Oct 19 Body of US Rep. Cummings will lie in state at Capitol By Associated Press The body of the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings will lie in state in the National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol next week. Continue reading
Mar 29 Capitol returning to normal day after intruder is shot By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol complex was set to return to normal Tuesday, a day after police say officers shot and wounded a man who pulled a weapon at a security checkpoint as he entered the underground Capitol Visitor Center. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 6:35 News Wrap: Capitol Police wound man who pulled gun By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a man going through security at the U.S. Capitol visitors’ center Monday pulled a gun on police officers, who shot and wounded him before taking him into custody. Also, the governor of Georgia vetoed a… Continue watching
Mar 28 Man shot by police after drawing weapon at U.S. Capitol By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A U.S. Capitol Police officer was shot Monday at the Capitol Visitor Center complex, and the shooter was taken into custody, Capitol officials and police said. Continue reading
Nov 30 Congress returns to looming deadlines on budget, highways By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill to wrap up work on the budget, highway spending and taxes, an end-of-the-year stretch that will test the standing of Republican leaders like House Speaker Paul Ryan with the GOP's tea party… Continue reading
Nov 16 Capitol Police: No specific threat to Capitol but be careful By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Capitol Police are telling congressional offices that while there are no specific threats against the Capitol following the Paris terrorist attacks, lawmakers and their aides should take precautions and be vigilant. Continue reading
May 26 Faulty exhaust fan triggers smoke alarm, evacuates U.S. Capitol By Alan Fram, Associated Press Police briefly evacuated hundreds of workers and tourists from the U.S. Capitol and its adjacent visitors' center on Tuesday in a problem officials tentatively blamed on a faulty exhaust fan in a visitor center kitchen. Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch 4:31 News Wrap: EU charges Google for violating anti-monopoly laws By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 15 Gyrocopter lands on Capitol lawn; pilot arrested By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Police arrested a man who steered his tiny, one-person helicopter onto the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, astonishing spring tourists and prompting a temporary lockdown of the Capitol Visitor Center. Continue reading
Jan 14 FBI arrest man for terrorist plot on U.S. Capitol By Colleen Shalby The FBI arrested 20-year-old Ohio man Christopher Lee Cornell for purchasing weapons with the intention of attacking the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Continue reading