Capitol Hill

A New Jersey congressman has donated the suit he wore in a viral photo of him cleaning up after a mob attacked the U.S. Capitol to the Smithsonian.

The woman who was fatally shot Wednesday by law enforcement when rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol has been identified as a San Diego resident.

The latest deadly breach of the Capitol’s perimeter on Friday could delay the gradual reopening of the building’s grounds to the public just as lawmakers were eyeing a return to more normal security measures after the Jan. 6 riot

Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman and Metropolitan Police Chief Robert J. Contee III held a joint press conference on Friday after a suspect armed with a knife rammed a barrier to the U.S. Capitol, killing one police officer and injuring another. “This has been an extremely difficult time for U.S. Capitol Police after the events of January 6, and now...

The mood is so bad at the U.S. Capitol that a Democratic congressman recently let an elevator pass him by rather than ride with Republican colleagues who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s election

The Capitol Police force “is not postured to track, assess, plan against, or respond to this plethora of threats” facing the complex, the report found.

Ahead of New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s vote on Tuesday calling on Vice President Mike Pence to activate the 25th Amendment, the Democrat claimed she witnessed lawmakers giving “reconnaissance” tours just a day before last week’s attack on Capitol Hill that left five people dead. Speaking in a Facebook Live video, Sherrill detailed her account of what occurred on...

A suburban Chicago man and the CEO of a data analytics firm who was arrested during the U.S. Capitol riot has been charged for his involvement in the events, according to the Department of Justice. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

From Twitter suspending President Trump’s account to Democrats calling for his removal, here’s the latest on Capitol Hill. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Several questions remain about the apparent lack of security following Wednesday’s chaos at Capitol Hill. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports

Rep. Andy Kim was walking amid the mess shortly after a long, harrowing day at the Capitol when he noticed police officers putting pizza boxes in trash bags, so he asked for one, too, and began cleaning up

The woman who was fatally shot Wednesday by law enforcement when rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol has been identified as a San Diego resident.

Lawmakers are vowing an investigation into how police handled Wednesday’s violent breach at the Capitol.

Some lawmakers have called for President Donald Trump to be removed from office using the 25th Amendment after the breach of the U.S. Capitol by his supporters on Wednesday. NBCLX’s Clark Fouraker breaks down how the constitutional provision that deals with the transfer of presidential power would work.

A day following mayhem created by President Trump’s supporters, the streets around the U.S. Capitol were quiet but traces of blood still marked the pavement. NBCLX’s Chase Cain walks us through the Capitol grounds stained by the violent events.

Images few Americans imagined they might ever see flooded the airwaves Wednesday, as what was being described by some as nothing short of a coup attempt on behalf of the sitting president of the United States of America led to a lockdown and evacuation at Capitol Hill.

As the sun set on Washington D.C. Wednesday evening the sounds of flash grenades and the smell of tear gas filled the steps of Capitol Hill as law enforcement struggled to clear away a mob of Trump supporters that forced the U.S. Capitol into lockdown Wednesday.

Multiple members of Congress, including the Dean of the U.S. House and the Senate Pro Tempore, third in line to the U.S. presidency, have announced they have tested positive for COVID-19 in November.    But it’s not just high-ranking leaders who are contracting the virus on Capitol Hill. The News-4 I-Team has learned dozens more civil servants — including...

Most coronavirus safety measures on Capitol Hill are advisories, not requirements, the News4 I-Team reports.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., spoke at a ceremony on Capitol Hill on Monday honoring the late civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis. D-GA. Lawmakers in the audience later gave Lewis a standing ovation when a recording of the late congressman was played.