Nearly 2,300 National Guard personnel will stay in DC through May 23: DOD
The Pentagon approved an extension of the National Guard deployment at the U.S. Capitol for about two more months, defense officials announced Tuesday.
DC police say 12-year-old was 1 of 2 suspects behind 4 carjackings in 1 hour
D.C. police say a 12-year-old was one of two suspects responsible for four armed carjackings within one hour last week in Northeast.
Board to begin search for permanent Capitol Police chief
The board that oversees the U.S. Capitol Police is beginning a search for a permanent police chief, a person familiar with the matter said, as the fallout from the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol continues.
Biden marking 'Bloody Sunday' by signing voting rights order
A new executive order from President Joe Biden directs federal agencies to take a series of steps to promote voting access, a move that comes as congressional Democrats press for a sweeping voting and elections bill to counter efforts to restrict voting access.
National Guard at Capitol served ‘tainted and unhealthy food,’ members of Congress allege
In a letter to Pelosi on Wednesday, Smith wrote that members of the National Guard in several states — including at least 30 from New Jersey — became ill due to “tainted and unhealthy food” from a private-sector vendor.
Transportation Department watchdog asked DOJ to investigate Elaine Chao over ethics concerns
The report by the department's inspector general says the Justice Department’s criminal and public integrity divisions declined in December to take up the case for criminal prosecution.
Deb Haaland nomination for interior secretary approved by key panel, moves to full Senate
A key Senate committee on Thursday approved the nomination of New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland to be interior secretary, clearing the way for a Senate vote that is likely to make her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet agency.
FBI alleges man texted relatives that he posed as 'antifa,' fought police in Capitol riot, court documents say
A man claimed in a group text to his family that he posed as ‘antifa’ and harmed several police officers during the Capitol Riot on Jan. 6, federal court documents show.
Threats against members of Congress up 93% in 2021 compared to last year, Capitol Police chief says
The acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police said there has been an increase in threats against lawmakers this year in comparison to this time last year.
DC Attorney General deposed Donald Trump Jr. in inaugural funds case, court documents say
The D.C. Attorney General’s office has deposed Donald Trump Jr. in its investigation into what it believes was a misuse of inaugural funds.
Biden temporarily targets PPP loans to smallest and minority-owned businesses
The Biden administration is readying changes to the PPP aimed at targeting assistance to businesses that employ 20 or fewer workers and those that are minority-owned.
Supreme Court won’t stop release of Trump’s tax records
In a significant defeat for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is declining to step in to halt the turnover of his tax records to a New York state prosecutor.
Bipartisan support grows for 9/11-style inquiry into Capitol riot after Trump acquittal
After former President Trump's acquittal at his second Senate impeachment trial, bipartisan support appears to be growing for an independent commission into the deadly Capitol riot.
Sen. Rick Scott calls Trump's second impeachment trial a 'complete waste of time'
Florida Sen. Rick Scott called Trump's second impeachment trial a "complete waste of time" and "vindictive" against the former president, but said he wished Trump had "said something faster" when rioters broke into the US Capitol.
Man accused of participating in Capitol riot arrested at Orlando airport, feds say
According to the Department of Justice, Steve Omar Maldonado was arrested by FBI agents at the Orlando International Airport on Wednesday morning.
Former FBI employee charged in US Capitol riot
A man who authorities say is a leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group and helped to organize a ring of other extremists and led them in the attack last month at the U.S. Capitol has held a top-secret security clearance for decades and previously worked for the FBI, his attorney said Monday.
Biden will invite Bucs to the White House 'when it's COVID-safe'
President Joe Biden will invite the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to Washington, D.C. to celebrate their Super Bowl win once it is "COVID-safe," the White House says.
Trump lawyers blast impeachment as 'political theater' on eve of trial
Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday blasted the impeachment case against him as an act of “political theater” by Democrats. The trial is set to begin Tuesday.
GOP lawmakers say Pelosi should be fined $5G for violating new House security measures
A group of House Republicans wasted no time in going after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday for allegedly breaking the new security measures she pushed to have passed earlier this week.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene regrets 'words of the past,' without specific apology
Embattled Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, facing a House vote to strip her of committee assignments, said Thursday that she regrets some "words of the past," but she did not specifically apologize for racist and violent rhetoric.