignment

Security boosted ahead of 4pm ET hearing in Washington

(Newser) - Some online commenters have called for an "armed revolution" since Tuesday's indictment of former President Trump on four felony charges. But Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger doesn't expect much drama Thursday when Trump is arraigned at the federal courthouse in Washington, DC, where more than 1,000...

Capitol Police Issue Shelter-in-Place Order
Capitol Police: 'Bogus Call'
Caused Lockdown
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Capitol Police: 'Bogus Call' Caused Lockdown

'We got nobody who actually heard shots and certainly no victims'

(Newser) - This story has been updated with new developments. Authorities issued a shelter-in-place order and searched Senate office buildings near the US Capitol Wednesday afternoon after a report of an active shooter. The US Capitol Police announced on the X social media platform that the security response was prompted by a...

Capitol Police Lawyer Slams House GOP on Jan. 6 Footage

Attorney says Kevin McCarthy gave Tucker Carlson riot clips without police department approving them

(Newser) - Tucker Carlson aired video from the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on his Fox News program earlier this month, courtesy of more than 40,000 hours of Capitol Police security footage handed over to him by Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy—what the Washington Post says was a "condition" Carlson...

Capitol Police Chief Slams Carlson's 'Misleading' Show

He says Fox host 'conveniently cherry-picked' calm moments from 41K hours of footage

(Newser) - Tucker Carlson's claim that previously unseen footage from the Capitol attack showed that Jan. 6 was "mostly peaceful chaos" and rioters were like "sightseers" was strongly rejected Tuesday by a top Republican and the Capitol's top cop. Deadline reports that in a letter to the Capitol...

In Maine Capitol, Sky Is Literally Falling

Or a mysterious metal object anyway

(Newser) - A large metal object thought to have come from an airliner fell from the sky and nearly hit an officer on duty outside the Maine State House on Friday. The cylinder crashed to the ground with a loud bang just six to eight feet from Capitol Police officer Craig Donahue...

Colbert Staffers Won't Be Tried Over Capitol Trip

Prosecutors say conviction seemed unlikely

(Newser) - Update: The nine Late Show staff members arrested at the US Capitol complex will not face trial on unlawful entry charges, federal prosecutors have decided. A spokesman said conviction seemed unlikely because the people arrested had been invited and weren't asked to leave by their escorts, the AP reports....

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