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Protests over Netanyahu's DC visit continue, causing several road closures

Protests over Netanyahu's DC visit continue, causing several road closures

More protests have broken out in Washington D.C. as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Joe Biden at the White House. 

July 25, 2024 6:55pm EDT
Protesters take over Capitol office building as Netanyahu's visit to DC looms

Protesters take over Capitol office building as Netanyahu's visit to DC looms

A group of demonstrators from Jewish Voice for Peace took to the Cannon Rotunda on Capitol Hill Tuesday afternoon, wearing red shirts with the message "Jews say stop arming Israel."

July 23, 2024 4:10pm EDT
Rep. Brad Schneider's DC office vandalized on July 4; Capitol Police investigating

Rep. Brad Schneider's DC office vandalized on July 4; Capitol Police investigating

Illinois Representative Brad Schneider took to X Friday to report that his Capitol office in D.C. was vandalized on July 4, with posters of more than 100 people still held hostage in Gaza, including eight Americans, being torn down, shredded, and scattered across the hallway. 

July 5, 2024 4:31pm EDT
Trump returns to Capitol Hill for first time since Jan. 6 riots

Trump returns to Capitol Hill for first time since Jan. 6 riots

Donald Trump made a triumphant return to Capitol Hill on Thursday, just two weeks after being convicted on felony crimes in a New York City courtroom. 

June 13, 2024 11:56am EDT
50 Cent heads to Capitol Hill alongside Ben Crump

50 Cent heads to Capitol Hill alongside Ben Crump

50 Cent and Ben Crump are teaming up to increase minority representation in America’s booming booze industry, according to TMZ. 

June 5, 2024 12:38pm EDT
Actor Chris Meloni in DC to spread awareness on Lyme disease

Actor Chris Meloni in DC to spread awareness on Lyme disease

There's a new effort this week to get more attention and government funding to combat chronic Lyme disease, an illness impacting half a million new patients a year in this country. 

April 15, 2024 9:34pm EDT
Senate bill aims to increase oversight of federal teleworkers

Senate bill aims to increase oversight of federal teleworkers

As two-thirds of federal employees say they still telework occasionally, there's a new push on Capitol Hill to get federal workers out of their homes and into the office. 

April 4, 2024 5:11pm EDT
Ohio man subdued with Taser after hammer found in backpack at US Capitol

Ohio man subdued with Taser after hammer found in backpack at US Capitol

United States Capitol Police officers thwarted a potential security breach at the U.S. Capitol Friday when they said a man armed with a hammer in his backpack tried to enter. 

March 8, 2024 6:35pm EST
State of the Union 2024: DC road closures and traffic restrictions

State of the Union 2024: DC road closures and traffic restrictions

Here is the full list of street closures ahead of Thursday's State of the Union at the U.S. Capitol.

March 6, 2024 3:51pm EST
Capitol Police arrest pro-Palestinian demonstrators inside Cannon House Office Building

Capitol Police arrest pro-Palestinian demonstrators inside Cannon House Office Building

The U.S. Capitol Police arrested numerous pro-Palestinian demonstrators Thursday who had staged a die-in alongside a banner with the message "ceasefire now" inside the rotunda of the Cannon House Office Building. 

February 15, 2024 4:49pm EST
USCP gives all clear after suspicious package found near Supreme Court

USCP gives all clear after suspicious package found near Supreme Court

U.S. Capitol Police have given the all-clear after a suspicious package was found near the Supreme Court Tuesday.

February 6, 2024 1:37pm EST
Senate sex tape: Staffer escapes charges for video as Capitol police close case

Senate sex tape: Staffer escapes charges for video as Capitol police close case

There will be no criminal charges filed against Senator Ben Cardin’s former aide who made a sex video in a Senate hearing room. 

February 1, 2024 4:31pm EST
3 years later: DOJ still seeks to identify Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect; 87 rioters who assaulted police

3 years later: DOJ still seeks to identify Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect; 87 rioters who assaulted police

Just days ahead of the three-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 riots, federal authorities are renewing calls for information on the suspect who laid pipe bombs in the Capitol Hill neighborhood the night before the insurrection. 

January 4, 2024 6:54pm EST
Police arrest 60 pro-Palestine demonstrators after calls for ceasefire erupt in Capitol Rotunda

Police arrest 60 pro-Palestine demonstrators after calls for ceasefire erupt in Capitol Rotunda

U.S. Capitol Police officers arrested about 60 people after a protest broke out in the Capitol Rotunda Tuesday, police tell FOX 5. 

December 19, 2023 2:54pm EST
Senate staffer's sex tape raises major security red flags on Capitol Hill

Senate staffer's sex tape raises major security red flags on Capitol Hill

Big security concerns are being raised on Capitol Hill after an aide to a Maryland senator was allegedly one of the two men seen in a sex video recorded in a Senate hearing room. 

December 18, 2023 9:48pm EST
Dave Chappelle in D.C.!
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Dave Chappelle in D.C.!

December 1, 2023 11:33am EST
Illegal guns seized, 2 suspects arrested after crashing stolen car into Capitol complex: police

Illegal guns seized, 2 suspects arrested after crashing stolen car into Capitol complex: police

U.S. Capitol Police arrested two suspects in the early morning hours Sunday after they crashed a car into a Capitol complex barrier and tried to flee the scene armed with a gun. 

November 6, 2023 6:25pm EST
Attorney seeks leniency for reverend accused in Capitol Hill hit-and-run that left family injured

Attorney seeks leniency for reverend accused in Capitol Hill hit-and-run that left family injured

The man accused in a hit-and-run that left a family injured in the Capitol Hill neighborhood is asking a judge to allow him to be released from jail, saying in a court filing that despite the "public impression" of a "callous and irresponsible driver," he is anything but.

November 1, 2023 5:41pm EDT
Pro-Palestine protestors call for a ceasefire, march to the White House

Pro-Palestine protestors call for a ceasefire, march to the White House

Hundreds gathered in front of Capitol Hill Friday afternoon calling for a ceasefire in Israel, just days after hundreds of pro-Palestinian protestors were arrested inside the Cannon Rotunda Wednesday. 

October 20, 2023 8:14pm EDT
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators take over House building, throwing Capitol security into question

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators take over House building, throwing Capitol security into question

Capitol security thrown into question after pro-Palestininan demnstrators take over House building

October 19, 2023 8:21pm EDT
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