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Sarah McBride, First Transgender Lawmaker, Banned from Women’s Restroom in Congress
House Speaker Mike Johnson has introduced a rule barring transgender lawmakers, staff, and visitors from using Capitol facilities that align with their gender identity.
Manatos & Manatos celebrates 40 years
Manatos & Manatos, which for decades has been part of the Greek American community's presence in Washington, is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
A well established lobbying firm in the US Capitol, Manatos & Manatos marked the occasion on December 13 with an event which drew many of Washington's most influential individuals, from both political parties and over decades.
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Maxine Waters: “To Hell with the Supreme Court! We will defy them!”
The statement was made in an awkward timing while the House committee is investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol
Poll: Half of Americans now predict US may “cease to be a democracy” someday
A large number of Americans seem indifferent to the high-profile hearings by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol
Sparse attendance at rally in support of US Capitol rioters
A few hundred protesters turned up on Sept. 18 in Washington to rally in support of the pro-Trump rioters who ransacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, but they were outnumbered by a robust security presence and journalists.
US: Car Rams into Capitol Security Leaving Police Officer Dead
An attack at the US Capitol complex in Washington DC has left one police officer dead and another in hospital with injuries.
A car crashed into a security barrier before the driver lunged towards the officers with a knife, police said.
The officers opened fire and the suspect was shot dead.
Man rams car into 2 Capitol police; 1 officer, driver killed
A Capitol Police officer has died after a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol and then emerged wielding a knife. It was the second line-of-duty death this year for a department still struggling to heal from the Jan. 6 insurrection.
US Capitol police Warn of Possible Plot to Breach Congress
Security has been tightened at the US Capitol in Washington in response to "a possible plot to breach" the building.
The move was prompted by intelligence that a militia group planned the attack for 4 March - the day conspiracy theorist group QAnon believes Donald Trump will return for a second term.
Police uncover 'possible plot' by militia to breach Capitol
Capitol Police say they have uncovered intelligence of a "possible plot" by a militia group to breach the U.S. Capitol on March 4, nearly two months after a mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the iconic building to try to stop Congress from certifying now-President Joe Biden's victory.
US Security Officials Shift Responsibility, Blame for 6 January Capitol Siege
Missed intelligence was to blame for the outmanned Capitol defenders' failure to anticipate the violent mob that invaded the iconic building and halted certification of the presidential election on Jan. 6, the officials who were in charge of security that day said in their first public testimony on the insurrection.